Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Westmoreland County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 369,993 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 369,993 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,869 0.5%
Male 178,435 48.2%     Mexican 662 0.2%
Female 191,558 51.8%     Puerto Rican 360 0.1%
          Cuban 118 0.0%
Under 5 years 19,175 5.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 729 0.2%
5 to 9 years 22,897 6.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 368,124 99.5%
10 to 14 years 24,430 6.6%     White alone 355,944 96.2%
15 to 19 years 23,040 6.2%        
20 to 24 years 16,794 4.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 42,331 11.4%       Total population 369,993 100.0%
35 to 44 years 59,467 16.1%   In households 361,497 97.7%
45 to 54 years 55,925 15.1%     Householder 149,813 40.5%
55 to 59 years 20,664 5.6%     Spouse 85,326 23.1%
60 to 64 years 17,489 4.7%     Child 104,857 28.3%
65 to 74 years 34,453 9.3%       Own child under 18 years 75,981 20.5%
75 to 84 years 25,691 6.9%     Other relatives 11,512 3.1%
85 years and over 7,637 2.1%       Under 18 years 3,782 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 9,989 2.7%
Median age (years) 41.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,590 1.5%
        In group quarters 8,496 2.3%
18 years and over 288,763 78.0%     Institutionalized population 5,015 1.4%
  Male 136,568 36.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 3,481 0.9%
  Female 152,195 41.1%        
21 years and over 276,893 74.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 78,117 21.1%       Total households 149,813 100.0%
65 years and over 67,781 18.3%   Family households (families) 104,597 69.8%
  Male 27,459 7.4%       With own children under 18 years 42,588 28.4%
  Female 40,322 10.9%     Married couple family 85,326 57.0%
            With own children under 18 years 33,449 22.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 14,335 9.6%
One race 367,630 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 6,979 4.7%
  White 357,325 96.6%   Nonfamily households 45,216 30.2%
  Black or African American 7,446 2.0%     Householder living alone 40,229 26.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 327 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 19,877 13.3%
  Asian 1,920 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 505 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 45,429 30.3%
    Chinese 543 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 46,971 31.4%
    Filipino 143 0.0%        
    Japanese 255 0.1%   Average household size 2.41 (X)
    Korean 217 0.1%   Average family size 2.93 (X)
    Vietnamese 91 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 166 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 64 0.0%       Total housing units 161,058 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 18 0.0%   Occupied housing units 149,813 93.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.0%   Vacant housing units 11,245 7.0%
    Samoan 16 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,614 1.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 13 0.0%        
  Some other race 548 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 2,363 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 359,569 97.2%       Occupied housing units 149,813 100.0%
Black or African American 8,616 2.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 116,849 78.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,070 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 32,964 22.0%
Asian 2,341 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 121 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.52 (X)
Some other race 829 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.02 (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.