Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cohoes city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 15,521 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 15,521 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 315 2.0%
Male 7,182 46.3%     Mexican 30 0.2%
Female 8,339 53.7%     Puerto Rican 163 1.1%
          Cuban 13 0.1%
Under 5 years 965 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 109 0.7%
5 to 9 years 1,030 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 15,206 98.0%
10 to 14 years 958 6.2%     White alone 14,582 94.0%
15 to 19 years 871 5.6%        
20 to 24 years 981 6.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,341 15.1%       Total population 15,521 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,202 14.2%   In households 15,255 98.3%
45 to 54 years 2,178 14.0%     Householder 6,932 44.7%
55 to 59 years 733 4.7%     Spouse 2,524 16.3%
60 to 64 years 575 3.7%     Child 4,299 27.7%
65 to 74 years 1,231 7.9%       Own child under 18 years 3,222 20.8%
75 to 84 years 1,091 7.0%     Other relatives 574 3.7%
85 years and over 365 2.4%       Under 18 years 183 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 926 6.0%
Median age (years) 37.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 499 3.2%
        In group quarters 266 1.7%
18 years and over 12,037 77.6%     Institutionalized population 161 1.0%
  Male 5,410 34.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 105 0.7%
  Female 6,627 42.7%        
21 years and over 11,519 74.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,019 19.5%       Total households 6,932 100.0%
65 years and over 2,687 17.3%   Family households (families) 3,863 55.7%
  Male 953 6.1%       With own children under 18 years 1,797 25.9%
  Female 1,734 11.2%     Married couple family 2,524 36.4%
            With own children under 18 years 970 14.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,060 15.3%
One race 15,330 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 678 9.8%
  White 14,767 95.1%   Nonfamily households 3,069 44.3%
  Black or African American 335 2.2%     Householder living alone 2,632 38.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 25 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 1,082 15.6%
  Asian 106 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 24 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,942 28.0%
    Chinese 18 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,966 28.4%
    Filipino 19 0.1%        
    Japanese 4 0.0%   Average household size 2.20 (X)
    Korean 25 0.2%   Average family size 2.91 (X)
    Vietnamese 10 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 6 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%       Total housing units 7,689 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 6,932 90.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 757 9.8%
    Samoan 3 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 0.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3 0.0%        
  Some other race 91 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.9% (X)
Two or more races 191 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 14,942 96.3%       Occupied housing units 6,932 100.0%
Black or African American 429 2.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,109 44.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 67 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,823 55.2%
Asian 142 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.36 (X)
Some other race 129 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.07 (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.