Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Malta town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 13,005 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 13,005 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 188 1.4%
Male 6,514 50.1%     Mexican 38 0.3%
Female 6,491 49.9%     Puerto Rican 78 0.6%
          Cuban 10 0.1%
Under 5 years 954 7.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 62 0.5%
5 to 9 years 992 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 12,817 98.6%
10 to 14 years 926 7.1%     White alone 12,406 95.4%
15 to 19 years 663 5.1%        
20 to 24 years 619 4.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,176 16.7%       Total population 13,005 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,581 19.8%   In households 12,974 99.8%
45 to 54 years 1,923 14.8%     Householder 5,295 40.7%
55 to 59 years 634 4.9%     Spouse 2,942 22.6%
60 to 64 years 424 3.3%     Child 3,751 28.8%
65 to 74 years 622 4.8%       Own child under 18 years 3,197 24.6%
75 to 84 years 405 3.1%     Other relatives 254 2.0%
85 years and over 86 0.7%       Under 18 years 75 0.6%
          Nonrelatives 732 5.6%
Median age (years) 35.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 441 3.4%
        In group quarters 31 0.2%
18 years and over 9,678 74.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 4,832 37.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 31 0.2%
  Female 4,846 37.3%        
21 years and over 9,348 71.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,333 10.2%       Total households 5,295 100.0%
65 years and over 1,113 8.6%   Family households (families) 3,538 66.8%
  Male 509 3.9%       With own children under 18 years 1,823 34.4%
  Female 604 4.6%     Married couple family 2,942 55.6%
            With own children under 18 years 1,439 27.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 420 7.9%
One race 12,899 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 275 5.2%
  White 12,516 96.2%   Nonfamily households 1,757 33.2%
  Black or African American 141 1.1%     Householder living alone 1,300 24.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 36 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 318 6.0%
  Asian 137 1.1%        
    Asian Indian 35 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,896 35.8%
    Chinese 40 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 823 15.5%
    Filipino 14 0.1%        
    Japanese 6 0.0%   Average household size 2.45 (X)
    Korean 23 0.2%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 3 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 16 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 5,754 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 5,295 92.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 459 8.0%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 179 3.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 67 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1% (X)
Two or more races 106 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 12,615 97.0%       Occupied housing units 5,295 100.0%
Black or African American 181 1.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,541 66.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 63 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,754 33.1%
Asian 164 1.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.68 (X)
Some other race 83 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.99 (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.