Quick Table H-1. General Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: McSherrystown borough
 
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Subject Number Percent

OCCUPANCY STATUS    
     Total housing units 1,231 100.0%
Occupied housing unit 1,175 95.5%
Vacant housing unit 56 4.5%
     
TENURE    
     Occupied housing units 1,175 100.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit 654 55.7%
Renter-occupied housing unit 521 44.3%
     
VACANCY STATUS    
     Vacant housing units 56 100.0%
For rent 27 48.2%
For Sale Only 16 28.6%
Rented or sold, not occupied 4 7.1%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 0.0%
For migratory workers 0 0.0%
Other vacant 9 16.1%
     
RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER    
     Occupied housing units 1,175 100.0%
One Race 1,172 99.7%
 White 1,158 98.6%
 Black or African American 6 0.5%
 American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.2%
 Asian 2 0.2%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
 Some Other Race 4 0.3%
Two or more races 3 0.3%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER    
     Occupied housing units 1,175 100.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12 1.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,163 99.0%
 White alone 1,152 98.0%
     
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER    
     Occupied housing units 1,175 100.0%
15 to 24 years 52 4.4%
25 to 34 years 216 18.4%
35 to 44 years 237 20.2%
45 to 54 years 176 15.0%
55 to 64 years 151 12.9%
65 years and over 343 29.2%
 65 to 74 years 158 13.4%
 75 to 84 years 139 11.8%
 85 years and older 46 3.9%
 

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Matrices H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, and H16