Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Albany County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 294,565 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 294,565 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,079 3.1%
Male 140,885 47.8%     Mexican 894 0.3%
Female 153,680 52.2%     Puerto Rican 4,805 1.6%
          Cuban 301 0.1%
Under 5 years 16,649 5.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,079 1.0%
5 to 9 years 18,944 6.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 285,486 96.9%
10 to 14 years 19,432 6.6%     White alone 240,913 81.8%
15 to 19 years 22,227 7.5%        
20 to 24 years 22,609 7.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 39,421 13.4%       Total population 294,565 100.0%
35 to 44 years 45,513 15.5%   In households 279,008 94.7%
45 to 54 years 42,201 14.3%     Householder 120,512 40.9%
55 to 59 years 14,053 4.8%     Spouse 52,050 17.7%
60 to 64 years 10,922 3.7%     Child 78,914 26.8%
65 to 74 years 20,783 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 61,178 20.8%
75 to 84 years 15,826 5.4%     Other relatives 10,167 3.5%
85 years and over 5,985 2.0%       Under 18 years 3,407 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 17,365 5.9%
Median age (years) 36.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 7,443 2.5%
        In group quarters 15,557 5.3%
18 years and over 228,088 77.4%     Institutionalized population 4,495 1.5%
  Male 106,657 36.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 11,062 3.8%
  Female 121,431 41.2%        
21 years and over 211,853 71.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 48,908 16.6%       Total households 120,512 100.0%
65 years and over 42,594 14.5%   Family households (families) 70,973 58.9%
  Male 16,500 5.6%       With own children under 18 years 33,678 27.9%
  Female 26,094 8.9%     Married couple family 52,050 43.2%
            With own children under 18 years 22,613 18.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 14,659 12.2%
One race 289,565 98.3%       With own children under 18 years 8,971 7.4%
  White 245,060 83.2%   Nonfamily households 49,539 41.1%
  Black or African American 32,624 11.1%     Householder living alone 39,776 33.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 605 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 13,563 11.3%
  Asian 8,090 2.7%        
    Asian Indian 2,539 0.9%   Households with individuals under 18 years 35,994 29.9%
    Chinese 2,278 0.8%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 29,708 24.7%
    Filipino 472 0.2%        
    Japanese 259 0.1%   Average household size 2.32 (X)
    Korean 1,069 0.4%   Average family size 2.99 (X)
    Vietnamese 518 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 955 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.0%       Total housing units 129,972 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 20 0.0%   Occupied housing units 120,512 92.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.0%   Vacant housing units 9,460 7.3%
    Samoan 19 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,124 0.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 36 0.0%        
  Some other race 3,102 1.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8% (X)
Two or more races 5,000 1.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 248,825 84.5%       Occupied housing units 120,512 100.0%
Black or African American 35,098 11.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 69,534 57.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,815 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 50,978 42.3%
Asian 9,281 3.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 219 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.56 (X)
Some other race 4,751 1.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.98 (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.