Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Census Tract 218
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 6,721 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 6,721 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 136 2.0%
Male 3,215 47.8%     Mexican 4 0.1%
Female 3,506 52.2%     Puerto Rican 80 1.2%
          Cuban 2 0.0%
Under 5 years 377 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 50 0.7%
5 to 9 years 365 5.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 6,585 98.0%
10 to 14 years 389 5.8%     White alone 5,849 87.0%
15 to 19 years 322 4.8%        
20 to 24 years 288 4.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 879 13.1%       Total population 6,721 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,055 15.7%   In households 6,297 93.7%
45 to 54 years 901 13.4%     Householder 2,840 42.3%
55 to 59 years 330 4.9%     Spouse 1,279 19.0%
60 to 64 years 292 4.3%     Child 1,597 23.8%
65 to 74 years 577 8.6%       Own child under 18 years 1,162 17.3%
75 to 84 years 672 10.0%     Other relatives 251 3.7%
85 years and over 274 4.1%       Under 18 years 79 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 330 4.9%
Median age (years) 41.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 171 2.5%
        In group quarters 424 6.3%
18 years and over 5,370 79.9%     Institutionalized population 394 5.9%
  Male 2,479 36.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 30 0.4%
  Female 2,891 43.0%        
21 years and over 5,208 77.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,697 25.2%       Total households 2,840 100.0%
65 years and over 1,523 22.7%   Family households (families) 1,654 58.2%
  Male 598 8.9%       With own children under 18 years 634 22.3%
  Female 925 13.8%     Married couple family 1,279 45.0%
            With own children under 18 years 472 16.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 277 9.8%
One race 6,619 98.5%       With own children under 18 years 120 4.2%
  White 5,912 88.0%   Nonfamily households 1,186 41.8%
  Black or African American 496 7.4%     Householder living alone 1,011 35.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 7 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 440 15.5%
  Asian 148 2.2%        
    Asian Indian 35 0.5%   Households with individuals under 18 years 697 24.5%
    Chinese 67 1.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 932 32.8%
    Filipino 9 0.1%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.22 (X)
    Korean 13 0.2%   Average family size 2.89 (X)
    Vietnamese 6 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 18 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.1%       Total housing units 3,057 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,840 92.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 217 7.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 44 1.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 52 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 102 1.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 5,989 89.1%       Occupied housing units 2,840 100.0%
Black or African American 553 8.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,895 66.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 25 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 945 33.3%
Asian 170 2.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.49 (X)
Some other race 82 1.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.66 (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.