Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Montgomery County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 750,097 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 750,097 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15,300 2.0%
Male 362,554 48.3%     Mexican 3,940 0.5%
Female 387,543 51.7%     Puerto Rican 5,595 0.7%
          Cuban 812 0.1%
Under 5 years 47,290 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4,953 0.7%
5 to 9 years 51,341 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 734,797 98.0%
10 to 14 years 52,874 7.0%     White alone 640,019 85.3%
15 to 19 years 45,759 6.1%        
20 to 24 years 36,970 4.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 100,931 13.5%       Total population 750,097 100.0%
35 to 44 years 127,953 17.1%   In households 726,840 96.9%
45 to 54 years 106,735 14.2%     Householder 286,098 38.1%
55 to 59 years 38,429 5.1%     Spouse 163,746 21.8%
60 to 64 years 30,018 4.0%     Child 221,660 29.6%
65 to 74 years 55,562 7.4%       Own child under 18 years 169,730 22.6%
75 to 84 years 41,518 5.5%     Other relatives 27,372 3.6%
85 years and over 14,717 2.0%       Under 18 years 8,559 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 27,964 3.7%
Median age (years) 38.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 11,967 1.6%
        In group quarters 23,257 3.1%
18 years and over 568,952 75.9%     Institutionalized population 13,988 1.9%
  Male 269,525 35.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 9,269 1.2%
  Female 299,427 39.9%        
21 years and over 545,587 72.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 129,424 17.3%       Total households 286,098 100.0%
65 years and over 111,797 14.9%   Family households (families) 197,640 69.1%
  Male 45,212 6.0%       With own children under 18 years 91,569 32.0%
  Female 66,585 8.9%     Married couple family 163,746 57.2%
            With own children under 18 years 75,129 26.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 25,290 8.8%
One race 741,371 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 12,647 4.4%
  White 648,510 86.5%   Nonfamily households 88,458 30.9%
  Black or African American 55,969 7.5%     Householder living alone 73,213 25.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 848 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 28,213 9.9%
  Asian 30,191 4.0%        
    Asian Indian 8,056 1.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 97,199 34.0%
    Chinese 5,987 0.8%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 74,784 26.1%
    Filipino 1,674 0.2%        
    Japanese 655 0.1%   Average household size 2.54 (X)
    Korean 9,015 1.2%   Average family size 3.09 (X)
    Vietnamese 2,687 0.4%        
    Other Asian1 2,117 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 255 0.0%       Total housing units 297,434 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 55 0.0%   Occupied housing units 286,098 96.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 30 0.0%   Vacant housing units 11,336 3.8%
    Samoan 85 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,038 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 85 0.0%        
  Some other race 5,598 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 8,726 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 655,447 87.4%       Occupied housing units 286,098 100.0%
Black or African American 60,052 8.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 210,233 73.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,798 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 75,865 26.5%
Asian 32,767 4.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 527 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.74 (X)
Some other race 7,975 1.1%   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.