Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Census Tract 217
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,757 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,757 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 297 7.9%
Male 1,732 46.1%     Mexican 7 0.2%
Female 2,025 53.9%     Puerto Rican 223 5.9%
          Cuban 10 0.3%
Under 5 years 347 9.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 57 1.5%
5 to 9 years 355 9.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,460 92.1%
10 to 14 years 320 8.5%     White alone 2,335 62.2%
15 to 19 years 273 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 255 6.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 471 12.5%       Total population 3,757 100.0%
35 to 44 years 569 15.1%   In households 3,734 99.4%
45 to 54 years 418 11.1%     Householder 1,590 42.3%
55 to 59 years 110 2.9%     Spouse 426 11.3%
60 to 64 years 111 3.0%     Child 1,287 34.3%
65 to 74 years 250 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 1,065 28.3%
75 to 84 years 206 5.5%     Other relatives 190 5.1%
85 years and over 72 1.9%       Under 18 years 86 2.3%
          Nonrelatives 241 6.4%
Median age (years) 31.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 122 3.2%
        In group quarters 23 0.6%
18 years and over 2,564 68.2%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,116 29.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 23 0.6%
  Female 1,448 38.5%        
21 years and over 2,403 64.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 595 15.8%       Total households 1,590 100.0%
65 years and over 528 14.1%   Family households (families) 907 57.0%
  Male 182 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 564 35.5%
  Female 346 9.2%     Married couple family 426 26.8%
            With own children under 18 years 210 13.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 389 24.5%
One race 3,544 94.3%       With own children under 18 years 296 18.6%
  White 2,448 65.2%   Nonfamily households 683 43.0%
  Black or African American 824 21.9%     Householder living alone 596 37.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 275 17.3%
  Asian 131 3.5%        
    Asian Indian 62 1.7%   Households with individuals under 18 years 621 39.1%
    Chinese 19 0.5%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 440 27.7%
    Filipino 4 0.1%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.35 (X)
    Korean 10 0.3%   Average family size 3.10 (X)
    Vietnamese 7 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 29 0.8%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.1%       Total housing units 1,775 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,590 89.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 185 10.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3 0.1%        
  Some other race 123 3.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.1% (X)
Two or more races 213 5.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,618 69.7%       Occupied housing units 1,590 100.0%
Black or African American 946 25.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 523 32.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 47 1.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,067 67.1%
Asian 174 4.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.2%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.56 (X)
Some other race 193 5.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.25 (X)
Date: June 19, 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.