Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Luzerne County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 319,250 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 319,250 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3,713 1.2%
Male 153,795 48.2%     Mexican 676 0.2%
Female 165,455 51.8%     Puerto Rican 1,244 0.4%
          Cuban 128 0.0%
Under 5 years 15,811 5.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,665 0.5%
5 to 9 years 18,549 5.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 315,537 98.8%
10 to 14 years 20,369 6.4%     White alone 306,528 96.0%
15 to 19 years 20,946 6.6%        
20 to 24 years 17,286 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 39,000 12.2%       Total population 319,250 100.0%
35 to 44 years 47,903 15.0%   In households 306,387 96.0%
45 to 54 years 44,756 14.0%     Householder 130,687 40.9%
55 to 59 years 17,214 5.4%     Spouse 63,725 20.0%
60 to 64 years 14,676 4.6%     Child 88,039 27.6%
65 to 74 years 30,166 9.4%       Own child under 18 years 61,493 19.3%
75 to 84 years 24,093 7.5%     Other relatives 12,698 4.0%
85 years and over 8,481 2.7%       Under 18 years 3,574 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 11,238 3.5%
Median age (years) 40.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,950 1.9%
        In group quarters 12,863 4.0%
18 years and over 252,184 79.0%     Institutionalized population 8,556 2.7%
  Male 119,119 37.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,307 1.3%
  Female 133,065 41.7%        
21 years and over 239,687 75.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 71,436 22.4%       Total households 130,687 100.0%
65 years and over 62,740 19.7%   Family households (families) 84,304 64.5%
  Male 23,460 7.3%       With own children under 18 years 34,640 26.5%
  Female 39,280 12.3%     Married couple family 63,725 48.8%
            With own children under 18 years 25,233 19.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 15,039 11.5%
One race 317,435 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 7,091 5.4%
  White 308,476 96.6%   Nonfamily households 46,383 35.5%
  Black or African American 5,408 1.7%     Householder living alone 40,958 31.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 285 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 20,846 16.0%
  Asian 1,860 0.6%        
    Asian Indian 596 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 37,329 28.6%
    Chinese 325 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 44,300 33.9%
    Filipino 202 0.1%        
    Japanese 107 0.0%   Average household size 2.34 (X)
    Korean 213 0.1%   Average family size 2.95 (X)
    Vietnamese 259 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 158 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 47 0.0%       Total housing units 144,686 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 11 0.0%   Occupied housing units 130,687 90.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.0%   Vacant housing units 13,999 9.7%
    Samoan 11 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,517 1.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 8 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,359 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 1,815 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 310,111 97.1%       Occupied housing units 130,687 100.0%
Black or African American 6,084 1.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 91,914 70.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 796 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 38,773 29.7%
Asian 2,262 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 158 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.49 (X)
Some other race 1,801 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.99 (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.