Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schaghticoke town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 7,456 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 7,456 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 49 0.7%
Male 3,703 49.7%     Mexican 6 0.1%
Female 3,753 50.3%     Puerto Rican 20 0.3%
          Cuban 10 0.1%
Under 5 years 442 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 13 0.2%
5 to 9 years 560 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 7,407 99.3%
10 to 14 years 613 8.2%     White alone 7,233 97.0%
15 to 19 years 496 6.7%        
20 to 24 years 329 4.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 881 11.8%       Total population 7,456 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,306 17.5%   In households 7,456 100.0%
45 to 54 years 1,184 15.9%     Householder 2,714 36.4%
55 to 59 years 386 5.2%     Spouse 1,742 23.4%
60 to 64 years 328 4.4%     Child 2,450 32.9%
65 to 74 years 551 7.4%       Own child under 18 years 1,835 24.6%
75 to 84 years 308 4.1%     Other relatives 271 3.6%
85 years and over 72 1.0%       Under 18 years 95 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 279 3.7%
Median age (years) 38.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 180 2.4%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 5,497 73.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 2,683 36.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 2,814 37.7%        
21 years and over 5,262 70.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,135 15.2%       Total households 2,714 100.0%
65 years and over 931 12.5%   Family households (families) 2,103 77.5%
  Male 431 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 971 35.8%
  Female 500 6.7%     Married couple family 1,742 64.2%
            With own children under 18 years 780 28.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 237 8.7%
One race 7,419 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 128 4.7%
  White 7,275 97.6%   Nonfamily households 611 22.5%
  Black or African American 94 1.3%     Householder living alone 481 17.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 219 8.1%
  Asian 27 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 7 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,046 38.5%
    Chinese 6 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 679 25.0%
    Filipino 4 0.1%        
    Japanese 5 0.1%   Average household size 2.75 (X)
    Korean 3 0.0%   Average family size 3.12 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 2,823 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,714 96.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 109 3.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 0.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 10 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 37 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 7,310 98.0%       Occupied housing units 2,714 100.0%
Black or African American 106 1.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,311 85.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 29 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 403 14.8%
Asian 35 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.82 (X)
Some other race 14 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32 (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.