Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mifflin County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 46,486 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 46,486 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 263 0.6%
Male 22,420 48.2%     Mexican 63 0.1%
Female 24,066 51.8%     Puerto Rican 73 0.2%
          Cuban 1 0.0%
Under 5 years 2,926 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 126 0.3%
5 to 9 years 3,193 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 46,223 99.4%
10 to 14 years 3,393 7.3%     White alone 45,644 98.2%
15 to 19 years 2,939 6.3%        
20 to 24 years 2,258 4.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 5,894 12.7%       Total population 46,486 100.0%
35 to 44 years 6,856 14.7%   In households 45,796 98.5%
45 to 54 years 6,193 13.3%     Householder 18,413 39.6%
55 to 59 years 2,689 5.8%     Spouse 10,604 22.8%
60 to 64 years 2,238 4.8%     Child 13,556 29.2%
65 to 74 years 4,106 8.8%       Own child under 18 years 10,583 22.8%
75 to 84 years 2,823 6.1%     Other relatives 1,492 3.2%
85 years and over 978 2.1%       Under 18 years 597 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 1,731 3.7%
Median age (years) 38.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 998 2.1%
        In group quarters 690 1.5%
18 years and over 35,035 75.4%     Institutionalized population 625 1.3%
  Male 16,587 35.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 65 0.1%
  Female 18,448 39.7%        
21 years and over 33,565 72.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 9,182 19.8%       Total households 18,413 100.0%
65 years and over 7,907 17.0%   Family households (families) 12,905 70.1%
  Male 3,153 6.8%       With own children under 18 years 5,561 30.2%
  Female 4,754 10.2%     Married couple family 10,604 57.6%
            With own children under 18 years 4,277 23.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,563 8.5%
One race 46,287 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 868 4.7%
  White 45,803 98.5%   Nonfamily households 5,508 29.9%
  Black or African American 226 0.5%     Householder living alone 4,788 26.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 38 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 2,439 13.2%
  Asian 135 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 52 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 6,006 32.6%
    Chinese 18 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 5,475 29.7%
    Filipino 12 0.0%        
    Japanese 7 0.0%   Average household size 2.49 (X)
    Korean 25 0.1%   Average family size 2.99 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 16 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 20,745 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 18,413 88.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 2,332 11.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,082 5.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 83 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 199 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 45,990 98.9%       Occupied housing units 18,413 100.0%
Black or African American 302 0.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 13,631 74.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 79 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 4,782 26.0%
Asian 195 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.58 (X)
Some other race 114 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.23 (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.