Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wayne County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 47,722 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 47,722 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 811 1.7%
Male 23,942 50.2%     Mexican 68 0.1%
Female 23,780 49.8%     Puerto Rican 414 0.9%
          Cuban 51 0.1%
Under 5 years 2,677 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 278 0.6%
5 to 9 years 3,193 6.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 46,911 98.3%
10 to 14 years 3,447 7.2%     White alone 45,647 95.7%
15 to 19 years 3,104 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 1,944 4.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 5,226 11.0%       Total population 47,722 100.0%
35 to 44 years 7,579 15.9%   In households 45,821 96.0%
45 to 54 years 6,889 14.4%     Householder 18,350 38.5%
55 to 59 years 2,822 5.9%     Spouse 10,488 22.0%
60 to 64 years 2,489 5.2%     Child 13,434 28.2%
65 to 74 years 4,547 9.5%       Own child under 18 years 10,465 21.9%
75 to 84 years 2,792 5.9%     Other relatives 1,765 3.7%
85 years and over 1,013 2.1%       Under 18 years 667 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 1,784 3.7%
Median age (years) 40.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 927 1.9%
        In group quarters 1,901 4.0%
18 years and over 36,275 76.0%     Institutionalized population 1,617 3.4%
  Male 18,003 37.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 284 0.6%
  Female 18,272 38.3%        
21 years and over 34,882 73.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 9,855 20.7%       Total households 18,350 100.0%
65 years and over 8,352 17.5%   Family households (families) 12,942 70.5%
  Male 3,654 7.7%       With own children under 18 years 5,562 30.3%
  Female 4,698 9.8%     Married couple family 10,488 57.2%
            With own children under 18 years 4,196 22.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,641 8.9%
One race 47,418 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 933 5.1%
  White 46,160 96.7%   Nonfamily households 5,408 29.5%
  Black or African American 757 1.6%     Householder living alone 4,632 25.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 69 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 2,233 12.2%
  Asian 182 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 27 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 6,022 32.8%
    Chinese 64 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 5,745 31.3%
    Filipino 28 0.1%        
    Japanese 13 0.0%   Average household size 2.50 (X)
    Korean 25 0.1%   Average family size 2.98 (X)
    Vietnamese 4 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 21 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 30,593 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 18,350 60.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 12,243 40.0%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10,855 35.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 249 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7% (X)
Two or more races 304 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 46,448 97.3%       Occupied housing units 18,350 100.0%
Black or African American 840 1.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 14,745 80.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,605 19.6%
Asian 199 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55 (X)
Some other race 327 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27 (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.