Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Nassau town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,818 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,818 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 47 1.0%
Male 2,420 50.2%     Mexican 7 0.1%
Female 2,398 49.8%     Puerto Rican 18 0.4%
          Cuban 5 0.1%
Under 5 years 261 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 17 0.4%
5 to 9 years 335 7.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,771 99.0%
10 to 14 years 412 8.6%     White alone 4,633 96.2%
15 to 19 years 373 7.7%        
20 to 24 years 196 4.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 568 11.8%       Total population 4,818 100.0%
35 to 44 years 923 19.2%   In households 4,818 100.0%
45 to 54 years 803 16.7%     Householder 1,851 38.4%
55 to 59 years 257 5.3%     Spouse 1,043 21.6%
60 to 64 years 169 3.5%     Child 1,522 31.6%
65 to 74 years 281 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 1,167 24.2%
75 to 84 years 182 3.8%     Other relatives 151 3.1%
85 years and over 58 1.2%       Under 18 years 59 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 251 5.2%
Median age (years) 37.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 157 3.3%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 3,565 74.0%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,767 36.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 1,798 37.3%        
21 years and over 3,385 70.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 618 12.8%       Total households 1,851 100.0%
65 years and over 521 10.8%   Family households (families) 1,330 71.9%
  Male 231 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 629 34.0%
  Female 290 6.0%     Married couple family 1,043 56.3%
            With own children under 18 years 448 24.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 190 10.3%
One race 4,752 98.6%       With own children under 18 years 124 6.7%
  White 4,657 96.7%   Nonfamily households 521 28.1%
  Black or African American 52 1.1%     Householder living alone 397 21.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 12 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 150 8.1%
  Asian 26 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 10 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 680 36.7%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 393 21.2%
    Filipino 5 0.1%        
    Japanese 5 0.1%   Average household size 2.60 (X)
    Korean 5 0.1%   Average family size 3.04 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 2,058 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,851 89.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 207 10.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 111 5.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 5 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 66 1.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,717 97.9%       Occupied housing units 1,851 100.0%
Black or African American 75 1.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,416 76.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 44 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 435 23.5%
Asian 38 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.69 (X)
Some other race 14 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.34 (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.