Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 875,583 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 875,583 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23,798 2.7%
Male 424,383 48.5%     Mexican 2,290 0.3%
Female 451,200 51.5%     Puerto Rican 13,306 1.5%
          Cuban 781 0.1%
Under 5 years 52,614 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 7,421 0.8%
5 to 9 years 59,465 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 851,785 97.3%
10 to 14 years 61,374 7.0%     White alone 771,049 88.1%
15 to 19 years 62,892 7.2%        
20 to 24 years 55,637 6.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 113,862 13.0%       Total population 875,583 100.0%
35 to 44 years 141,260 16.1%   In households 842,912 96.3%
45 to 54 years 126,128 14.4%     Householder 350,284 40.0%
55 to 59 years 44,265 5.1%     Spouse 169,881 19.4%
60 to 64 years 33,194 3.8%     Child 246,980 28.2%
65 to 74 years 61,736 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 193,725 22.1%
75 to 84 years 46,429 5.3%     Other relatives 28,421 3.2%
85 years and over 16,727 1.9%       Under 18 years 9,827 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 47,346 5.4%
Median age (years) 37.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 22,724 2.6%
        In group quarters 32,671 3.7%
18 years and over 666,491 76.1%     Institutionalized population 11,918 1.4%
  Male 317,089 36.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 20,753 2.4%
  Female 349,402 39.9%        
21 years and over 626,050 71.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 144,075 16.5%       Total households 350,284 100.0%
65 years and over 124,892 14.3%   Family households (families) 223,062 63.7%
  Male 50,149 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 106,252 30.3%
  Female 74,743 8.5%     Married couple family 169,881 48.5%
            With own children under 18 years 74,553 21.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 39,619 11.3%
One race 862,681 98.5%       With own children under 18 years 24,357 7.0%
  White 782,946 89.4%   Nonfamily households 127,222 36.3%
  Black or African American 53,424 6.1%     Householder living alone 102,912 29.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,874 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 38,369 11.0%
  Asian 16,044 1.8%        
    Asian Indian 5,205 0.6%   Households with individuals under 18 years 113,564 32.4%
    Chinese 4,560 0.5%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 87,400 25.0%
    Filipino 1,022 0.1%        
    Japanese 597 0.1%   Average household size 2.41 (X)
    Korean 2,138 0.2%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 774 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 1,748 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 215 0.0%       Total housing units 386,262 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 64 0.0%   Occupied housing units 350,284 90.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 36 0.0%   Vacant housing units 35,978 9.3%
    Samoan 38 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10,507 2.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 77 0.0%        
  Some other race 8,178 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 12,902 1.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 793,577 90.6%       Occupied housing units 350,284 100.0%
Black or African American 59,188 6.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 226,241 64.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,323 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 124,043 35.4%
Asian 18,780 2.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 582 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.60 (X)
Some other race 12,064 1.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.05 (X)
Date: September 10, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the 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.