Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Westerlo town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,466 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,466 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 32 0.9%
Male 1,691 48.8%     Mexican 5 0.1%
Female 1,775 51.2%     Puerto Rican 15 0.4%
          Cuban 2 0.1%
Under 5 years 208 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 10 0.3%
5 to 9 years 281 8.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,434 99.1%
10 to 14 years 276 8.0%     White alone 3,378 97.5%
15 to 19 years 224 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 117 3.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 375 10.8%       Total population 3,466 100.0%
35 to 44 years 628 18.1%   In households 3,465 100.0%
45 to 54 years 545 15.7%     Householder 1,326 38.3%
55 to 59 years 211 6.1%     Spouse 804 23.2%
60 to 64 years 165 4.8%     Child 1,060 30.6%
65 to 74 years 216 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 844 24.4%
75 to 84 years 161 4.6%     Other relatives 135 3.9%
85 years and over 59 1.7%       Under 18 years 48 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 140 4.0%
Median age (years) 39.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 76 2.2%
        In group quarters 1 0.0%
18 years and over 2,547 73.5%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,242 35.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 1 0.0%
  Female 1,305 37.7%        
21 years and over 2,453 70.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 528 15.2%       Total households 1,326 100.0%
65 years and over 436 12.6%   Family households (families) 970 73.2%
  Male 182 5.3%       With own children under 18 years 449 33.9%
  Female 254 7.3%     Married couple family 804 60.6%
            With own children under 18 years 362 27.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 103 7.8%
One race 3,441 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 57 4.3%
  White 3,406 98.3%   Nonfamily households 356 26.8%
  Black or African American 19 0.5%     Householder living alone 295 22.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 124 9.4%
  Asian 7 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 3 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 483 36.4%
    Chinese 2 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 326 24.6%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.1%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,537 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,326 86.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 211 13.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 103 6.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 5 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 25 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,427 98.9%       Occupied housing units 1,326 100.0%
Black or African American 25 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,103 83.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 223 16.8%
Asian 14 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.65 (X)
Some other race 13 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.43 (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.