Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Homer town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 6,363 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 6,363 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 54 0.8%
Male 3,063 48.1%     Mexican 14 0.2%
Female 3,300 51.9%     Puerto Rican 24 0.4%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 362 5.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 16 0.3%
5 to 9 years 463 7.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 6,309 99.2%
10 to 14 years 536 8.4%     White alone 6,207 97.5%
15 to 19 years 486 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 275 4.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 767 12.1%       Total population 6,363 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,014 15.9%   In households 6,294 98.9%
45 to 54 years 1,005 15.8%     Householder 2,446 38.4%
55 to 59 years 336 5.3%     Spouse 1,391 21.9%
60 to 64 years 257 4.0%     Child 1,965 30.9%
65 to 74 years 430 6.8%       Own child under 18 years 1,580 24.8%
75 to 84 years 334 5.2%     Other relatives 141 2.2%
85 years and over 98 1.5%       Under 18 years 46 0.7%
          Nonrelatives 351 5.5%
Median age (years) 38.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 177 2.8%
        In group quarters 69 1.1%
18 years and over 4,672 73.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 2,187 34.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 69 1.1%
  Female 2,485 39.1%        
21 years and over 4,459 70.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,007 15.8%       Total households 2,446 100.0%
65 years and over 862 13.5%   Family households (families) 1,746 71.4%
  Male 344 5.4%       With own children under 18 years 858 35.1%
  Female 518 8.1%     Married couple family 1,391 56.9%
            With own children under 18 years 619 25.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 270 11.0%
One race 6,320 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 186 7.6%
  White 6,243 98.1%   Nonfamily households 700 28.6%
  Black or African American 26 0.4%     Householder living alone 539 22.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 249 10.2%
  Asian 17 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 6 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 906 37.0%
    Chinese 7 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 588 24.0%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.57 (X)
    Korean 2 0.0%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 2,603 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,446 94.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 157 6.0%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 1.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 19 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 43 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 6,280 98.7%       Occupied housing units 2,446 100.0%
Black or African American 37 0.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,845 75.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 32 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 601 24.6%
Asian 32 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 24 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.39 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- 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.