Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fayette County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 148,644 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 148,644 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 564 0.4%
Male 71,136 47.9%     Mexican 188 0.1%
Female 77,508 52.1%     Puerto Rican 97 0.1%
          Cuban 18 0.0%
Under 5 years 8,454 5.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 261 0.2%
5 to 9 years 9,384 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 148,080 99.6%
10 to 14 years 9,874 6.6%     White alone 141,265 95.0%
15 to 19 years 9,546 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 7,994 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 18,188 12.2%       Total population 148,644 100.0%
35 to 44 years 22,237 15.0%   In households 145,633 98.0%
45 to 54 years 21,401 14.4%     Householder 59,969 40.3%
55 to 59 years 7,931 5.3%     Spouse 31,046 20.9%
60 to 64 years 6,705 4.5%     Child 43,066 29.0%
65 to 74 years 13,441 9.0%       Own child under 18 years 30,231 20.3%
75 to 84 years 10,292 6.9%     Other relatives 6,565 4.4%
85 years and over 3,197 2.2%       Under 18 years 2,550 1.7%
          Nonrelatives 4,987 3.4%
Median age (years) 40.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,893 1.9%
        In group quarters 3,011 2.0%
18 years and over 114,910 77.3%     Institutionalized population 1,046 0.7%
  Male 53,673 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,965 1.3%
  Female 61,237 41.2%        
21 years and over 109,702 73.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 30,874 20.8%       Total households 59,969 100.0%
65 years and over 26,930 18.1%   Family households (families) 41,170 68.7%
  Male 10,537 7.1%       With own children under 18 years 17,182 28.7%
  Female 16,393 11.0%     Married couple family 31,046 51.8%
            With own children under 18 years 12,095 20.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 7,466 12.4%
One race 147,559 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 3,848 6.4%
  White 141,657 95.3%   Nonfamily households 18,799 31.3%
  Black or African American 5,223 3.5%     Householder living alone 16,795 28.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 168 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 8,711 14.5%
  Asian 323 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 70 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 18,954 31.6%
    Chinese 52 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 19,241 32.1%
    Filipino 64 0.0%        
    Japanese 27 0.0%   Average household size 2.43 (X)
    Korean 55 0.0%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 33 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 22 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.0%       Total housing units 66,490 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 59,969 90.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.0%   Vacant housing units 6,521 9.8%
    Samoan 8 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,486 2.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 170 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 1,085 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 142,644 96.0%       Occupied housing units 59,969 100.0%
Black or African American 5,815 3.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 43,876 73.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 505 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 16,093 26.8%
Asian 433 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 63 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.50 (X)
Some other race 334 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.24 (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.