Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Spencer township
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,708 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,708 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 95 5.6%
Male 858 50.2%     Mexican 88 5.2%
Female 850 49.8%     Puerto Rican 4 0.2%
          Cuban 2 0.1%
Under 5 years 90 5.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1 0.1%
5 to 9 years 148 8.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,613 94.4%
10 to 14 years 152 8.9%     White alone 1,113 65.2%
15 to 19 years 147 8.6%        
20 to 24 years 75 4.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 183 10.7%       Total population 1,708 100.0%
35 to 44 years 291 17.0%   In households 1,708 100.0%
45 to 54 years 283 16.6%     Householder 602 35.2%
55 to 59 years 95 5.6%     Spouse 349 20.4%
60 to 64 years 58 3.4%     Child 586 34.3%
65 to 74 years 114 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 430 25.2%
75 to 84 years 63 3.7%     Other relatives 101 5.9%
85 years and over 9 0.5%       Under 18 years 47 2.8%
          Nonrelatives 70 4.1%
Median age (years) 37.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 34 2.0%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,221 71.5%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 608 35.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 613 35.9%        
21 years and over 1,155 67.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 222 13.0%       Total households 602 100.0%
65 years and over 186 10.9%   Family households (families) 469 77.9%
  Male 87 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 208 34.6%
  Female 99 5.8%     Married couple family 349 58.0%
            With own children under 18 years 137 22.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 84 14.0%
One race 1,667 97.6%       With own children under 18 years 52 8.6%
  White 1,146 67.1%   Nonfamily households 133 22.1%
  Black or African American 443 25.9%     Householder living alone 109 18.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 37 6.1%
  Asian 9 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 244 40.5%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 130 21.6%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.84 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.21 (X)
    Vietnamese 9 0.5%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 659 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 602 91.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 57 8.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 63 3.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4% (X)
Two or more races 41 2.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,178 69.0%       Occupied housing units 602 100.0%
Black or African American 469 27.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 482 80.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 19 1.1%   Renter-occupied housing units 120 19.9%
Asian 13 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.81 (X)
Some other race 72 4.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.95 (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.