Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Potter County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 18,080 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 18,080 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 103 0.6%
Male 8,920 49.3%     Mexican 27 0.1%
Female 9,160 50.7%     Puerto Rican 40 0.2%
          Cuban 3 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,112 6.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 33 0.2%
5 to 9 years 1,290 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 17,977 99.4%
10 to 14 years 1,437 7.9%     White alone 17,660 97.7%
15 to 19 years 1,290 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 811 4.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,060 11.4%       Total population 18,080 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,664 14.7%   In households 17,781 98.3%
45 to 54 years 2,492 13.8%     Householder 7,005 38.7%
55 to 59 years 1,022 5.7%     Spouse 4,165 23.0%
60 to 64 years 888 4.9%     Child 5,390 29.8%
65 to 74 years 1,546 8.6%       Own child under 18 years 4,333 24.0%
75 to 84 years 1,101 6.1%     Other relatives 550 3.0%
85 years and over 367 2.0%       Under 18 years 233 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 671 3.7%
Median age (years) 39.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 361 2.0%
        In group quarters 299 1.7%
18 years and over 13,383 74.0%     Institutionalized population 222 1.2%
  Male 6,513 36.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 77 0.4%
  Female 6,870 38.0%        
21 years and over 12,798 70.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,544 19.6%       Total households 7,005 100.0%
65 years and over 3,014 16.7%   Family households (families) 4,999 71.4%
  Male 1,285 7.1%       With own children under 18 years 2,210 31.5%
  Female 1,729 9.6%     Married couple family 4,165 59.5%
            With own children under 18 years 1,718 24.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 534 7.6%
One race 17,951 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 300 4.3%
  White 17,729 98.1%   Nonfamily households 2,006 28.6%
  Black or African American 52 0.3%     Householder living alone 1,728 24.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 800 11.4%
  Asian 90 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 27 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,380 34.0%
    Chinese 11 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,030 29.0%
    Filipino 28 0.2%        
    Japanese 6 0.0%   Average household size 2.54 (X)
    Korean 6 0.0%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 11 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0%       Total housing units 12,159 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,005 57.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,154 42.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4,711 38.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 35 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 129 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 17,847 98.7%       Occupied housing units 7,005 100.0%
Black or African American 78 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 5,418 77.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 112 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,587 22.7%
Asian 113 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.61 (X)
Some other race 52 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.28 (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.