Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rensselaerville town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,915 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,915 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23 1.2%
Male 973 50.8%     Mexican 1 0.1%
Female 942 49.2%     Puerto Rican 12 0.6%
          Cuban 1 0.1%
Under 5 years 106 5.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 9 0.5%
5 to 9 years 106 5.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,892 98.8%
10 to 14 years 144 7.5%     White alone 1,825 95.3%
15 to 19 years 149 7.8%        
20 to 24 years 75 3.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 173 9.0%       Total population 1,915 100.0%
35 to 44 years 286 14.9%   In households 1,890 98.7%
45 to 54 years 351 18.3%     Householder 779 40.7%
55 to 59 years 126 6.6%     Spouse 432 22.6%
60 to 64 years 108 5.6%     Child 526 27.5%
65 to 74 years 165 8.6%       Own child under 18 years 414 21.6%
75 to 84 years 99 5.2%     Other relatives 59 3.1%
85 years and over 27 1.4%       Under 18 years 20 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 94 4.9%
Median age (years) 42.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 65 3.4%
        In group quarters 25 1.3%
18 years and over 1,447 75.6%     Institutionalized population 25 1.3%
  Male 720 37.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 727 38.0%        
21 years and over 1,397 73.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 353 18.4%       Total households 779 100.0%
65 years and over 291 15.2%   Family households (families) 527 67.7%
  Male 141 7.4%       With own children under 18 years 226 29.0%
  Female 150 7.8%     Married couple family 432 55.5%
            With own children under 18 years 166 21.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 59 7.6%
One race 1,895 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 38 4.9%
  White 1,838 96.0%   Nonfamily households 252 32.3%
  Black or African American 38 2.0%     Householder living alone 196 25.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 83 10.7%
  Asian 3 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 237 30.4%
    Chinese 1 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 213 27.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.43 (X)
    Korean 2 0.1%   Average family size 2.93 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,187 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 779 65.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 408 34.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 333 28.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 15 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.0% (X)
Two or more races 20 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,857 97.0%       Occupied housing units 779 100.0%
Black or African American 47 2.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 653 83.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 126 16.2%
Asian 4 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.48 (X)
Some other race 24 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.15 (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.