Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wilton town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 12,511 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 12,511 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 143 1.1%
Male 6,157 49.2%     Mexican 36 0.3%
Female 6,354 50.8%     Puerto Rican 70 0.6%
          Cuban 5 0.0%
Under 5 years 913 7.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 32 0.3%
5 to 9 years 1,016 8.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 12,368 98.9%
10 to 14 years 1,075 8.6%     White alone 12,024 96.1%
15 to 19 years 909 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 492 3.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,588 12.7%       Total population 12,511 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,344 18.7%   In households 12,490 99.8%
45 to 54 years 2,115 16.9%     Householder 4,550 36.4%
55 to 59 years 624 5.0%     Spouse 2,838 22.7%
60 to 64 years 442 3.5%     Child 4,163 33.3%
65 to 74 years 606 4.8%       Own child under 18 years 3,406 27.2%
75 to 84 years 325 2.6%     Other relatives 344 2.7%
85 years and over 62 0.5%       Under 18 years 139 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 595 4.8%
Median age (years) 36.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 318 2.5%
        In group quarters 21 0.2%
18 years and over 8,895 71.1%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 4,310 34.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 21 0.2%
  Female 4,585 36.6%        
21 years and over 8,505 68.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,250 10.0%       Total households 4,550 100.0%
65 years and over 993 7.9%   Family households (families) 3,496 76.8%
  Male 465 3.7%       With own children under 18 years 1,857 40.8%
  Female 528 4.2%     Married couple family 2,838 62.4%
            With own children under 18 years 1,436 31.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 455 10.0%
One race 12,384 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 291 6.4%
  White 12,142 97.1%   Nonfamily households 1,054 23.2%
  Black or African American 120 1.0%     Householder living alone 785 17.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 213 4.7%
  Asian 66 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 11 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,989 43.7%
    Chinese 10 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 726 16.0%
    Filipino 10 0.1%        
    Japanese 5 0.0%   Average household size 2.75 (X)
    Korean 21 0.2%   Average family size 3.10 (X)
    Vietnamese 3 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 6 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.1%       Total housing units 4,785 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 4,550 95.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.0%   Vacant housing units 235 4.9%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 55 1.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 32 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8% (X)
Two or more races 127 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 12,259 98.0%       Occupied housing units 4,550 100.0%
Black or African American 171 1.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,869 85.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 62 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 681 15.0%
Asian 97 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.83 (X)
Some other race 48 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27 (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.