Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rensselaer County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 152,538 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 152,538 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,225 2.1%
Male 74,691 49.0%     Mexican 335 0.2%
Female 77,847 51.0%     Puerto Rican 1,915 1.3%
          Cuban 87 0.1%
Under 5 years 9,272 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 888 0.6%
5 to 9 years 10,360 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 149,313 97.9%
10 to 14 years 11,020 7.2%     White alone 137,562 90.2%
15 to 19 years 11,611 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 10,157 6.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 19,709 12.9%       Total population 152,538 100.0%
35 to 44 years 24,707 16.2%   In households 147,346 96.6%
45 to 54 years 21,656 14.2%     Householder 59,894 39.3%
55 to 59 years 7,525 4.9%     Spouse 29,246 19.2%
60 to 64 years 5,839 3.8%     Child 44,404 29.1%
65 to 74 years 10,585 6.9%       Own child under 18 years 34,154 22.4%
75 to 84 years 7,480 4.9%     Other relatives 5,259 3.4%
85 years and over 2,617 1.7%       Under 18 years 1,858 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 8,543 5.6%
Median age (years) 36.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 4,080 2.7%
        In group quarters 5,192 3.4%
18 years and over 115,566 75.8%     Institutionalized population 1,827 1.2%
  Male 55,892 36.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 3,365 2.2%
  Female 59,674 39.1%        
21 years and over 107,762 70.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 24,065 15.8%       Total households 59,894 100.0%
65 years and over 20,682 13.6%   Family households (families) 39,028 65.2%
  Male 8,408 5.5%       With own children under 18 years 18,753 31.3%
  Female 12,274 8.0%     Married couple family 29,246 48.8%
            With own children under 18 years 12,892 21.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 7,161 12.0%
One race 150,493 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 4,400 7.3%
  White 139,002 91.1%   Nonfamily households 20,866 34.8%
  Black or African American 7,147 4.7%     Householder living alone 16,739 27.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 347 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 6,199 10.3%
  Asian 2,606 1.7%        
    Asian Indian 633 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 20,141 33.6%
    Chinese 941 0.6%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 14,527 24.3%
    Filipino 146 0.1%        
    Japanese 115 0.1%   Average household size 2.46 (X)
    Korean 413 0.3%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 74 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 284 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 31 0.0%       Total housing units 66,120 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 10 0.0%   Occupied housing units 59,894 90.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.0%   Vacant housing units 6,226 9.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,345 2.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 15 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,360 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8% (X)
Two or more races 2,045 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 140,780 92.3%       Occupied housing units 59,894 100.0%
Black or African American 8,059 5.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 38,872 64.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 902 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 21,022 35.1%
Asian 2,951 1.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 89 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 1,974 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.14 (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.