Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Waterford town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 8,515 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 8,515 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 80 0.9%
Male 4,095 48.1%     Mexican 6 0.1%
Female 4,420 51.9%     Puerto Rican 37 0.4%
          Cuban 9 0.1%
Under 5 years 506 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 28 0.3%
5 to 9 years 570 6.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 8,435 99.1%
10 to 14 years 630 7.4%     White alone 8,191 96.2%
15 to 19 years 493 5.8%        
20 to 24 years 491 5.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,258 14.8%       Total population 8,515 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,517 17.8%   In households 8,449 99.2%
45 to 54 years 1,178 13.8%     Householder 3,497 41.1%
55 to 59 years 374 4.4%     Spouse 1,748 20.5%
60 to 64 years 285 3.3%     Child 2,505 29.4%
65 to 74 years 613 7.2%       Own child under 18 years 1,871 22.0%
75 to 84 years 499 5.9%     Other relatives 283 3.3%
85 years and over 101 1.2%       Under 18 years 98 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 416 4.9%
Median age (years) 37.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 251 2.9%
        In group quarters 66 0.8%
18 years and over 6,509 76.4%     Institutionalized population 12 0.1%
  Male 3,070 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 54 0.6%
  Female 3,439 40.4%        
21 years and over 6,247 73.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,381 16.2%       Total households 3,497 100.0%
65 years and over 1,213 14.2%   Family households (families) 2,288 65.4%
  Male 488 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 1,082 30.9%
  Female 725 8.5%     Married couple family 1,748 50.0%
            With own children under 18 years 764 21.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 405 11.6%
One race 8,429 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 250 7.1%
  White 8,248 96.9%   Nonfamily households 1,209 34.6%
  Black or African American 63 0.7%     Householder living alone 961 27.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 374 10.7%
  Asian 93 1.1%        
    Asian Indian 15 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,154 33.0%
    Chinese 21 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 875 25.0%
    Filipino 13 0.2%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.42 (X)
    Korean 13 0.2%   Average family size 2.98 (X)
    Vietnamese 6 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 23 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 3,725 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,497 93.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 228 6.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 0.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 8 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3% (X)
Two or more races 86 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 8,324 97.8%       Occupied housing units 3,497 100.0%
Black or African American 92 1.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,059 58.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 49 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,438 41.1%
Asian 114 1.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.66 (X)
Some other race 27 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.07 (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.