Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Allegheny County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,281,666 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,281,666 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11,166 0.9%
Male 607,002 47.4%     Mexican 3,568 0.3%
Female 674,664 52.6%     Puerto Rican 2,216 0.2%
          Cuban 622 0.0%
Under 5 years 71,081 5.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4,760 0.4%
5 to 9 years 79,385 6.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,270,500 99.1%
10 to 14 years 82,688 6.5%     White alone 1,074,129 83.8%
15 to 19 years 81,721 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 75,792 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 161,277 12.6%       Total population 1,281,666 100.0%
35 to 44 years 201,974 15.8%   In households 1,241,049 96.8%
45 to 54 years 181,542 14.2%     Householder 537,150 41.9%
55 to 59 years 63,512 5.0%     Spouse 247,549 19.3%
60 to 64 years 54,278 4.2%     Child 354,174 27.6%
65 to 74 years 112,549 8.8%       Own child under 18 years 258,792 20.2%
75 to 84 years 87,724 6.8%     Other relatives 49,511 3.9%
85 years and over 28,143 2.2%       Under 18 years 17,593 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 52,665 4.1%
Median age (years) 39.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 23,371 1.8%
        In group quarters 40,617 3.2%
18 years and over 1,000,490 78.1%     Institutionalized population 18,451 1.4%
  Male 463,140 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 22,166 1.7%
  Female 537,350 41.9%        
21 years and over 950,171 74.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 260,451 20.3%       Total households 537,150 100.0%
65 years and over 228,416 17.8%   Family households (families) 332,237 61.9%
  Male 89,195 7.0%       With own children under 18 years 141,634 26.4%
  Female 139,221 10.9%     Married couple family 247,549 46.1%
            With own children under 18 years 99,770 18.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 66,541 12.4%
One race 1,267,901 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 34,534 6.4%
  White 1,080,800 84.3%   Nonfamily households 204,913 38.1%
  Black or African American 159,058 12.4%     Householder living alone 175,738 32.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,593 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 70,829 13.2%
  Asian 21,716 1.7%        
    Asian Indian 7,487 0.6%   Households with individuals under 18 years 153,174 28.5%
    Chinese 5,903 0.5%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 160,123 29.8%
    Filipino 1,189 0.1%        
    Japanese 1,143 0.1%   Average household size 2.31 (X)
    Korean 2,068 0.2%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 1,638 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 2,288 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 335 0.0%       Total housing units 583,646 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 88 0.0%   Occupied housing units 537,150 92.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 59 0.0%   Vacant housing units 46,496 8.0%
    Samoan 85 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,098 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 103 0.0%        
  Some other race 4,399 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 13,765 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,091,899 85.2%       Occupied housing units 537,150 100.0%
Black or African American 166,731 13.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 360,036 67.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,419 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 177,114 33.0%
Asian 24,722 1.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 758 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.51 (X)
Some other race 7,430 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.91 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- 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.