Census 2000 Data for 19144

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Age Groups and Sex
Race Alone or in Combination and Hispanic or Latino

Households and Families
Household Relationship and Group Quarters Population
Group Quarters Population by Sex, Age, and Type of Group Quarters

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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	46,794	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	21,058	45.0
Female	25,736	55.0

Under 5 years	3,338	7.1
5 to 9 years	3,692	7.9
10 to 14 years	3,495	7.5
15 to 19 years	3,079	6.6
20 to 24 years	3,555	7.6
25 to 34 years	7,240	15.5
35 to 44 years	7,023	15.0
45 to 54 years	6,058	12.9
55 to 59 years	2,032	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,673	3.6
65 to 74 years	2,939	6.3
75 to 84 years	1,915	4.1
85 years and over	755	1.6

Median age (years)	33.5	(X)

18 years and over	34,417	73.6
Male	14,605	31.2
Female	19,812	42.3
21 years and over	32,525	69.5
62 years and over	6,637	14.2
65 years and over	5,609	12.0
Male	1,993	4.3
Female	3,616	7.7

RACE
One race	45,746	97.8
White	6,800	14.5
Black or African American	37,797	80.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	144	0.3
Asian	586	1.3
Asian Indian	192	0.4
Chinese	171	0.4
Filipino	44	0.1
Japanese	22	0.0
Korean	86	0.2
Vietnamese	23	0.0
Other Asian ¹	48	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	402	0.9
Two or more races	1,048	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	7,271	15.5
Black or African American	38,691	82.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	482	1.0
Asian	716	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	56	0.1
Some other race	761	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	46,794	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	835	1.8
Mexican	145	0.3
Puerto Rican	372	0.8
Cuban	50	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	268	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,959	98.2
White alone	6,626	14.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	46,794	100.0
In households	45,166	96.5
Householder	19,597	41.9
Spouse	4,024	8.6
Child	13,559	29.0
Own child under 18 years	9,567	20.4
Other relatives	4,700	10.0
Under 18 years	2,442	5.2
Nonrelatives	3,286	7.0
Unmarried partner	1,316	2.8
In group quarters	1,628	3.5
Institutionalized population	930	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	698	1.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,597	100.0
Family households (families)	10,128	51.7
With own children under 18 years	5,175	26.4
Married-couple family	4,024	20.5
With own children under 18 years	1,718	8.8
Female householder, no husband present	5,099	26.0
With own children under 18 years	2,969	15.2
Nonfamily households	9,469	48.3
Householder living alone	7,959	40.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,958	10.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,366	32.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,019	20.5

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	3.20	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	22,316	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,597	87.8
Vacant housing units	2,719	12.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	28	0.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,597	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,991	40.8
Renter-occupied housing units	11,606	59.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.03	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

QT-P1. Age Groups and Sex: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Age	Number			Percent			Males per 100 females
Age	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female	Males per 100 females

Total population	46,794	21,058	25,736	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.8
Under 5 years	3,338	1,781	1,557	7.1	8.5	6.0	114.4
5 to 9 years	3,692	1,905	1,787	7.9	9.0	6.9	106.6
10 to 14 years	3,495	1,794	1,701	7.5	8.5	6.6	105.5
15 to 19 years	3,079	1,553	1,526	6.6	7.4	5.9	101.8
20 to 24 years	3,555	1,543	2,012	7.6	7.3	7.8	76.7
25 to 29 years	3,670	1,586	2,084	7.8	7.5	8.1	76.1
30 to 34 years	3,570	1,552	2,018	7.6	7.4	7.8	76.9
35 to 39 years	3,453	1,533	1,920	7.4	7.3	7.5	79.8
40 to 44 years	3,570	1,554	2,016	7.6	7.4	7.8	77.1
45 to 49 years	3,270	1,431	1,839	7.0	6.8	7.1	77.8
50 to 54 years	2,788	1,202	1,586	6.0	5.7	6.2	75.8
55 to 59 years	2,032	911	1,121	4.3	4.3	4.4	81.3
60 to 64 years	1,673	720	953	3.6	3.4	3.7	75.6
65 to 69 years	1,506	619	887	3.2	2.9	3.4	69.8
70 to 74 years	1,433	570	863	3.1	2.7	3.4	66.0
75 to 79 years	1,123	396	727	2.4	1.9	2.8	54.5
80 to 84 years	792	237	555	1.7	1.1	2.2	42.7
85 to 89 years	481	126	355	1.0	0.6	1.4	35.5
90 years and over	274	45	229	0.6	0.2	0.9	19.7

