Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Poestenkill town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,054 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,054 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27 0.7%
Male 2,068 51.0%     Mexican 9 0.2%
Female 1,986 49.0%     Puerto Rican 11 0.3%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 234 5.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 7 0.2%
5 to 9 years 313 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,027 99.3%
10 to 14 years 342 8.4%     White alone 3,974 98.0%
15 to 19 years 286 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 160 3.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 483 11.9%       Total population 4,054 100.0%
35 to 44 years 756 18.6%   In households 4,033 99.5%
45 to 54 years 682 16.8%     Householder 1,527 37.7%
55 to 59 years 193 4.8%     Spouse 940 23.2%
60 to 64 years 168 4.1%     Child 1,304 32.2%
65 to 74 years 255 6.3%       Own child under 18 years 1,009 24.9%
75 to 84 years 148 3.7%     Other relatives 107 2.6%
85 years and over 34 0.8%       Under 18 years 49 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 155 3.8%
Median age (years) 38.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 90 2.2%
        In group quarters 21 0.5%
18 years and over 2,963 73.1%     Institutionalized population 13 0.3%
  Male 1,483 36.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 8 0.2%
  Female 1,480 36.5%        
21 years and over 2,846 70.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 529 13.0%       Total households 1,527 100.0%
65 years and over 437 10.8%   Family households (families) 1,138 74.5%
  Male 213 5.3%       With own children under 18 years 556 36.4%
  Female 224 5.5%     Married couple family 940 61.6%
            With own children under 18 years 442 28.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 137 9.0%
One race 4,031 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 79 5.2%
  White 3,987 98.3%   Nonfamily households 389 25.5%
  Black or African American 7 0.2%     Householder living alone 306 20.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 12 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 116 7.6%
  Asian 14 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 597 39.1%
    Chinese 2 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 321 21.0%
    Filipino 3 0.1%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.64 (X)
    Korean 3 0.1%   Average family size 3.07 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 4 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,628 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,527 93.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 101 6.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 26 1.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 11 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6% (X)
Two or more races 23 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,008 98.9%       Occupied housing units 1,527 100.0%
Black or African American 12 0.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,289 84.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 238 15.6%
Asian 25 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.74 (X)
Some other race 14 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.12 (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.