Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lawrence County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 94,643 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 94,643 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 529 0.6%
Male 44,994 47.5%     Mexican 169 0.2%
Female 49,649 52.5%     Puerto Rican 171 0.2%
          Cuban 19 0.0%
Under 5 years 5,305 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 170 0.2%
5 to 9 years 6,130 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 94,114 99.4%
10 to 14 years 6,405 6.8%     White alone 89,573 94.6%
15 to 19 years 6,686 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 5,247 5.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 10,342 10.9%       Total population 94,643 100.0%
35 to 44 years 13,990 14.8%   In households 91,671 96.9%
45 to 54 years 13,240 14.0%     Householder 37,091 39.2%
55 to 59 years 4,827 5.1%     Spouse 20,199 21.3%
60 to 64 years 4,248 4.5%     Child 27,827 29.4%
65 to 74 years 8,829 9.3%       Own child under 18 years 19,944 21.1%
75 to 84 years 7,166 7.6%     Other relatives 3,800 4.0%
85 years and over 2,228 2.4%       Under 18 years 1,414 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 2,754 2.9%
Median age (years) 40.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,497 1.6%
        In group quarters 2,972 3.1%
18 years and over 72,763 76.9%     Institutionalized population 1,512 1.6%
  Male 33,841 35.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,460 1.5%
  Female 38,922 41.1%        
21 years and over 68,848 72.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 20,763 21.9%       Total households 37,091 100.0%
65 years and over 18,223 19.3%   Family households (families) 25,886 69.8%
  Male 7,216 7.6%       With own children under 18 years 10,690 28.8%
  Female 11,007 11.6%     Married couple family 20,199 54.5%
            With own children under 18 years 7,830 21.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 4,269 11.5%
One race 93,848 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 2,197 5.9%
  White 89,894 95.0%   Nonfamily households 11,205 30.2%
  Black or African American 3,416 3.6%     Householder living alone 10,032 27.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 95 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 5,351 14.4%
  Asian 258 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 44 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 11,655 31.4%
    Chinese 27 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 12,531 33.8%
    Filipino 57 0.1%        
    Japanese 18 0.0%   Average household size 2.47 (X)
    Korean 62 0.1%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 24 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 26 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0%       Total housing units 39,635 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 6 0.0%   Occupied housing units 37,091 93.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 2,544 6.4%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 302 0.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 176 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 795 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 90,639 95.8%       Occupied housing units 37,091 100.0%
Black or African American 3,834 4.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 28,673 77.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 329 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 8,418 22.7%
Asian 352 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.58 (X)
Some other race 306 0.3%   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.