Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mexico town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 5,181 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 5,181 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 35 0.7%
Male 2,585 49.9%     Mexican 14 0.3%
Female 2,596 50.1%     Puerto Rican 4 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 318 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 17 0.3%
5 to 9 years 426 8.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 5,146 99.3%
10 to 14 years 475 9.2%     White alone 5,058 97.6%
15 to 19 years 423 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 231 4.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 621 12.0%       Total population 5,181 100.0%
35 to 44 years 914 17.6%   In households 5,173 99.8%
45 to 54 years 787 15.2%     Householder 1,934 37.3%
55 to 59 years 260 5.0%     Spouse 1,094 21.1%
60 to 64 years 211 4.1%     Child 1,687 32.6%
65 to 74 years 300 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 1,386 26.8%
75 to 84 years 167 3.2%     Other relatives 171 3.3%
85 years and over 48 0.9%       Under 18 years 84 1.6%
          Nonrelatives 287 5.5%
Median age (years) 36.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 152 2.9%
        In group quarters 8 0.2%
18 years and over 3,658 70.6%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,798 34.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 8 0.2%
  Female 1,860 35.9%        
21 years and over 3,496 67.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 637 12.3%       Total households 1,934 100.0%
65 years and over 515 9.9%   Family households (families) 1,388 71.8%
  Male 231 4.5%       With own children under 18 years 739 38.2%
  Female 284 5.5%     Married couple family 1,094 56.6%
            With own children under 18 years 543 28.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 195 10.1%
One race 5,139 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 122 6.3%
  White 5,085 98.1%   Nonfamily households 546 28.2%
  Black or African American 9 0.2%     Householder living alone 433 22.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 23 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 179 9.3%
  Asian 11 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 2 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 812 42.0%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 409 21.1%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.67 (X)
    Korean 7 0.1%   Average family size 3.13 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 2,211 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,934 87.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 277 12.5%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 123 5.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 10 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 42 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 5,126 98.9%       Occupied housing units 1,934 100.0%
Black or African American 19 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,494 77.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 41 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 440 22.8%
Asian 25 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.78 (X)
Some other race 12 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32 (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.