Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Amboy town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,312 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,312 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10 0.8%
Male 684 52.1%     Mexican 0 0.0%
Female 628 47.9%     Puerto Rican 1 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 82 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 9 0.7%
5 to 9 years 118 9.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,302 99.2%
10 to 14 years 126 9.6%     White alone 1,265 96.4%
15 to 19 years 100 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 70 5.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 169 12.9%       Total population 1,312 100.0%
35 to 44 years 258 19.7%   In households 1,312 100.0%
45 to 54 years 172 13.1%     Householder 468 35.7%
55 to 59 years 60 4.6%     Spouse 276 21.0%
60 to 64 years 45 3.4%     Child 438 33.4%
65 to 74 years 65 5.0%       Own child under 18 years 373 28.4%
75 to 84 years 41 3.1%     Other relatives 36 2.7%
85 years and over 6 0.5%       Under 18 years 10 0.8%
          Nonrelatives 94 7.2%
Median age (years) 34.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 47 3.6%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 914 69.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 467 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 447 34.1%        
21 years and over 870 66.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 139 10.6%       Total households 468 100.0%
65 years and over 112 8.5%   Family households (families) 354 75.6%
  Male 49 3.7%       With own children under 18 years 188 40.2%
  Female 63 4.8%     Married couple family 276 59.0%
            With own children under 18 years 131 28.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 44 9.4%
One race 1,296 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 29 6.2%
  White 1,267 96.6%   Nonfamily households 114 24.4%
  Black or African American 15 1.1%     Householder living alone 79 16.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 5 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 29 6.2%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 202 43.2%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 85 18.2%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.80 (X)
    Korean 1 0.1%   Average family size 3.12 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 640 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 468 73.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 172 26.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 137 21.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 8 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.4% (X)
Two or more races 16 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,281 97.6%       Occupied housing units 468 100.0%
Black or African American 16 1.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 393 84.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 18 1.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 75 16.0%
Asian 3 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.78 (X)
Some other race 9 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.95 (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.