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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

13,472

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 6,586 48.9
Female 6,886 51.1
     
Under 5 years 192 1.4
5 to 9 years 181 1.3
10 to 14 years 226 1.7
15 to 19 years 3,434 25.5
20 to 24 years 5,636 41.8
25 to 34 years 1,018 7.6
35 to 44 years 611 4.5
45 to 54 years 692 5.1
55 to 59 years 291 2.2
60 to 64 years 241 1.8
65 to 74 years 397 2.9
75 to 84 years 384 2.9
85 years and over 169 1.3
     
Median age (years) 21.4  
     
18 years and over 12,687 94.2

Male

6,170 45.8

Female

6,517 48.4
21 years and over 7,416 55.0
62 years and over 1,096 8.1
65 years and over 950 7.1

Male

336 2.5

Female

614 4.6
     

RACE

   
One race 13,391 99.4

White

12,661 94.0

Black or African American

461 3.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

40 0.3

Asian

160 1.2

Asian Indian

46 0.3

Chinese

43 0.3

Filipino

3 0.0

Japanese

19 0.1

Korean

16 0.1

Vietnamese

7 0.1

Other Asian 1

26 0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

7 0.1

Native Hawaiian

2 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

2 0.0

Samoan

2 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1 0.0

Some other race

62 0.5
Two or more races 81 0.6
     

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

   
White 12,735 94.5
Black or African American 485 3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 68 0.5
Asian 184 1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.1
Some other race 75 0.6
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

13,472

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 221 1.6

Mexican

113 0.8

Puerto Rican

20 0.1

Cuban

18 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

70 0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,251 98.4

White alone

12,518 92.9
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

13,472

100.0

In households 8,624 64.0

Householder

4,374 32.5

Spouse

920 6.8

Child

908 6.7

Own child under 18 years

712 5.3

Other relatives

188 1.4

Under 18 years

40 0.3

Nonrelatives

2,234 16.6

Unmarried partner

176 1.3
In group quarters 4,848 36.0

Institutionalized population

122 0.9

Noninstitutionalized population

4,726 35.1
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

4,374

100.0

Family households (families) 1,239 28.3

With own children under 18 years

418 9.6

Married-couple family

920 21.0

With own children under 18 years

288 6.6

Female householder, no husband present

244 5.6

With own children under 18 years

101 2.3
Nonfamily households 3,135 71.7

Householder living alone

1,681 38.4

Householder 65 years and over

319 7.3
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 465 10.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over 656 15.0
     
Average household size 1.97  
Average family size 2.63  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

4,748

100.0

Occupied housing units 4,374 92.1
Vacant housing units 374 7.9

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

90 1.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

4,374

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 1,290 29.5
Renter-occupied housing units 3,084 70.5
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.13  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.91  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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