Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Forest County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,946 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,946 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 60 1.2%
Male 2,604 52.6%     Mexican 8 0.2%
Female 2,342 47.4%     Puerto Rican 1 0.0%
          Cuban 3 0.1%
Under 5 years 178 3.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 48 1.0%
5 to 9 years 249 5.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,886 98.8%
10 to 14 years 314 6.3%     White alone 4,719 95.4%
15 to 19 years 533 10.8%        
20 to 24 years 140 2.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 443 9.0%       Total population 4,946 100.0%
35 to 44 years 677 13.7%   In households 4,570 92.4%
45 to 54 years 689 13.9%     Householder 2,000 40.4%
55 to 59 years 362 7.3%     Spouse 1,113 22.5%
60 to 64 years 376 7.6%     Child 1,132 22.9%
65 to 74 years 545 11.0%       Own child under 18 years 837 16.9%
75 to 84 years 357 7.2%     Other relatives 159 3.2%
85 years and over 83 1.7%       Under 18 years 67 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 166 3.4%
Median age (years) 44.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 92 1.9%
        In group quarters 376 7.6%
18 years and over 3,825 77.3%     Institutionalized population 95 1.9%
  Male 1,934 39.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 281 5.7%
  Female 1,891 38.2%        
21 years and over 3,643 73.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,208 24.4%       Total households 2,000 100.0%
65 years and over 985 19.9%   Family households (families) 1,328 66.4%
  Male 467 9.4%       With own children under 18 years 464 23.2%
  Female 518 10.5%     Married couple family 1,113 55.6%
            With own children under 18 years 366 18.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 134 6.7%
One race 4,916 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 61 3.0%
  White 4,745 95.9%   Nonfamily households 672 33.6%
  Black or African American 110 2.2%     Householder living alone 582 29.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 20 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 301 15.0%
  Asian 7 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 510 25.5%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 692 34.6%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.29 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.81 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 2 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 8,701 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,000 23.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 6,701 77.0%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6,560 75.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 34 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 30 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,773 96.5%       Occupied housing units 2,000 100.0%
Black or African American 113 2.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,654 82.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 346 17.3%
Asian 12 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.34 (X)
Some other race 37 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.03 (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.