Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rensselaer city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 7,761 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 7,761 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 165 2.1%
Male 3,693 47.6%     Mexican 10 0.1%
Female 4,068 52.4%     Puerto Rican 108 1.4%
          Cuban 1 0.0%
Under 5 years 537 6.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 46 0.6%
5 to 9 years 561 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 7,596 97.9%
10 to 14 years 523 6.7%     White alone 6,821 87.9%
15 to 19 years 494 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 452 5.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,199 15.4%       Total population 7,761 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,233 15.9%   In households 7,737 99.7%
45 to 54 years 1,061 13.7%     Householder 3,397 43.8%
55 to 59 years 324 4.2%     Spouse 1,195 15.4%
60 to 64 years 297 3.8%     Child 2,289 29.5%
65 to 74 years 546 7.0%       Own child under 18 years 1,762 22.7%
75 to 84 years 411 5.3%     Other relatives 364 4.7%
85 years and over 123 1.6%       Under 18 years 122 1.6%
          Nonrelatives 492 6.3%
Median age (years) 35.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 304 3.9%
        In group quarters 24 0.3%
18 years and over 5,824 75.0%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 2,707 34.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 24 0.3%
  Female 3,117 40.2%        
21 years and over 5,565 71.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,246 16.1%       Total households 3,397 100.0%
65 years and over 1,080 13.9%   Family households (families) 1,948 57.3%
  Male 395 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 970 28.6%
  Female 685 8.8%     Married couple family 1,195 35.2%
            With own children under 18 years 507 14.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 558 16.4%
One race 7,604 98.0%       With own children under 18 years 348 10.2%
  White 6,916 89.1%   Nonfamily households 1,449 42.7%
  Black or African American 548 7.1%     Householder living alone 1,227 36.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 21 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 438 12.9%
  Asian 85 1.1%        
    Asian Indian 12 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,050 30.9%
    Chinese 8 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 861 25.3%
    Filipino 3 0.0%        
    Japanese 3 0.0%   Average household size 2.28 (X)
    Korean 2 0.0%   Average family size 2.98 (X)
    Vietnamese 9 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 48 0.6%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 3,713 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,397 91.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 316 8.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 33 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 157 2.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 7,058 90.9%       Occupied housing units 3,397 100.0%
Black or African American 636 8.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,690 49.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 67 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,707 50.3%
Asian 97 1.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.49 (X)
Some other race 70 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.07 (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.