Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mechanicville city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 5,019 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 5,019 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 60 1.2%
Male 2,364 47.1%     Mexican 24 0.5%
Female 2,655 52.9%     Puerto Rican 19 0.4%
          Cuban 2 0.0%
Under 5 years 319 6.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 15 0.3%
5 to 9 years 392 7.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,959 98.8%
10 to 14 years 318 6.3%     White alone 4,881 97.3%
15 to 19 years 301 6.0%        
20 to 24 years 307 6.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 767 15.3%       Total population 5,019 100.0%
35 to 44 years 745 14.8%   In households 5,016 99.9%
45 to 54 years 544 10.8%     Householder 2,219 44.2%
55 to 59 years 234 4.7%     Spouse 908 18.1%
60 to 64 years 152 3.0%     Child 1,465 29.2%
65 to 74 years 394 7.9%       Own child under 18 years 1,150 22.9%
75 to 84 years 414 8.2%     Other relatives 133 2.6%
85 years and over 132 2.6%       Under 18 years 44 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 291 5.8%
Median age (years) 36.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 175 3.5%
        In group quarters 3 0.1%
18 years and over 3,793 75.6%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,717 34.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 3 0.1%
  Female 2,076 41.4%        
21 years and over 3,642 72.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,025 20.4%       Total households 2,219 100.0%
65 years and over 940 18.7%   Family households (families) 1,275 57.5%
  Male 320 6.4%       With own children under 18 years 646 29.1%
  Female 620 12.4%     Married couple family 908 40.9%
            With own children under 18 years 407 18.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 273 12.3%
One race 4,994 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 180 8.1%
  White 4,916 97.9%   Nonfamily households 944 42.5%
  Black or African American 18 0.4%     Householder living alone 810 36.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 5 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 430 19.4%
  Asian 33 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 684 30.8%
    Chinese 10 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 731 32.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 4 0.1%   Average household size 2.26 (X)
    Korean 6 0.1%   Average family size 2.97 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 10 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 2,386 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,219 93.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 167 7.0%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 22 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 25 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,941 98.4%       Occupied housing units 2,219 100.0%
Black or African American 19 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 932 42.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,287 58.0%
Asian 40 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.56 (X)
Some other race 25 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.04 (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.