Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Susquehanna County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 42,238 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 42,238 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 285 0.7%
Male 21,003 49.7%     Mexican 45 0.1%
Female 21,235 50.3%     Puerto Rican 135 0.3%
          Cuban 11 0.0%
Under 5 years 2,400 5.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 94 0.2%
5 to 9 years 2,988 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 41,953 99.3%
10 to 14 years 3,326 7.9%     White alone 41,429 98.1%
15 to 19 years 3,045 7.2%        
20 to 24 years 1,847 4.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 4,602 10.9%       Total population 42,238 100.0%
35 to 44 years 6,831 16.2%   In households 41,804 99.0%
45 to 54 years 6,022 14.3%     Householder 16,529 39.1%
55 to 59 years 2,508 5.9%     Spouse 9,539 22.6%
60 to 64 years 2,123 5.0%     Child 12,586 29.8%
65 to 74 years 3,443 8.2%       Own child under 18 years 9,923 23.5%
75 to 84 years 2,327 5.5%     Other relatives 1,349 3.2%
85 years and over 776 1.8%       Under 18 years 524 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 1,801 4.3%
Median age (years) 39.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,002 2.4%
        In group quarters 434 1.0%
18 years and over 31,474 74.5%     Institutionalized population 355 0.8%
  Male 15,397 36.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 79 0.2%
  Female 16,077 38.1%        
21 years and over 30,078 71.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 7,806 18.5%       Total households 16,529 100.0%
65 years and over 6,546 15.5%   Family households (families) 11,777 71.3%
  Male 2,859 6.8%       With own children under 18 years 5,269 31.9%
  Female 3,687 8.7%     Married couple family 9,539 57.7%
            With own children under 18 years 3,956 23.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,427 8.6%
One race 41,983 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 837 5.1%
  White 41,621 98.5%   Nonfamily households 4,752 28.7%
  Black or African American 128 0.3%     Householder living alone 4,011 24.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 63 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 1,905 11.5%
  Asian 92 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 30 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 5,674 34.3%
    Chinese 14 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 4,636 28.0%
    Filipino 19 0.0%        
    Japanese 5 0.0%   Average household size 2.53 (X)
    Korean 16 0.0%   Average family size 2.99 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 8 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%       Total housing units 21,829 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 16,529 75.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,300 24.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3,924 18.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 73 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5% (X)
Two or more races 255 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 41,859 99.1%       Occupied housing units 16,529 100.0%
Black or African American 180 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 13,145 79.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 192 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,384 20.5%
Asian 125 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.59 (X)
Some other race 132 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.