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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

42,695

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 21,273 49.8
Female 21,422 50.2
     
Under 5 years 1,670 3.9
5 to 9 years 1,896 4.4
10 to 14 years 2,119 5.0
15 to 19 years 5,143 12.0
20 to 24 years 8,008 18.8
25 to 34 years 4,715 11.0
35 to 44 years 5,286 12.4
45 to 54 years 5,449 12.8
55 to 59 years 2,059 4.8
60 to 64 years 1,667 3.9
65 to 74 years 2,584 6.1
75 to 84 years 1,565 3.7
85 years and over 534 1.3
     
Median age (years) 29.9  
     
18 years and over 35,739 83.7

Male

17,704 41.5

Female

18,035 42.2
21 years and over 29,455 69.0
62 years and over 5,650 13.2
65 years and over 4,683 11.0

Male

2,029 4.8

Female

2,654 6.2
     

RACE

   
One race 42,430 99.4

White

41,181 96.5

Black or African American

680 1.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

108 0.3

Asian

251 0.6

Asian Indian

62 0.1

Chinese

74 0.2

Filipino

11 0.0

Japanese

28 0.1

Korean

27 0.1

Vietnamese

12 0.0

Other Asian 1

37 0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

16 0.0

Native Hawaiian

9 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

2 0.0

Samoan

2 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

3 0.0

Some other race

194 0.5
Two or more races 265 0.6
     

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

   
White 41,432 97.0
Black or African American 746 1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 230 0.5
Asian 296 0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 25 0.1
Some other race 240 0.6
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

42,695

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 622 1.5

Mexican

360 0.8

Puerto Rican

53 0.1

Cuban

48 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

161 0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino 42,073 98.5

White alone

40,744 95.4
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

42,695

100.0

In households 37,303 87.4

Householder

16,540 38.7

Spouse

7,845 18.4

Child

8,208 19.2

Own child under 18 years

6,561 15.4

Other relatives

898 2.1

Under 18 years

279 0.7

Nonrelatives

3,812 8.9

Unmarried partner

654 1.5
In group quarters 5,392 12.6

Institutionalized population

214 0.5

Noninstitutionalized population

5,178 12.1
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

16,540

100.0

Family households (families) 9,410 56.9

With own children under 18 years

3,832 23.2

Married-couple family

7,845 47.4

With own children under 18 years

2,989 18.1

Female householder, no husband present

1,129 6.8

With own children under 18 years

631 3.8
Nonfamily households 7,130 43.1

Householder living alone

4,731 28.6

Householder 65 years and over

1,315 8.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 4,081 24.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3,330 20.1
     
Average household size 2.26  
Average family size 2.80  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

23,155

100.0

Occupied housing units 16,540 71.4
Vacant housing units 6,615 28.6

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

5,098 22.0
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

16,540

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 10,406 62.9
Renter-occupied housing units 6,134 37.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.38  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.04  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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