Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Saratoga County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 200,635 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 200,635 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,834 1.4%
Male 98,879 49.3%     Mexican 551 0.3%
Female 101,756 50.7%     Puerto Rican 1,107 0.6%
          Cuban 163 0.1%
Under 5 years 12,995 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,013 0.5%
5 to 9 years 14,362 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 197,801 98.6%
10 to 14 years 14,552 7.3%     White alone 190,840 95.1%
15 to 19 years 13,277 6.6%        
20 to 24 years 10,636 5.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 27,771 13.8%       Total population 200,635 100.0%
35 to 44 years 35,429 17.7%   In households 196,326 97.9%
45 to 54 years 30,179 15.0%     Householder 78,165 39.0%
55 to 59 years 10,906 5.4%     Spouse 43,915 21.9%
60 to 64 years 7,544 3.8%     Child 58,715 29.3%
65 to 74 years 12,285 6.1%       Own child under 18 years 47,247 23.5%
75 to 84 years 8,177 4.1%     Other relatives 5,407 2.7%
85 years and over 2,522 1.3%       Under 18 years 1,943 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 10,124 5.0%
Median age (years) 36.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,288 2.6%
        In group quarters 4,309 2.1%
18 years and over 150,387 75.0%     Institutionalized population 1,949 1.0%
  Male 73,110 36.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,360 1.2%
  Female 77,277 38.5%        
21 years and over 143,165 71.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 27,221 13.6%       Total households 78,165 100.0%
65 years and over 22,984 11.5%   Family households (families) 53,738 68.7%
  Male 9,727 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 26,294 33.6%
  Female 13,257 6.6%     Married couple family 43,915 56.2%
            With own children under 18 years 20,324 26.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 7,007 9.0%
One race 198,632 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 4,333 5.5%
  White 192,579 96.0%   Nonfamily households 24,427 31.3%
  Black or African American 2,725 1.4%     Householder living alone 19,135 24.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 361 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 6,666 8.5%
  Asian 2,077 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 611 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 27,875 35.7%
    Chinese 570 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 16,444 21.0%
    Filipino 209 0.1%        
    Japanese 103 0.1%   Average household size 2.51 (X)
    Korean 310 0.2%   Average family size 3.01 (X)
    Vietnamese 62 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 212 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 44 0.0%       Total housing units 86,701 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 9 0.0%   Occupied housing units 78,165 90.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.0%   Vacant housing units 8,536 9.8%
    Samoan 13 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4,607 5.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 8 0.0%        
  Some other race 846 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 2,003 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 194,395 96.9%       Occupied housing units 78,165 100.0%
Black or African American 3,357 1.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 56,316 72.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,110 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 21,849 28.0%
Asian 2,568 1.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 98 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.69 (X)
Some other race 1,251 0.6%   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.