Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Watervliet city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 10,207 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 10,207 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 369 3.6%
Male 4,781 46.8%     Mexican 47 0.5%
Female 5,426 53.2%     Puerto Rican 218 2.1%
          Cuban 3 0.0%
Under 5 years 670 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 101 1.0%
5 to 9 years 699 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 9,838 96.4%
10 to 14 years 642 6.3%     White alone 9,197 90.1%
15 to 19 years 666 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 717 7.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,688 16.5%       Total population 10,207 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,475 14.5%   In households 10,193 99.9%
45 to 54 years 1,203 11.8%     Householder 4,665 45.7%
55 to 59 years 422 4.1%     Spouse 1,535 15.0%
60 to 64 years 389 3.8%     Child 2,941 28.8%
65 to 74 years 798 7.8%       Own child under 18 years 2,234 21.9%
75 to 84 years 641 6.3%     Other relatives 382 3.7%
85 years and over 197 1.9%       Under 18 years 126 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 670 6.6%
Median age (years) 35.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 391 3.8%
        In group quarters 14 0.1%
18 years and over 7,790 76.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 3,524 34.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 14 0.1%
  Female 4,266 41.8%        
21 years and over 7,402 72.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,848 18.1%       Total households 4,665 100.0%
65 years and over 1,636 16.0%   Family households (families) 2,549 54.6%
  Male 583 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 1,253 26.9%
  Female 1,053 10.3%     Married couple family 1,535 32.9%
            With own children under 18 years 628 13.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 771 16.5%
One race 10,071 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 508 10.9%
  White 9,390 92.0%   Nonfamily households 2,116 45.4%
  Black or African American 395 3.9%     Householder living alone 1,785 38.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 18 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 764 16.4%
  Asian 137 1.3%        
    Asian Indian 42 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,339 28.7%
    Chinese 19 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,316 28.2%
    Filipino 24 0.2%        
    Japanese 5 0.0%   Average household size 2.18 (X)
    Korean 21 0.2%   Average family size 2.91 (X)
    Vietnamese 8 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 18 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%       Total housing units 5,116 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 4,665 91.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 451 8.8%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 0.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 7 0.1%        
  Some other race 123 1.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0% (X)
Two or more races 136 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 9,517 93.2%       Occupied housing units 4,665 100.0%
Black or African American 448 4.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,926 41.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 56 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 2,739 58.7%
Asian 162 1.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.37 (X)
Some other race 159 1.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.06 (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.