Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hastings town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 8,803 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 8,803 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 59 0.7%
Male 4,358 49.5%     Mexican 25 0.3%
Female 4,445 50.5%     Puerto Rican 19 0.2%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 531 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 15 0.2%
5 to 9 years 727 8.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 8,744 99.3%
10 to 14 years 734 8.3%     White alone 8,564 97.3%
15 to 19 years 603 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 415 4.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,227 13.9%       Total population 8,803 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,604 18.2%   In households 8,803 100.0%
45 to 54 years 1,161 13.2%     Householder 3,374 38.3%
55 to 59 years 475 5.4%     Spouse 1,872 21.3%
60 to 64 years 349 4.0%     Child 2,754 31.3%
65 to 74 years 578 6.6%       Own child under 18 years 2,208 25.1%
75 to 84 years 313 3.6%     Other relatives 285 3.2%
85 years and over 86 1.0%       Under 18 years 110 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 518 5.9%
Median age (years) 35.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 318 3.6%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 6,406 72.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 3,126 35.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 3,280 37.3%        
21 years and over 6,113 69.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,184 13.4%       Total households 3,374 100.0%
65 years and over 977 11.1%   Family households (families) 2,364 70.1%
  Male 409 4.6%       With own children under 18 years 1,190 35.3%
  Female 568 6.5%     Married couple family 1,872 55.5%
            With own children under 18 years 854 25.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 329 9.8%
One race 8,716 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 219 6.5%
  White 8,605 97.8%   Nonfamily households 1,010 29.9%
  Black or African American 28 0.3%     Householder living alone 798 23.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 43 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 325 9.6%
  Asian 26 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 6 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,280 37.9%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 751 22.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 17 0.2%   Average family size 3.08 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0%       Total housing units 3,635 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,374 92.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 261 7.2%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 62 1.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 3 0.0%        
  Some other race 10 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 87 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 8,690 98.7%       Occupied housing units 3,374 100.0%
Black or African American 42 0.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,649 78.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 97 1.1%   Renter-occupied housing units 725 21.5%
Asian 38 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.72 (X)
Some other race 23 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.