Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Niskayuna town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

    Total population 20,295 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 20,295 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 333 1.6%
Male 9,795 48.3%     Mexican 52 0.3%
Female 10,500 51.7%     Puerto Rican 113 0.6%
          Cuban 13 0.1%
Under 5 years 1,232 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 155 0.8%
5 to 9 years 1,424 7.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 19,962 98.4%
10 to 14 years 1,691 8.3%     White alone 18,186 89.6%
15 to 19 years 1,264 6.2%        
20 to 24 years 552 2.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,827 9.0%       Total population 20,295 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,322 16.4%   In households 19,937 98.2%
45 to 54 years 3,516 17.3%     Householder 7,787 38.4%
55 to 59 years 1,168 5.8%     Spouse 4,999 24.6%
60 to 64 years 821 4.0%     Child 6,261 30.8%
65 to 74 years 1,708 8.4%       Own child under 18 years 5,168 25.5%
75 to 84 years 1,244 6.1%     Other relatives 426 2.1%
85 years and over 526 2.6%       Under 18 years 93 0.5%
          Nonrelatives 464 2.3%
Median age (years) 41.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 242 1.2%
        In group quarters 358 1.8%
18 years and over 14,994 73.9%     Institutionalized population 263 1.3%
  Male 7,012 34.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 95 0.5%
  Female 7,982 39.3%        
21 years and over 14,557 71.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,949 19.5%       Total households 7,787 100.0%
65 years and over 3,478 17.1%   Family households (families) 5,791 74.4%
  Male 1,454 7.2%       With own children under 18 years 2,820 36.2%
  Female 2,024 10.0%     Married couple family 4,999 64.2%
            With own children under 18 years 2,371 30.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 594 7.6%
One race 20,065 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 343 4.4%
  White 18,417 90.7%   Nonfamily households 1,996 25.6%
  Black or African American 318 1.6%     Householder living alone 1,719 22.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 893 11.5%
  Asian 1,215 6.0%        
    Asian Indian 626 3.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,895 37.2%
    Chinese 354 1.7%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,291 29.4%
    Filipino 30 0.1%        
    Japanese 39 0.2%   Average household size 2.56 (X)
    Korean 87 0.4%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 10 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 69 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0%       Total housing units 8,046 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,787 96.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 259 3.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 39 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 91 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 230 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 18,608 91.7%       Occupied housing units 7,787 100.0%
Black or African American 371 1.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,372 81.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 60 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,415 18.2%
Asian 1,324 6.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.71 (X)
Some other race 166 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.90 (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.