Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northumberland town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,603 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,603 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 43 0.9%
Male 2,319 50.4%     Mexican 14 0.3%
Female 2,284 49.6%     Puerto Rican 17 0.4%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 378 8.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 12 0.3%
5 to 9 years 412 9.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,560 99.1%
10 to 14 years 400 8.7%     White alone 4,478 97.3%
15 to 19 years 288 6.3%        
20 to 24 years 173 3.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 773 16.8%       Total population 4,603 100.0%
35 to 44 years 911 19.8%   In households 4,581 99.5%
45 to 54 years 615 13.4%     Householder 1,593 34.6%
55 to 59 years 185 4.0%     Spouse 1,069 23.2%
60 to 64 years 132 2.9%     Child 1,551 33.7%
65 to 74 years 207 4.5%       Own child under 18 years 1,289 28.0%
75 to 84 years 102 2.2%     Other relatives 143 3.1%
85 years and over 27 0.6%       Under 18 years 57 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 225 4.9%
Median age (years) 33.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 129 2.8%
        In group quarters 22 0.5%
18 years and over 3,220 70.0%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,607 34.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 22 0.5%
  Female 1,613 35.0%        
21 years and over 3,092 67.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 404 8.8%       Total households 1,593 100.0%
65 years and over 336 7.3%   Family households (families) 1,265 79.4%
  Male 159 3.5%       With own children under 18 years 705 44.3%
  Female 177 3.8%     Married couple family 1,069 67.1%
            With own children under 18 years 587 36.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 124 7.8%
One race 4,576 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 71 4.5%
  White 4,515 98.1%   Nonfamily households 328 20.6%
  Black or African American 25 0.5%     Householder living alone 231 14.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 78 4.9%
  Asian 13 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 748 47.0%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 249 15.6%
    Filipino 6 0.1%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.88 (X)
    Korean 3 0.1%   Average family size 3.18 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,717 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,593 92.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 124 7.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 19 1.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 8 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 27 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,542 98.7%       Occupied housing units 1,593 100.0%
Black or African American 39 0.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,407 88.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 28 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 186 11.7%
Asian 14 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.91 (X)
Some other race 11 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.63 (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.