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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

4,116

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 2,045 49.7
Female 2,071 50.3
     
Under 5 years 306 7.4
5 to 9 years 305 7.4
10 to 14 years 241 5.9
15 to 19 years 225 5.5
20 to 24 years 311 7.6
25 to 34 years 585 14.2
35 to 44 years 609 14.8
45 to 54 years 479 11.6
55 to 59 years 198 4.8
60 to 64 years 167 4.1
65 to 74 years 310 7.5
75 to 84 years 249 6.0
85 years and over 131 3.2
     
Median age (years) 36.3  
     
18 years and over 3,139 76.3

Male

1,546 37.6

Female

1,593 38.7
21 years and over 2,981 72.4
62 years and over 785 19.1
65 years and over 690 16.8

Male

220 5.3

Female

470 11.4
     

RACE

   
One race 4,042 98.2

White

3,230 78.5

Black or African American

572 13.9

American Indian and Alaska Native

15 0.4

Asian

30 0.7

Asian Indian

20 0.5

Chinese

2 0.0

Filipino

1 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

0 0.0

Vietnamese

4 0.1

Other Asian 1

3 0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

20 0.5

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

19 0.5

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1 0.0

Some other race

175 4.3
Two or more races 74 1.8
     

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

   
White 3,287 79.9
Black or African American 614 14.9
American Indian and Alaska Native 34 0.8
Asian 41 1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 23 0.6
Some other race 195 4.7
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

4,116

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 464 11.3

Mexican

320 7.8

Puerto Rican

2 0.0

Cuban

1 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

141 3.4
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,652 88.7

White alone

2,977 72.3
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

4,116

100.0

In households 3,685 89.5

Householder

1,639 39.8

Spouse

624 15.2

Child

1,056 25.7

Own child under 18 years

831 20.2

Other relatives

214 5.2

Under 18 years

90 2.2

Nonrelatives

152 3.7

Unmarried partner

53 1.3
In group quarters 431 10.5

Institutionalized population

394 9.6

Noninstitutionalized population

37 0.9
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

1,639

100.0

Family households (families) 942 57.5

With own children under 18 years

446 27.2

Married-couple family

624 38.1

With own children under 18 years

263 16.0

Female householder, no husband present

247 15.1

With own children under 18 years

163 9.9
Nonfamily households 697 42.5

Householder living alone

644 39.3

Householder 65 years and over

283 17.3
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 489 29.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over 474 28.9
     
Average household size 2.25  
Average family size 3.01  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

1,837

100.0

Occupied housing units 1,639 89.2
Vacant housing units 198 10.8

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11 0.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.9  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

1,639

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 754 46.0
Renter-occupied housing units 885 54.0
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.34  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.17  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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