Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hoosick town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 6,759 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 6,759 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 57 0.8%
Male 3,228 47.8%     Mexican 20 0.3%
Female 3,531 52.2%     Puerto Rican 12 0.2%
          Cuban 1 0.0%
Under 5 years 428 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 24 0.4%
5 to 9 years 469 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 6,702 99.2%
10 to 14 years 529 7.8%     White alone 6,596 97.6%
15 to 19 years 492 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 340 5.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 725 10.7%       Total population 6,759 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,170 17.3%   In households 6,680 98.8%
45 to 54 years 892 13.2%     Householder 2,620 38.8%
55 to 59 years 346 5.1%     Spouse 1,435 21.2%
60 to 64 years 271 4.0%     Child 2,067 30.6%
65 to 74 years 554 8.2%       Own child under 18 years 1,608 23.8%
75 to 84 years 408 6.0%     Other relatives 248 3.7%
85 years and over 135 2.0%       Under 18 years 90 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 310 4.6%
Median age (years) 38.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 173 2.6%
        In group quarters 79 1.2%
18 years and over 5,011 74.1%     Institutionalized population 78 1.2%
  Male 2,380 35.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 1 0.0%
  Female 2,631 38.9%        
21 years and over 4,765 70.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,259 18.6%       Total households 2,620 100.0%
65 years and over 1,097 16.2%   Family households (families) 1,823 69.6%
  Male 451 6.7%       With own children under 18 years 857 32.7%
  Female 646 9.6%     Married couple family 1,435 54.8%
            With own children under 18 years 646 24.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 285 10.9%
One race 6,725 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 157 6.0%
  White 6,621 98.0%   Nonfamily households 797 30.4%
  Black or African American 33 0.5%     Householder living alone 671 25.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 20 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 313 11.9%
  Asian 26 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 8 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 935 35.7%
    Chinese 5 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 758 28.9%
    Filipino 2 0.0%        
    Japanese 3 0.0%   Average household size 2.55 (X)
    Korean 7 0.1%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 2,892 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,620 90.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 272 9.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 35 1.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 23 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5% (X)
Two or more races 34 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 6,654 98.4%       Occupied housing units 2,620 100.0%
Black or African American 36 0.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,865 71.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 41 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 755 28.8%
Asian 31 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.66 (X)
Some other race 26 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.28 (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.