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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

65,632

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 32,371 49.3
Female 33,261 50.7
     
Under 5 years 4,084 6.2
5 to 9 years 4,208 6.4
10 to 14 years 4,103 6.3
15 to 19 years 3,937 6.0
20 to 24 years 3,700 5.6
25 to 34 years 9,191 14.0
35 to 44 years 10,312 15.7
45 to 54 years 9,570 14.6
55 to 59 years 3,950 6.0
60 to 64 years 3,331 5.1
65 to 74 years 5,157 7.9
75 to 84 years 3,080 4.7
85 years and over 1,009 1.5
     
Median age (years) 38.5  
     
18 years and over 50,816 77.4

Male

24,845 37.9

Female

25,971 39.6
21 years and over 48,561 74.0
62 years and over 11,195 17.1
65 years and over 9,246 14.1

Male

3,884 5.9

Female

5,362 8.2
     

RACE

   
One race 65,198 99.3

White

61,008 93.0

Black or African American

2,733 4.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

95 0.1

Asian

213 0.3

Asian Indian

129 0.2

Chinese

31 0.0

Filipino

7 0.0

Japanese

7 0.0

Korean

21 0.0

Vietnamese

5 0.0

Other Asian 1

13 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

25 0.0

Native Hawaiian

2 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

22 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1 0.0

Some other race

1,124 1.7
Two or more races 434 0.7
     

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

   
White 61,406 93.6
Black or African American 2,885 4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 252 0.4
Asian 267 0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 38 0.1
Some other race 1,251 1.9
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

65,632

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,262 3.4

Mexican

1,625 2.5

Puerto Rican

61 0.1

Cuban

21 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

555 0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino 63,370 96.6

White alone

59,977 91.4
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

65,632

100.0

In households 64,726 98.6

Householder

26,650 40.6

Spouse

15,746 24.0

Child

17,702 27.0

Own child under 18 years

13,438 20.5

Other relatives

2,634 4.0

Under 18 years

1,052 1.6

Nonrelatives

1,994 3.0

Unmarried partner

1,021 1.6
In group quarters 906 1.4

Institutionalized population

765 1.2

Noninstitutionalized population

141 0.2
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

26,650

100.0

Family households (families) 19,311 72.5

With own children under 18 years

8,055 30.2

Married-couple family

15,746 59.1

With own children under 18 years

6,184 23.2

Female householder, no husband present

2,501 9.4

With own children under 18 years

1,320 5.0
Nonfamily households 7,339 27.5

Householder living alone

6,524 24.5

Householder 65 years and over

2,654 10.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 8,804 33.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,635 24.9
     
Average household size 2.43  
Average family size 2.87  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

29,261

100.0

Occupied housing units 26,650 91.1
Vacant housing units 2,611 8.9

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

545 1.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.1  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

26,650

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 20,772 77.9
Renter-occupied housing units 5,878 22.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.46  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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