Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lancaster County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 470,658 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 470,658 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26,742 5.7%
Male 229,454 48.8%     Mexican 1,528 0.3%
Female 241,204 51.2%     Puerto Rican 19,341 4.1%
          Cuban 560 0.1%
Under 5 years 32,680 6.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 5,313 1.1%
5 to 9 years 35,939 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 443,916 94.3%
10 to 14 years 36,290 7.7%     White alone 420,366 89.3%
15 to 19 years 34,329 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 29,246 6.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 59,093 12.6%       Total population 470,658 100.0%
35 to 44 years 74,092 15.7%   In households 456,302 96.9%
45 to 54 years 62,360 13.2%     Householder 172,560 36.7%
55 to 59 years 22,425 4.8%     Spouse 103,320 22.0%
60 to 64 years 18,144 3.9%     Child 146,906 31.2%
65 to 74 years 32,706 6.9%       Own child under 18 years 117,131 24.9%
75 to 84 years 24,389 5.2%     Other relatives 14,954 3.2%
85 years and over 8,965 1.9%       Under 18 years 5,658 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 18,562 3.9%
Median age (years) 36.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 8,730 1.9%
        In group quarters 14,356 3.1%
18 years and over 345,367 73.4%     Institutionalized population 6,893 1.5%
  Male 165,096 35.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 7,463 1.6%
  Female 180,271 38.3%        
21 years and over 324,714 69.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 76,637 16.3%       Total households 172,560 100.0%
65 years and over 66,060 14.0%   Family households (families) 124,129 71.9%
  Male 27,322 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 58,204 33.7%
  Female 38,738 8.2%     Married couple family 103,320 59.9%
            With own children under 18 years 45,863 26.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 14,900 8.6%
One race 464,759 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 9,006 5.2%
  White 430,456 91.5%   Nonfamily households 48,431 28.1%
  Black or African American 12,993 2.8%     Householder living alone 39,801 23.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 681 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 15,995 9.3%
  Asian 6,802 1.4%        
    Asian Indian 861 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 62,005 35.9%
    Chinese 1,132 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 42,512 24.6%
    Filipino 267 0.1%        
    Japanese 220 0.0%   Average household size 2.64 (X)
    Korean 545 0.1%   Average family size 3.14 (X)
    Vietnamese 2,178 0.5%        
    Other Asian1 1,599 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 158 0.0%       Total housing units 179,990 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 45 0.0%   Occupied housing units 172,560 95.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 31 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,430 4.1%
    Samoan 25 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 808 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 57 0.0%        
  Some other race 13,669 2.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 5,899 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 435,385 92.5%       Occupied housing units 172,560 100.0%
Black or African American 15,651 3.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 122,208 70.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,881 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 50,352 29.2%
Asian 7,751 1.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 354 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.78 (X)
Some other race 15,905 3.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.31 (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.