Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Blair County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 129,144 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 129,144 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 662 0.5%
Male 61,917 47.9%     Mexican 161 0.1%
Female 67,227 52.1%     Puerto Rican 186 0.1%
          Cuban 13 0.0%
Under 5 years 7,257 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 302 0.2%
5 to 9 years 8,134 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 128,482 99.5%
10 to 14 years 8,518 6.6%     White alone 125,641 97.3%
15 to 19 years 9,595 7.4%        
20 to 24 years 7,306 5.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 15,459 12.0%       Total population 129,144 100.0%
35 to 44 years 19,424 15.0%   In households 125,037 96.8%
45 to 54 years 18,416 14.3%     Householder 51,518 39.9%
55 to 59 years 6,820 5.3%     Spouse 27,080 21.0%
60 to 64 years 5,759 4.5%     Child 36,690 28.4%
65 to 74 years 11,127 8.6%       Own child under 18 years 26,862 20.8%
75 to 84 years 8,479 6.6%     Other relatives 4,456 3.5%
85 years and over 2,850 2.2%       Under 18 years 1,768 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 5,293 4.1%
Median age (years) 39.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,535 2.0%
        In group quarters 4,107 3.2%
18 years and over 99,862 77.3%     Institutionalized population 2,480 1.9%
  Male 46,880 36.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,627 1.3%
  Female 52,982 41.0%        
21 years and over 93,748 72.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 25,845 20.0%       Total households 51,518 100.0%
65 years and over 22,456 17.4%   Family households (families) 34,895 67.7%
  Male 8,777 6.8%       With own children under 18 years 15,078 29.3%
  Female 13,679 10.6%     Married couple family 27,080 52.6%
            With own children under 18 years 10,836 21.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 5,769 11.2%
One race 128,365 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 3,112 6.0%
  White 126,059 97.6%   Nonfamily households 16,623 32.3%
  Black or African American 1,535 1.2%     Householder living alone 14,344 27.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 109 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 6,832 13.3%
  Asian 463 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 145 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 16,414 31.9%
    Chinese 89 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 15,184 29.5%
    Filipino 49 0.0%        
    Japanese 36 0.0%   Average household size 2.43 (X)
    Korean 78 0.1%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 23 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 43 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 0.0%       Total housing units 55,061 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 10 0.0%   Occupied housing units 51,518 93.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,543 6.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 322 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 180 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 779 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 126,795 98.2%       Occupied housing units 51,518 100.0%
Black or African American 1,861 1.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 37,554 72.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 384 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 13,964 27.1%
Asian 611 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 43 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55 (X)
Some other race 294 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.09 (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.