Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Providence township
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,454 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,454 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 51 1.5%
Male 1,731 50.1%     Mexican 40 1.2%
Female 1,723 49.9%     Puerto Rican 1 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 226 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 10 0.3%
5 to 9 years 265 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,403 98.5%
10 to 14 years 320 9.3%     White alone 3,358 97.2%
15 to 19 years 286 8.3%        
20 to 24 years 122 3.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 328 9.5%       Total population 3,454 100.0%
35 to 44 years 740 21.4%   In households 3,454 100.0%
45 to 54 years 581 16.8%     Householder 1,206 34.9%
55 to 59 years 169 4.9%     Spouse 862 25.0%
60 to 64 years 130 3.8%     Child 1,188 34.4%
65 to 74 years 178 5.2%       Own child under 18 years 956 27.7%
75 to 84 years 82 2.4%     Other relatives 88 2.5%
85 years and over 27 0.8%       Under 18 years 38 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 110 3.2%
Median age (years) 37.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 62 1.8%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 2,445 70.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,216 35.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 1,229 35.6%        
21 years and over 2,327 67.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 358 10.4%       Total households 1,206 100.0%
65 years and over 287 8.3%   Family households (families) 961 79.7%
  Male 134 3.9%       With own children under 18 years 488 40.5%
  Female 153 4.4%     Married couple family 862 71.5%
            With own children under 18 years 428 35.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 52 4.3%
One race 3,426 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 30 2.5%
  White 3,393 98.2%   Nonfamily households 245 20.3%
  Black or African American 7 0.2%     Householder living alone 188 15.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 79 6.6%
  Asian 10 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 515 42.7%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 212 17.6%
    Filipino 2 0.1%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.86 (X)
    Korean 4 0.1%   Average family size 3.22 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 4 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,251 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,206 96.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 45 3.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 8 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 28 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,421 99.0%       Occupied housing units 1,206 100.0%
Black or African American 11 0.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,105 91.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 24 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 101 8.4%
Asian 12 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.89 (X)
Some other race 14 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.60 (X)
Date: August 27, 2004
- 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.