Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schenectady city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 61,821 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 61,821 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,632 5.9%
Male 29,539 47.8%     Mexican 188 0.3%
Female 32,282 52.2%     Puerto Rican 2,422 3.9%
          Cuban 96 0.2%
Under 5 years 4,358 7.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 926 1.5%
5 to 9 years 4,476 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 58,189 94.1%
10 to 14 years 4,057 6.6%     White alone 46,069 74.5%
15 to 19 years 4,219 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 5,130 8.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 8,899 14.4%       Total population 61,821 100.0%
35 to 44 years 9,477 15.3%   In households 58,556 94.7%
45 to 54 years 7,219 11.7%     Householder 26,265 42.5%
55 to 59 years 2,594 4.2%     Spouse 8,398 13.6%
60 to 64 years 1,979 3.2%     Child 16,866 27.3%
65 to 74 years 4,075 6.6%       Own child under 18 years 13,506 21.8%
75 to 84 years 3,782 6.1%     Other relatives 2,530 4.1%
85 years and over 1,556 2.5%       Under 18 years 945 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 4,497 7.3%
Median age (years) 34.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,198 3.6%
        In group quarters 3,265 5.3%
18 years and over 46,781 75.7%     Institutionalized population 1,128 1.8%
  Male 21,822 35.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,137 3.5%
  Female 24,959 40.4%        
21 years and over 43,475 70.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 10,585 17.1%       Total households 26,265 100.0%
65 years and over 9,413 15.2%   Family households (families) 14,054 53.5%
  Male 3,507 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 7,150 27.2%
  Female 5,906 9.6%     Married couple family 8,398 32.0%
            With own children under 18 years 3,515 13.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 4,384 16.7%
One race 59,636 96.5%       With own children under 18 years 2,916 11.1%
  White 47,460 76.8%   Nonfamily households 12,211 46.5%
  Black or African American 9,132 14.8%     Householder living alone 10,142 38.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 3,636 13.8%
  Asian 1,239 2.0%        
    Asian Indian 564 0.9%   Households with individuals under 18 years 7,825 29.8%
    Chinese 250 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,873 26.2%
    Filipino 75 0.1%        
    Japanese 31 0.1%   Average household size 2.23 (X)
    Korean 100 0.2%   Average family size 2.98 (X)
    Vietnamese 82 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 137 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.0%       Total housing units 30,272 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 26,265 86.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,007 13.2%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 104 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 12 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,559 2.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.6% (X)
Two or more races 2,185 3.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 49,238 79.6%       Occupied housing units 26,265 100.0%
Black or African American 10,364 16.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 11,747 44.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 600 1.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 14,518 55.3%
Asian 1,624 2.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 94 0.2%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.37 (X)
Some other race 2,254 3.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.12 (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.