Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Carbon County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 58,802 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 58,802 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 858 1.5%
Male 28,633 48.7%     Mexican 164 0.3%
Female 30,169 51.3%     Puerto Rican 420 0.7%
          Cuban 48 0.1%
Under 5 years 3,025 5.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 226 0.4%
5 to 9 years 3,522 6.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 57,944 98.5%
10 to 14 years 4,017 6.8%     White alone 56,952 96.9%
15 to 19 years 3,717 6.3%        
20 to 24 years 2,786 4.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 7,154 12.2%       Total population 58,802 100.0%
35 to 44 years 9,474 16.1%   In households 57,884 98.4%
45 to 54 years 8,244 14.0%     Householder 23,701 40.3%
55 to 59 years 3,245 5.5%     Spouse 12,986 22.1%
60 to 64 years 2,752 4.7%     Child 16,481 28.0%
65 to 74 years 5,631 9.6%       Own child under 18 years 11,900 20.2%
75 to 84 years 4,041 6.9%     Other relatives 2,218 3.8%
85 years and over 1,194 2.0%       Under 18 years 725 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 2,498 4.2%
Median age (years) 40.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,479 2.5%
        In group quarters 918 1.6%
18 years and over 45,773 77.8%     Institutionalized population 703 1.2%
  Male 21,965 37.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 215 0.4%
  Female 23,808 40.5%        
21 years and over 43,947 74.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 12,537 21.3%       Total households 23,701 100.0%
65 years and over 10,866 18.5%   Family households (families) 16,416 69.3%
  Male 4,462 7.6%       With own children under 18 years 6,810 28.7%
  Female 6,404 10.9%     Married couple family 12,986 54.8%
            With own children under 18 years 5,036 21.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,357 9.9%
One race 58,358 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 1,223 5.2%
  White 57,520 97.8%   Nonfamily households 7,285 30.7%
  Black or African American 353 0.6%     Householder living alone 6,162 26.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 96 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 3,189 13.5%
  Asian 183 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 41 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 7,394 31.2%
    Chinese 50 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 7,612 32.1%
    Filipino 36 0.1%        
    Japanese 5 0.0%   Average household size 2.44 (X)
    Korean 29 0.0%   Average family size 2.93 (X)
    Vietnamese 8 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 14 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.0%       Total housing units 30,492 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 9 0.0%   Occupied housing units 23,701 77.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.0%   Vacant housing units 6,791 22.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4,757 15.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 5 0.0%        
  Some other race 186 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5% (X)
Two or more races 444 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 57,925 98.5%       Occupied housing units 23,701 100.0%
Black or African American 445 0.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 18,529 78.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 272 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 5,172 21.8%
Asian 264 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.51 (X)
Some other race 346 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.21 (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.