Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northumberland County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 94,556 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 94,556 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,041 1.1%
Male 46,375 49.0%     Mexican 138 0.1%
Female 48,181 51.0%     Puerto Rican 543 0.6%
          Cuban 17 0.0%
Under 5 years 4,803 5.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 343 0.4%
5 to 9 years 5,407 5.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 93,515 98.9%
10 to 14 years 6,374 6.7%     White alone 91,314 96.6%
15 to 19 years 6,121 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 4,597 4.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 11,655 12.3%       Total population 94,556 100.0%
35 to 44 years 14,512 15.3%   In households 90,837 96.1%
45 to 54 years 13,320 14.1%     Householder 38,835 41.1%
55 to 59 years 5,134 5.4%     Spouse 20,332 21.5%
60 to 64 years 4,631 4.9%     Child 25,150 26.6%
65 to 74 years 8,817 9.3%       Own child under 18 years 18,898 20.0%
75 to 84 years 6,860 7.3%     Other relatives 2,985 3.2%
85 years and over 2,325 2.5%       Under 18 years 995 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 3,535 3.7%
Median age (years) 40.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,018 2.1%
        In group quarters 3,719 3.9%
18 years and over 73,857 78.1%     Institutionalized population 3,134 3.3%
  Male 35,559 37.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 585 0.6%
  Female 38,298 40.5%        
21 years and over 70,977 75.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 20,707 21.9%       Total households 38,835 100.0%
65 years and over 18,002 19.0%   Family households (families) 25,589 65.9%
  Male 6,961 7.4%       With own children under 18 years 10,609 27.3%
  Female 11,041 11.7%     Married couple family 20,332 52.4%
            With own children under 18 years 7,749 20.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 3,728 9.6%
One race 94,003 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 2,052 5.3%
  White 91,803 97.1%   Nonfamily households 13,246 34.1%
  Black or African American 1,439 1.5%     Householder living alone 11,709 30.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 90 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 6,003 15.5%
  Asian 211 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 32 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 11,394 29.3%
    Chinese 23 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 12,580 32.4%
    Filipino 42 0.0%        
    Japanese 13 0.0%   Average household size 2.34 (X)
    Korean 36 0.0%   Average family size 2.89 (X)
    Vietnamese 37 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 28 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.0%       Total housing units 43,164 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 6 0.0%   Occupied housing units 38,835 90.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,329 10.0%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 246 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 6 0.0%        
  Some other race 444 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4% (X)
Two or more races 553 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 92,298 97.6%       Occupied housing units 38,835 100.0%
Black or African American 1,642 1.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 28,561 73.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 304 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 10,274 26.5%
Asian 311 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 36 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Some other race 564 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.04 (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.