Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Delaware County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 550,864 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 550,864 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 8,368 1.5%
Male 262,824 47.7%     Mexican 1,258 0.2%
Female 288,040 52.3%     Puerto Rican 3,310 0.6%
          Cuban 514 0.1%
Under 5 years 34,394 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,286 0.6%
5 to 9 years 38,774 7.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 542,496 98.5%
10 to 14 years 40,062 7.3%     White alone 438,416 79.6%
15 to 19 years 40,349 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 32,347 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 69,089 12.5%       Total population 550,864 100.0%
35 to 44 years 89,511 16.2%   In households 529,123 96.1%
45 to 54 years 74,079 13.4%     Householder 206,320 37.5%
55 to 59 years 25,971 4.7%     Spouse 104,911 19.0%
60 to 64 years 20,619 3.7%     Child 171,029 31.0%
65 to 74 years 42,053 7.6%       Own child under 18 years 123,906 22.5%
75 to 84 years 32,748 5.9%     Other relatives 26,801 4.9%
85 years and over 10,868 2.0%       Under 18 years 9,868 1.8%
          Nonrelatives 20,062 3.6%
Median age (years) 37.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 8,863 1.6%
        In group quarters 21,741 3.9%
18 years and over 414,031 75.2%     Institutionalized population 8,808 1.6%
  Male 192,540 35.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 12,933 2.3%
  Female 221,491 40.2%        
21 years and over 389,716 70.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 97,758 17.7%       Total households 206,320 100.0%
65 years and over 85,669 15.6%   Family households (families) 139,453 67.6%
  Male 33,542 6.1%       With own children under 18 years 65,038 31.5%
  Female 52,127 9.5%     Married couple family 104,911 50.8%
            With own children under 18 years 48,416 23.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 26,542 12.9%
One race 544,308 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 13,265 6.4%
  White 442,449 80.3%   Nonfamily households 66,867 32.4%
  Black or African American 79,981 14.5%     Householder living alone 57,028 27.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 609 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 23,849 11.6%
  Asian 18,103 3.3%        
    Asian Indian 4,856 0.9%   Households with individuals under 18 years 70,894 34.4%
    Chinese 4,048 0.7%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 59,382 28.8%
    Filipino 1,103 0.2%        
    Japanese 579 0.1%   Average household size 2.56 (X)
    Korean 3,237 0.6%   Average family size 3.17 (X)
    Vietnamese 2,221 0.4%        
    Other Asian1 2,059 0.4%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 100 0.0%       Total housing units 216,978 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 30 0.0%   Occupied housing units 206,320 95.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.0%   Vacant housing units 10,658 4.9%
    Samoan 12 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 423 0.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 41 0.0%        
  Some other race 3,066 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 6,556 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 447,274 81.2%       Occupied housing units 206,320 100.0%
Black or African American 83,127 15.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 148,384 71.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,177 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 57,936 28.1%
Asian 19,917 3.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 355 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.75 (X)
Some other race 5,157 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.08 (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.