Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Monroe County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 138,687 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 138,687 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9,195 6.6%
Male 68,490 49.4%     Mexican 410 0.3%
Female 70,197 50.6%     Puerto Rican 5,281 3.8%
          Cuban 387 0.3%
Under 5 years 8,280 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,117 2.2%
5 to 9 years 10,676 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 129,492 93.4%
10 to 14 years 11,754 8.5%     White alone 117,592 84.8%
15 to 19 years 10,574 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 7,777 5.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 15,186 10.9%       Total population 138,687 100.0%
35 to 44 years 24,778 17.9%   In households 134,847 97.2%
45 to 54 years 19,858 14.3%     Householder 49,454 35.7%
55 to 59 years 7,057 5.1%     Spouse 30,021 21.6%
60 to 64 years 5,711 4.1%     Child 43,098 31.1%
65 to 74 years 9,916 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 34,337 24.8%
75 to 84 years 5,549 4.0%     Other relatives 5,762 4.2%
85 years and over 1,571 1.1%       Under 18 years 1,919 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 6,512 4.7%
Median age (years) 37.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,984 2.2%
        In group quarters 3,840 2.8%
18 years and over 101,559 73.2%     Institutionalized population 987 0.7%
  Male 49,322 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,853 2.1%
  Female 52,237 37.7%        
21 years and over 95,504 68.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 20,373 14.7%       Total households 49,454 100.0%
65 years and over 17,036 12.3%   Family households (families) 36,459 73.7%
  Male 7,587 5.5%       With own children under 18 years 17,890 36.2%
  Female 9,449 6.8%     Married couple family 30,021 60.7%
            With own children under 18 years 14,121 28.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 4,339 8.8%
One race 135,921 98.0%       With own children under 18 years 2,605 5.3%
  White 122,342 88.2%   Nonfamily households 12,995 26.3%
  Black or African American 8,343 6.0%     Householder living alone 9,998 20.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 298 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 3,866 7.8%
  Asian 1,545 1.1%        
    Asian Indian 509 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 19,174 38.8%
    Chinese 292 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 11,753 23.8%
    Filipino 258 0.2%        
    Japanese 56 0.0%   Average household size 2.73 (X)
    Korean 191 0.1%   Average family size 3.16 (X)
    Vietnamese 73 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 166 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 40 0.0%       Total housing units 67,581 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 10 0.0%   Occupied housing units 49,454 73.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.0%   Vacant housing units 18,127 26.8%
    Samoan 15 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14,705 21.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 5 0.0%        
  Some other race 3,353 2.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4% (X)
Two or more races 2,766 2.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 124,433 89.7%       Occupied housing units 49,454 100.0%
Black or African American 9,547 6.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 38,734 78.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 949 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 10,720 21.7%
Asian 1,994 1.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 89 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.79 (X)
Some other race 4,623 3.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.48 (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.