Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lenox town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 8,665 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 8,665 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 75 0.9%
Male 4,193 48.4%     Mexican 13 0.2%
Female 4,472 51.6%     Puerto Rican 22 0.3%
          Cuban 2 0.0%
Under 5 years 594 6.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 38 0.4%
5 to 9 years 620 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 8,590 99.1%
10 to 14 years 630 7.3%     White alone 8,418 97.1%
15 to 19 years 559 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 399 4.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,104 12.7%       Total population 8,665 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,442 16.6%   In households 8,650 99.8%
45 to 54 years 1,130 13.0%     Householder 3,485 40.2%
55 to 59 years 509 5.9%     Spouse 1,827 21.1%
60 to 64 years 394 4.5%     Child 2,597 30.0%
65 to 74 years 665 7.7%       Own child under 18 years 2,049 23.6%
75 to 84 years 482 5.6%     Other relatives 274 3.2%
85 years and over 137 1.6%       Under 18 years 114 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 467 5.4%
Median age (years) 38.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 268 3.1%
        In group quarters 15 0.2%
18 years and over 6,436 74.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 3,093 35.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 15 0.2%
  Female 3,343 38.6%        
21 years and over 6,173 71.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,516 17.5%       Total households 3,485 100.0%
65 years and over 1,284 14.8%   Family households (families) 2,360 67.7%
  Male 539 6.2%       With own children under 18 years 1,087 31.2%
  Female 745 8.6%     Married couple family 1,827 52.4%
            With own children under 18 years 771 22.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 357 10.2%
One race 8,602 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 213 6.1%
  White 8,462 97.7%   Nonfamily households 1,125 32.3%
  Black or African American 57 0.7%     Householder living alone 931 26.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 40 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 458 13.1%
  Asian 21 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,178 33.8%
    Chinese 6 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 976 28.0%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.48 (X)
    Korean 6 0.1%   Average family size 2.99 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 8 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 3,877 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,485 89.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 392 10.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 160 4.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 21 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 63 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 8,524 98.4%       Occupied housing units 3,485 100.0%
Black or African American 78 0.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,454 70.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 72 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,031 29.6%
Asian 28 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.60 (X)
Some other race 27 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.19 (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.