Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wyoming County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 28,080 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 28,080 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 187 0.7%
Male 13,939 49.6%     Mexican 32 0.1%
Female 14,141 50.4%     Puerto Rican 61 0.2%
          Cuban 11 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,627 5.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 83 0.3%
5 to 9 years 1,986 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 27,893 99.3%
10 to 14 years 2,163 7.7%     White alone 27,473 97.8%
15 to 19 years 2,210 7.9%        
20 to 24 years 1,416 5.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,465 12.3%       Total population 28,080 100.0%
35 to 44 years 4,418 15.7%   In households 27,390 97.5%
45 to 54 years 4,198 15.0%     Householder 10,762 38.3%
55 to 59 years 1,668 5.9%     Spouse 6,248 22.3%
60 to 64 years 1,212 4.3%     Child 8,484 30.2%
65 to 74 years 1,975 7.0%       Own child under 18 years 6,558 23.4%
75 to 84 years 1,313 4.7%     Other relatives 868 3.1%
85 years and over 429 1.5%       Under 18 years 342 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 1,028 3.7%
Median age (years) 37.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 549 2.0%
        In group quarters 690 2.5%
18 years and over 20,916 74.5%     Institutionalized population 341 1.2%
  Male 10,232 36.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 349 1.2%
  Female 10,684 38.0%        
21 years and over 19,749 70.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 4,393 15.6%       Total households 10,762 100.0%
65 years and over 3,717 13.2%   Family households (families) 7,704 71.6%
  Male 1,527 5.4%       With own children under 18 years 3,577 33.2%
  Female 2,190 7.8%     Married couple family 6,248 58.1%
            With own children under 18 years 2,736 25.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,004 9.3%
One race 27,914 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 582 5.4%
  White 27,598 98.3%   Nonfamily households 3,058 28.4%
  Black or African American 149 0.5%     Householder living alone 2,599 24.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 47 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 1,068 9.9%
  Asian 77 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 15 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,843 35.7%
    Chinese 12 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,592 24.1%
    Filipino 14 0.0%        
    Japanese 13 0.0%   Average household size 2.55 (X)
    Korean 12 0.0%   Average family size 3.02 (X)
    Vietnamese 3 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 8 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 12,713 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 10,762 84.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,951 15.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,316 10.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 41 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 166 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 27,760 98.9%       Occupied housing units 10,762 100.0%
Black or African American 194 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 8,492 78.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 119 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 2,270 21.1%
Asian 107 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.62 (X)
Some other race 68 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.26 (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.