Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Colonie town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 79,258 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 79,258 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,476 1.9%
Male 38,148 48.1%     Mexican 219 0.3%
Female 41,110 51.9%     Puerto Rican 641 0.8%
          Cuban 52 0.1%
Under 5 years 4,000 5.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 564 0.7%
5 to 9 years 4,905 6.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 77,782 98.1%
10 to 14 years 5,263 6.6%     White alone 70,974 89.5%
15 to 19 years 5,637 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 4,586 5.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 9,378 11.8%       Total population 79,258 100.0%
35 to 44 years 12,695 16.0%   In households 75,133 94.8%
45 to 54 years 12,320 15.5%     Householder 30,980 39.1%
55 to 59 years 4,142 5.2%     Spouse 16,518 20.8%
60 to 64 years 3,400 4.3%     Child 21,916 27.7%
65 to 74 years 6,622 8.4%       Own child under 18 years 16,244 20.5%
75 to 84 years 4,756 6.0%     Other relatives 2,640 3.3%
85 years and over 1,554 2.0%       Under 18 years 756 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 3,079 3.9%
Median age (years) 39.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,604 2.0%
        In group quarters 4,125 5.2%
18 years and over 61,956 78.2%     Institutionalized population 1,732 2.2%
  Male 29,277 36.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,393 3.0%
  Female 32,679 41.2%        
21 years and over 58,277 73.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 14,873 18.8%       Total households 30,980 100.0%
65 years and over 12,932 16.3%   Family households (families) 20,533 66.3%
  Male 5,221 6.6%       With own children under 18 years 9,049 29.2%
  Female 7,711 9.7%     Married couple family 16,518 53.3%
            With own children under 18 years 7,030 22.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,963 9.6%
One race 78,364 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 1,535 5.0%
  White 71,771 90.6%   Nonfamily households 10,447 33.7%
  Black or African American 3,137 4.0%     Householder living alone 8,693 28.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 119 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 3,431 11.1%
  Asian 2,843 3.6%        
    Asian Indian 1,026 1.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 9,610 31.0%
    Chinese 695 0.9%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 8,678 28.0%
    Filipino 193 0.2%        
    Japanese 55 0.1%   Average household size 2.43 (X)
    Korean 317 0.4%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 134 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 423 0.5%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.0%       Total housing units 32,280 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 30,980 96.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,300 4.0%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 151 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 6 0.0%        
  Some other race 481 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9% (X)
Two or more races 894 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 72,476 91.4%       Occupied housing units 30,980 100.0%
Black or African American 3,443 4.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 22,246 71.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 331 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 8,734 28.2%
Asian 3,129 3.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 31 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.62 (X)
Some other race 794 1.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.93 (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.