Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Capital District, NY {Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, & Schenectady Counties}
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

    Total population 794,293
100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 794,293 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,777 2.5%
Male 384,934
48.5%     Mexican 2,102 0.3%
Female 409,359 51.5%     Puerto Rican 10,626 1.3%
          Cuban 691 0.1%
Under 5 years 47,917 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 6,358 0.8%
5 to 9 years 53,999 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 774,516 97.5%
10 to 14 years 55,487 7.0%     White alone 695,853 87.6%
15 to 19 years 56,537 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 51,405 6.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 104,596 13.2%       Total population 794,293 100.0%
35 to 44 years 129,173 16.3%   In households 764,573 96.3%
45 to 54 years 114,642 14.4%     Householder 318,255 40.1%
55 to 59 years 40,017 5.0%     Spouse 153,560 19.3%
60 to 64 years 29,862 3.8%     Child 223,951 28.2%
65 to 74 years 55,029 6.9%       Own child under 18 years 175,629 22.1%
75 to 84 years 40,967 5.2%     Other relatives 25,660 3.2%
85 years and over 14,662 1.8%       Under 18 years 8,873 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 43,147 5.4%
Median age (years) 37.1 (X)
      Unmarried partner 20,449 2.6%
        In group quarters 29,720 3.7%
18 years and over 604,934 76.2%     Institutionalized population 10,442 1.3%
  Male 287,653 36.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 19,278 2.4%
  Female 317,281 39.9%        
21 years and over 568,209 71.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 127,830 16.1%       Total households 318,255 100.0%
65 years and over 110,658 13.9%   Family households (families) 201,776 63.4%
  Male 44,355 5.6%       With own children under 18 years 96,623 30.4%
  Female 66,303 8.3%     Married couple family 153,560 48.3%
            With own children under 18 years 67,884 21.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 36,167 11.4%
One race 782,315 98.5%       With own children under 18 years 22,270 7.0%
  White 705,272 88.8%   Nonfamily households 116,479 36.6%
  Black or African American 52,449 6.6%     Householder living alone 93,901 29.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,654
0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 33,972 10.7%
  Asian 15,661 2.0%        
    Asian Indian 5,089 0.6%   Households with individuals under 18 years 103,152 32.4%
    Chinese 4,499 0.6%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 77,571 24.4%
    Filipino 979 0.1%        
    Japanese 573 0.1%   Average household size 2.40 (X)
    Korean 2,066 0.3%   Average family size (X) (X)
    Vietnamese 763 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 1,692 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 202 0.0%       Total housing units 347,825 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 54 0.0%   Occupied housing units 318,255 91.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 35
0.0%   Vacant housing units 29,570 8.5%
    Samoan 36
0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7,506 2.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 77
0.0%        
  Some other race 7,077 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) (X) (X)
Two or more races 11,978 1.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) (X)
(X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 715,067 90.0%       Occupied housing units 318,255 100.0%
Black or African American 57,928 7.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 203,745 64.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4,784 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 114,510 36.0%
Asian 18,290 2.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 539 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit (X) (X)
Some other race 10,613 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit (X) (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.