Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bucks County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 597,635 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 597,635 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 14,005 2.3%
Male 293,182 49.1%     Mexican 3,046 0.5%
Female 304,453 50.9%     Puerto Rican 6,304 1.1%
          Cuban 650 0.1%
Under 5 years 38,288 6.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4,005 0.7%
5 to 9 years 43,274 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 583,630 97.7%
10 to 14 years 45,635 7.6%     White alone 544,733 91.1%
15 to 19 years 39,683 6.6%        
20 to 24 years 28,321 4.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 75,421 12.6%       Total population 597,635 100.0%
35 to 44 years 107,861 18.0%   In households 588,611 98.5%
45 to 54 years 89,949 15.1%     Householder 218,725 36.6%
55 to 59 years 31,590 5.3%     Spouse 133,878 22.4%
60 to 64 years 23,519 3.9%     Child 191,215 32.0%
65 to 74 years 39,983 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 143,468 24.0%
75 to 84 years 25,888 4.3%     Other relatives 23,587 3.9%
85 years and over 8,223 1.4%       Under 18 years 7,575 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 21,206 3.5%
Median age (years) 37.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 10,264 1.7%
        In group quarters 9,024 1.5%
18 years and over 444,149 74.3%     Institutionalized population 5,795 1.0%
  Male 214,468 35.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 3,229 0.5%
  Female 229,681 38.4%        
21 years and over 425,190 71.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 87,706 14.7%       Total households 218,725 100.0%
65 years and over 74,094 12.4%   Family households (families) 160,946 73.6%
  Male 30,725 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 77,267 35.3%
  Female 43,369 7.3%     Married couple family 133,878 61.2%
            With own children under 18 years 63,812 29.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 19,312 8.8%
One race 591,571 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 9,808 4.5%
  White 552,588 92.5%   Nonfamily households 57,779 26.4%
  Black or African American 19,495 3.3%     Householder living alone 46,956 21.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 765 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 17,649 8.1%
  Asian 13,627 2.3%        
    Asian Indian 5,916 1.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 82,480 37.7%
    Chinese 2,346 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 50,899 23.3%
    Filipino 1,264 0.2%        
    Japanese 314 0.1%   Average household size 2.69 (X)
    Korean 2,099 0.4%   Average family size 3.17 (X)
    Vietnamese 764 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 924 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 164 0.0%       Total housing units 225,498 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 38 0.0%   Occupied housing units 218,725 97.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 38 0.0%   Vacant housing units 6,773 3.0%
    Samoan 26 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 898 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 62 0.0%        
  Some other race 4,932 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8% (X)
Two or more races 6,064 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 557,751 93.3%       Occupied housing units 218,725 100.0%
Black or African American 21,552 3.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 169,205 77.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,114 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 49,520 22.6%
Asian 15,538 2.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 370 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.87 (X)
Some other race 6,832 1.1%   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.