Under 18 years	12,377	6,453	5,924	26.4	30.6	23.0	108.9
18 to 64 years	28,808	12,612	16,196	61.6	59.9	62.9	77.9
18 to 24 years	4,782	2,123	2,659	10.2	10.1	10.3	79.8
25 to 44 years	14,263	6,225	8,038	30.5	29.6	31.2	77.4
25 to 34 years	7,240	3,138	4,102	15.5	14.9	15.9	76.5
35 to 44 years	7,023	3,087	3,936	15.0	14.7	15.3	78.4
45 to 64 years	9,763	4,264	5,499	20.9	20.2	21.4	77.5
45 to 54 years	6,058	2,633	3,425	12.9	12.5	13.3	76.9
55 to 64 years	3,705	1,631	2,074	7.9	7.7	8.1	78.6
65 years and over	5,609	1,993	3,616	12.0	9.5	14.1	55.1
65 to 74 years	2,939	1,189	1,750	6.3	5.6	6.8	67.9
75 to 84 years	1,915	633	1,282	4.1	3.0	5.0	49.4
85 years and over	755	171	584	1.6	0.8	2.3	29.3

16 years and over	35,686	15,262	20,424	76.3	72.5	79.4	74.7
18 years and over	34,417	14,605	19,812	73.6	69.4	77.0	73.7
21 years and over	32,525	13,728	18,797	69.5	65.2	73.0	73.0
60 years and over	7,282	2,713	4,569	15.6	12.9	17.8	59.4
62 years and over	6,637	2,440	4,197	14.2	11.6	16.3	58.1
67 years and over	4,994	1,728	3,266	10.7	8.2	12.7	52.9
75 years and over	2,670	804	1,866	5.7	3.8	7.3	43.1

Median age (years)	33.5	30.9	35.5	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P13 and PCT12.

QT-P6. Race Alone or in Combination and Hispanic or Latino: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

WHITE
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
White alone or in combination¹	7,271	15.5
Hispanic or Latino	231	0.5
White alone	6,800	14.5
Hispanic or Latino	174	0.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
Black or African American alone or in combination¹	38,691	82.7
Hispanic or Latino	322	0.7
Black or African American alone	37,797	80.8
Hispanic or Latino	222	0.5

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination¹	482	1.0
Hispanic or Latino	31	0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	144	0.3
Hispanic or Latino	16	0.0

ASIAN
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
Asian alone or in combination¹	716	1.5
Hispanic or Latino	20	0.0
Asian alone	586	1.3
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.0

NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination¹	56	0.1
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	17	0.0
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.0

SOME OTHER RACE
Total population (all races)	46,794	100.0
Some other race alone or in combination¹	761	1.6
Hispanic or Latino	359	0.8
Some other race alone	402	0.9
Hispanic or Latino	282	0.6

(X) Not applicable.
¹In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers for race "alone or in combination" may add to more than the total population and the six percentages for race "alone or in combination" may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P8 and P10.

QT-P10. Households and Families: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

HOUSEHOLD TYPE
Total households	19,597	100.0
Family households	10,128	51.7
Male householder	3,837	19.6
Female householder	6,291	32.1
Nonfamily households	9,469	48.3
Male householder	4,153	21.2
Living alone	3,416	17.4
Female householder	5,316	27.1
Living alone	4,543	23.2

HOUSEHOLD SIZE
Total households	19,597	100.0
1-person household	7,959	40.6
2-person household	5,044	25.7
3-person household	2,886	14.7
4-person household	1,844	9.4
5-person household	978	5.0
6-person household	463	2.4
7-or-more-person household	423	2.2

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	3.20	(X)

