Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mercer County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 120,293 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 120,293 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 803 0.7%
Male 58,523 48.7%     Mexican 199 0.2%
Female 61,770 51.3%     Puerto Rican 315 0.3%
          Cuban 42 0.0%
Under 5 years 6,915 5.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 247 0.2%
5 to 9 years 7,615 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 119,490 99.3%
10 to 14 years 8,339 6.9%     White alone 111,507 92.7%
15 to 19 years 8,976 7.5%        
20 to 24 years 7,097 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 13,505 11.2%       Total population 120,293 100.0%
35 to 44 years 17,857 14.8%   In households 113,931 94.7%
45 to 54 years 16,537 13.7%     Householder 46,712 38.8%
55 to 59 years 6,285 5.2%     Spouse 25,609 21.3%
60 to 64 years 5,427 4.5%     Child 33,638 28.0%
65 to 74 years 10,904 9.1%       Own child under 18 years 25,372 21.1%
75 to 84 years 8,198 6.8%     Other relatives 4,083 3.4%
85 years and over 2,638 2.2%       Under 18 years 1,680 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 3,889 3.2%
Median age (years) 39.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,011 1.7%
        In group quarters 6,362 5.3%
18 years and over 92,109 76.6%     Institutionalized population 3,065 2.5%
  Male 43,836 36.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 3,297 2.7%
  Female 48,273 40.1%        
21 years and over 86,671 72.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 24,909 20.7%       Total households 46,712 100.0%
65 years and over 21,740 18.1%   Family households (families) 32,387 69.3%
  Male 8,852 7.4%       With own children under 18 years 13,689 29.3%
  Female 12,888 10.7%     Married couple family 25,609 54.8%
            With own children under 18 years 9,993 21.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 5,094 10.9%
One race 119,193 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 2,848 6.1%
  White 112,031 93.1%   Nonfamily households 14,325 30.7%
  Black or African American 6,318 5.3%     Householder living alone 12,597 27.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 127 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 6,169 13.2%
  Asian 486 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 120 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 14,883 31.9%
    Chinese 104 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 14,672 31.4%
    Filipino 41 0.0%        
    Japanese 57 0.0%   Average household size 2.44 (X)
    Korean 91 0.1%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 30 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 43 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 0.0%       Total housing units 49,859 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 5 0.0%   Occupied housing units 46,712 93.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,147 6.3%
    Samoan 8 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 482 1.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 7 0.0%        
  Some other race 204 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 1,100 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 113,036 94.0%       Occupied housing units 46,712 100.0%
Black or African American 6,869 5.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 35,646 76.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 511 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 11,066 23.7%
Asian 656 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 59 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.54 (X)
Some other race 358 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.