Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schenectady County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 146,555 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 146,555 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,639 3.2%
Male 70,479 48.1%     Mexican 322 0.2%
Female 76,076 51.9%     Puerto Rican 2,799 1.9%
          Cuban 140 0.1%
Under 5 years 9,001 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,378 0.9%
5 to 9 years 10,333 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 141,916 96.8%
10 to 14 years 10,483 7.2%     White alone 126,538 86.3%
15 to 19 years 9,422 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 8,003 5.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 17,695 12.1%       Total population 146,555 100.0%
35 to 44 years 23,524 16.1%   In households 141,893 96.8%
45 to 54 years 20,606 14.1%     Householder 59,684 40.7%
55 to 59 years 7,533 5.1%     Spouse 28,349 19.3%
60 to 64 years 5,557 3.8%     Child 41,918 28.6%
65 to 74 years 11,376 7.8%       Own child under 18 years 33,050 22.6%
75 to 84 years 9,484 6.5%     Other relatives 4,827 3.3%
85 years and over 3,538 2.4%       Under 18 years 1,665 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 7,115 4.9%
Median age (years) 38.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 3,638 2.5%
        In group quarters 4,662 3.2%
18 years and over 110,893 75.7%     Institutionalized population 2,171 1.5%
  Male 51,994 35.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,491 1.7%
  Female 58,899 40.2%        
21 years and over 105,429 71.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 27,636 18.9%       Total households 59,684 100.0%
65 years and over 24,398 16.6%   Family households (families) 38,037 63.7%
  Male 9,720 6.6%       With own children under 18 years 17,898 30.0%
  Female 14,678 10.0%     Married couple family 28,349 47.5%
            With own children under 18 years 12,055 20.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 7,340 12.3%
One race 143,625 98.0%       With own children under 18 years 4,566 7.7%
  White 128,631 87.8%   Nonfamily households 21,647 36.3%
  Black or African American 9,953 6.8%     Householder living alone 18,251 30.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 341 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 7,544 12.6%
  Asian 2,888 2.0%        
    Asian Indian 1,306 0.9%   Households with individuals under 18 years 19,142 32.1%
    Chinese 710 0.5%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 16,892 28.3%
    Filipino 152 0.1%        
    Japanese 96 0.1%   Average household size 2.38 (X)
    Korean 274 0.2%   Average family size 2.97 (X)
    Vietnamese 109 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 241 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 43 0.0%       Total housing units 65,032 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 15 0.0%   Occupied housing units 59,684 91.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,348 8.2%
    Samoan 3 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 330 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 18 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,769 1.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 2,930 2.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 131,067 89.4%       Occupied housing units 59,684 100.0%
Black or African American 11,414 7.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 39,023 65.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 957 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 20,661 34.6%
Asian 3,490 2.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 133 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55 (X)
Some other race 2,637 1.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.06 (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.