Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Armstrong County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 72,392 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 72,392 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 308 0.4%
Male 35,204 48.6%     Mexican 105 0.1%
Female 37,188 51.4%     Puerto Rican 60 0.1%
          Cuban 16 0.0%
Under 5 years 3,913 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 127 0.2%
5 to 9 years 4,626 6.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 72,084 99.6%
10 to 14 years 4,896 6.8%     White alone 70,976 98.0%
15 to 19 years 4,891 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 3,475 4.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 8,363 11.6%       Total population 72,392 100.0%
35 to 44 years 11,640 16.1%   In households 71,217 98.4%
45 to 54 years 10,427 14.4%     Householder 29,005 40.1%
55 to 59 years 3,740 5.2%     Spouse 16,794 23.2%
60 to 64 years 3,368 4.7%     Child 21,028 29.0%
65 to 74 years 6,582 9.1%       Own child under 18 years 15,431 21.3%
75 to 84 years 4,941 6.8%     Other relatives 2,166 3.0%
85 years and over 1,530 2.1%       Under 18 years 807 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 2,224 3.1%
Median age (years) 40.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,304 1.8%
        In group quarters 1,175 1.6%
18 years and over 55,818 77.1%     Institutionalized population 462 0.6%
  Male 26,754 37.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 713 1.0%
  Female 29,064 40.1%        
21 years and over 53,362 73.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 15,042 20.8%       Total households 29,005 100.0%
65 years and over 13,053 18.0%   Family households (families) 20,548 70.8%
  Male 5,418 7.5%       With own children under 18 years 8,552 29.5%
  Female 7,635 10.5%     Married couple family 16,794 57.9%
            With own children under 18 years 6,584 22.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,604 9.0%
One race 72,030 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 1,359 4.7%
  White 71,173 98.3%   Nonfamily households 8,457 29.2%
  Black or African American 592 0.8%     Householder living alone 7,507 25.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 66 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 3,965 13.7%
  Asian 89 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 11 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 9,175 31.6%
    Chinese 19 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 9,046 31.2%
    Filipino 7 0.0%        
    Japanese 17 0.0%   Average household size 2.46 (X)
    Korean 25 0.0%   Average family size 2.95 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 8 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.0%       Total housing units 32,387 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 5 0.0%   Occupied housing units 29,005 89.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,382 10.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,422 4.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 6 0.0%        
  Some other race 97 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 362 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 71,515 98.8%       Occupied housing units 29,005 100.0%
Black or African American 731 1.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 22,408 77.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 217 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 6,597 22.7%
Asian 138 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 32 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55 (X)
Some other race 135 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.12 (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.