Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ballston town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 8,729 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 8,729 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 116 1.3%
Male 4,216 48.3%     Mexican 14 0.2%
Female 4,513 51.7%     Puerto Rican 49 0.6%
          Cuban 8 0.1%
Under 5 years 542 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 45 0.5%
5 to 9 years 649 7.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 8,613 98.7%
10 to 14 years 684 7.8%     White alone 8,449 96.8%
15 to 19 years 582 6.7%        
20 to 24 years 328 3.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 956 11.0%       Total population 8,729 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,466 16.8%   In households 8,405 96.3%
45 to 54 years 1,348 15.4%     Householder 3,243 37.2%
55 to 59 years 496 5.7%     Spouse 2,031 23.3%
60 to 64 years 331 3.8%     Child 2,712 31.1%
65 to 74 years 591 6.8%       Own child under 18 years 2,186 25.0%
75 to 84 years 486 5.6%     Other relatives 152 1.7%
85 years and over 270 3.1%       Under 18 years 47 0.5%
          Nonrelatives 267 3.1%
Median age (years) 39.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 155 1.8%
        In group quarters 324 3.7%
18 years and over 6,461 74.0%     Institutionalized population 273 3.1%
  Male 3,044 34.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 51 0.6%
  Female 3,417 39.1%        
21 years and over 6,200 71.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,534 17.6%       Total households 3,243 100.0%
65 years and over 1,347 15.4%   Family households (families) 2,426 74.8%
  Male 518 5.9%       With own children under 18 years 1,182 36.4%
  Female 829 9.5%     Married couple family 2,031 62.6%
            With own children under 18 years 924 28.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 288 8.9%
One race 8,663 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 184 5.7%
  White 8,510 97.5%   Nonfamily households 817 25.2%
  Black or African American 45 0.5%     Householder living alone 686 21.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 20 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 322 9.9%
  Asian 43 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 7 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,230 37.9%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 788 24.3%
    Filipino 7 0.1%        
    Japanese 7 0.1%   Average household size 2.59 (X)
    Korean 7 0.1%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 3 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 11 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 3,388 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,243 95.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 145 4.3%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 40 1.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 44 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 66 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 8,572 98.2%       Occupied housing units 3,243 100.0%
Black or African American 66 0.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,462 75.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 781 24.1%
Asian 52 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.75 (X)
Some other race 67 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10 (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.