FAMILY TYPE AND PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN
Families	10,128	100.0
With related children under 18 years	6,240	61.6
With own children under 18 years	5,175	51.1
Under 6 years only	1,179	11.6
Under 6 and 6 to 17 years	1,036	10.2
6 to 17 years only	2,960	29.2

Married-couple families	4,024	100.0
With related children under 18 years	1,951	48.5
With own children under 18 years	1,718	42.7
Under 6 years only	403	10.0
Under 6 and 6 to 17 years	377	9.4
6 to 17 years only	938	23.3

Female householder, no husband present	5,099	100.0
With related children under 18 years	3,694	72.4
With own children under 18 years	2,969	58.2
Under 6 years only	640	12.6
Under 6 and 6 to 17 years	604	11.8
6 to 17 years only	1,725	33.8

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P17, P26, P27, P33, P34, and P35.

QT-P11. Household Relationship and Group Quarters Population: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

HOUSEHOLD AND GROUP QUARTERS POPULATION
Total population	46,794	100.0
In households	45,166	96.5
In group quarters	1,628	3.5
Institutionalized population	930	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	698	1.5

HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
Household population	45,166	100.0
Householder	19,597	43.4
Spouse	4,024	8.9
Child	13,559	30.0
Under 18 years	9,567	21.2
Grandchild	2,239	5.0
Brother or sister	825	1.8
Parent	439	1.0
Other relatives of householder	1,197	2.7
Nonrelatives of householder	3,286	7.3
Roomer, boarder or foster child	720	1.6
Housemate or roommate	804	1.8
Unmarried partner	1,316	2.9
Other nonrelatives	446	1.0

HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP FOR SELECTED AGE GROUPS
Household population under 18 years	12,339	100.0
Householder or spouse	19	0.2
Child of householder	9,567	77.5
In married-couple family	3,287	26.6
With female householder, no husband present	5,515	44.7
Grandchild	1,848	15.0
Other relatives	594	4.8
Nonrelatives	311	2.5

Household population 65 years and over	4,823	100.0
Householder	3,614	74.9
Family householder	1,514	31.4
Male	736	15.3
Female	778	16.1
Nonfamily householder	2,100	43.5
Male	641	13.3
Living alone	591	12.3
Female	1,459	30.3
Living alone	1,367	28.3
Spouse	593	12.3
Parent	239	5.0
Other relatives	209	4.3
Nonrelatives	168	3.5

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P27, P28, P29, P30, and PCT15.

QT-P12. Group Quarters Population by Sex, Age, and Type of Group Quarters: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 19144

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number			Percent
Subject	Both sexes	Male	Female	Both sexes	Male	Female

AGE
Group quarters population	1,628	843	785	100.0	100.0	100.0
Under 18 years	38	22	16	2.3	2.6	2.0
18 to 64 years	804	552	252	49.4	65.5	32.1
65 years and over	786	269	517	48.3	31.9	65.9

Institutionalized population	930	341	589	100.0	100.0	100.0
Under 18 years	1	1	0	0.1	0.3	0.0
18 to 64 years	246	137	109	26.5	40.2	18.5
65 years and over	683	203	480	73.4	59.5	81.5

Noninstitutionalized population	698	502	196	100.0	100.0	100.0
Under 18 years	37	21	16	5.3	4.2	8.2
18 to 64 years	558	415	143	79.9	82.7	73.0
65 years and over	103	66	37	14.8	13.1	18.9

TYPE OF GROUP QUARTERS
Group quarters population	1,628	843	785	100.0	100.0	100.0
Institutionalized population	930	341	589	57.1	40.5	75.0
Correctional institutions	96	41	55	5.9	4.9	7.0
Nursing homes	614	184	430	37.7	21.8	54.8
Hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill	36	18	18	2.2	2.1	2.3
Mental (Psychiatric) hospitals or wards	36	18	18	2.2	2.1	2.3
Juvenile institutions	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other institutions	148	80	68	9.1	9.5	8.7
Noninstitutionalized population	698	502	196	42.9	59.5	25.0
College dormitories	39	39	0	2.4	4.6	0.0
Military quarters	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other noninstitutionalized group quarters	659	463	196	40.5	54.9	25.0