Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Snyder County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 37,546 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 37,546 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 368 1.0%
Male 18,352 48.9%     Mexican 38 0.1%
Female 19,194 51.1%     Puerto Rican 179 0.5%
          Cuban 15 0.0%
Under 5 years 2,098 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 136 0.4%
5 to 9 years 2,462 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 37,178 99.0%
10 to 14 years 2,870 7.6%     White alone 36,559 97.4%
15 to 19 years 3,029 8.1%        
20 to 24 years 2,766 7.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 4,564 12.2%       Total population 37,546 100.0%
35 to 44 years 5,716 15.2%   In households 35,257 93.9%
45 to 54 years 5,085 13.5%     Householder 13,654 36.4%
55 to 59 years 2,033 5.4%     Spouse 8,461 22.5%
60 to 64 years 1,648 4.4%     Child 10,826 28.8%
65 to 74 years 2,873 7.7%       Own child under 18 years 8,481 22.6%
75 to 84 years 1,819 4.8%     Other relatives 920 2.5%
85 years and over 583 1.6%       Under 18 years 321 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 1,396 3.7%
Median age (years) 36.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 670 1.8%
        In group quarters 2,289 6.1%
18 years and over 28,532 76.0%     Institutionalized population 897 2.4%
  Male 13,758 36.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,392 3.7%
  Female 14,774 39.3%        
21 years and over 26,375 70.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 6,279 16.7%       Total households 13,654 100.0%
65 years and over 5,275 14.0%   Family households (families) 9,979 73.1%
  Male 2,217 5.9%       With own children under 18 years 4,377 32.1%
  Female 3,058 8.1%     Married couple family 8,461 62.0%
            With own children under 18 years 3,525 25.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,010 7.4%
One race 37,364 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 555 4.1%
  White 36,768 97.9%   Nonfamily households 3,675 26.9%
  Black or African American 307 0.8%     Householder living alone 3,052 22.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 18 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 1,403 10.3%
  Asian 156 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 31 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 4,665 34.2%
    Chinese 25 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 3,598 26.4%
    Filipino 23 0.1%        
    Japanese 8 0.0%   Average household size 2.58 (X)
    Korean 27 0.1%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 14 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 28 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 14,890 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 13,654 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,236 8.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 495 3.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 113 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 182 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 36,931 98.4%       Occupied housing units 13,654 100.0%
Black or African American 354 0.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 10,443 76.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 89 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,211 23.5%
Asian 207 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.67 (X)
Some other race 153 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.30 (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.