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Charlestown 2000 Census Data

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: 02129 5-Digit ZCTA

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	15,195	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	6,934	45.6
Female	8,261	54.4

Under 5 years	842	5.5
5 to 9 years	819	5.4
10 to 14 years	779	5.1
15 to 19 years	634	4.2
20 to 24 years	797	5.2
25 to 34 years	4,246	27.9
35 to 44 years	2,470	16.3
45 to 54 years	1,747	11.5
55 to 59 years	678	4.5
60 to 64 years	540	3.6
65 to 74 years	946	6.2
75 to 84 years	532	3.5
85 years and over	165	1.1

Median age (years)	33.7	(X)

18 years and over	12,371	81.4
Male	5,491	36.1
Female	6,880	45.3
21 years and over	12,027	79.2
62 years and over	1,947	12.8
65 years and over	1,643	10.8
Male	659	4.3
Female	984	6.5

RACE
One race	14,908	98.1
White	12,593	82.9
Black or African American	722	4.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.3
Asian	754	5.0
Asian Indian	35	0.2
Chinese	496	3.3
Filipino	22	0.1
Japanese	38	0.3
Korean	15	0.1
Vietnamese	111	0.7
Other Asian ¹	37	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	8	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	776	5.1
Two or more races	287	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	12,827	84.4
Black or African American	815	5.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	92	0.6
Asian	818	5.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	25	0.2
Some other race	925	6.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	15,195	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,764	11.6
Mexican	52	0.3
Puerto Rican	507	3.3
Cuban	19	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,186	7.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,431	88.4
White alone	11,946	78.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	15,195	100.0
In households	15,036	99.0
Householder	7,350	48.4
Spouse	1,972	13.0
Child	3,646	24.0
Own child under 18 years	2,579	17.0
Other relatives	638	4.2
Under 18 years	226	1.5
Nonrelatives	1,430	9.4
Unmarried partner	437	2.9
In group quarters	159	1.0
Institutionalized population	0	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	159	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	7,350	100.0
Family households (families)	3,219	43.8
With own children under 18 years	1,397	19.0
Married-couple family	1,972	26.8
With own children under 18 years	691	9.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,052	14.3
With own children under 18 years	643	8.7
Nonfamily households	4,131	56.2
Householder living alone	3,154	42.9
Householder 65 years and over	718	9.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,508	20.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,319	17.9

Average household size	2.05	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	7,755	100.0
Occupied housing units	7,350	94.8
Vacant housing units	405	5.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	46	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	7,350	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,039	41.3
Renter-occupied housing units	4,311	58.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.05	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.04	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more 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 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.


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