Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Schuylkill County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 150,336 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 150,336 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,671 1.1%
Male 74,818 49.8%     Mexican 428 0.3%
Female 75,518 50.2%     Puerto Rican 530 0.4%
          Cuban 82 0.1%
Under 5 years 7,357 4.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 631 0.4%
5 to 9 years 8,747 5.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 148,665 98.9%
10 to 14 years 9,455 6.3%     White alone 144,290 96.0%
15 to 19 years 9,008 6.0%        
20 to 24 years 7,623 5.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 19,522 13.0%       Total population 150,336 100.0%
35 to 44 years 23,004 15.3%   In households 143,110 95.2%
45 to 54 years 21,224 14.1%     Householder 60,530 40.3%
55 to 59 years 7,741 5.1%     Spouse 31,133 20.7%
60 to 64 years 6,789 4.5%     Child 40,516 27.0%
65 to 74 years 14,552 9.7%       Own child under 18 years 28,747 19.1%
75 to 84 years 11,438 7.6%     Other relatives 5,825 3.9%
85 years and over 3,876 2.6%       Under 18 years 1,872 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 5,106 3.4%
Median age (years) 40.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 3,036 2.0%
        In group quarters 7,226 4.8%
18 years and over 118,985 79.1%     Institutionalized population 6,637 4.4%
  Male 58,647 39.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 589 0.4%
  Female 60,338 40.1%        
21 years and over 114,177 75.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 33,906 22.6%       Total households 60,530 100.0%
65 years and over 29,866 19.9%   Family households (families) 40,116 66.3%
  Male 11,619 7.7%       With own children under 18 years 16,234 26.8%
  Female 18,247 12.1%     Married couple family 31,133 51.4%
            With own children under 18 years 12,059 19.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 6,177 10.2%
One race 149,685 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 2,885 4.8%
  White 145,249 96.6%   Nonfamily households 20,414 33.7%
  Black or African American 3,147 2.1%     Householder living alone 18,088 29.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 114 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 9,962 16.5%
  Asian 625 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 190 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 17,699 29.2%
    Chinese 121 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 21,090 34.8%
    Filipino 80 0.1%        
    Japanese 28 0.0%   Average household size 2.36 (X)
    Korean 92 0.1%   Average family size 2.93 (X)
    Vietnamese 24 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 90 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 0.0%       Total housing units 67,806 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 5 0.0%   Occupied housing units 60,530 89.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,276 10.7%
    Samoan 7 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 865 1.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 7 0.0%        
  Some other race 531 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6% (X)
Two or more races 651 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 145,857 97.0%       Occupied housing units 60,530 100.0%
Black or African American 3,364 2.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 47,198 78.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 319 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 13,332 22.0%
Asian 770 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 30 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.47 (X)
Some other race 694 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.00 (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.