Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Springfield township
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 24,123 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 24,123 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 682 2.8%
Male 11,673 48.4%     Mexican 479 2.0%
Female 12,450 51.6%     Puerto Rican 49 0.2%
          Cuban 9 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,556 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 145 0.6%
5 to 9 years 1,701 7.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 23,441 97.2%
10 to 14 years 1,706 7.1%     White alone 20,952 86.9%
15 to 19 years 1,656 6.9%        
20 to 24 years 1,608 6.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,640 15.1%       Total population 24,123 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,784 15.7%   In households 23,528 97.5%
45 to 54 years 3,743 15.5%     Householder 9,453 39.2%
55 to 59 years 1,259 5.2%     Spouse 5,048 20.9%
60 to 64 years 891 3.7%     Child 7,112 29.5%
65 to 74 years 1,254 5.2%       Own child under 18 years 5,545 23.0%
75 to 84 years 854 3.5%     Other relatives 809 3.4%
85 years and over 471 2.0%       Under 18 years 355 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 1,106 4.6%
Median age (years) 35.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 550 2.3%
        In group quarters 595 2.5%
18 years and over 18,114 75.1%     Institutionalized population 455 1.9%
  Male 8,616 35.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 140 0.6%
  Female 9,498 39.4%        
21 years and over 17,197 71.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,104 12.9%       Total households 9,453 100.0%
65 years and over 2,579 10.7%   Family households (families) 6,400 67.7%
  Male 950 3.9%       With own children under 18 years 3,023 32.0%
  Female 1,629 6.8%     Married couple family 5,048 53.4%
            With own children under 18 years 2,191 23.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,006 10.6%
One race 23,697 98.2%       With own children under 18 years 650 6.9%
  White 21,322 88.4%   Nonfamily households 3,053 32.3%
  Black or African American 1,572 6.5%     Householder living alone 2,455 26.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 43 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 621 6.6%
  Asian 507 2.1%        
    Asian Indian 175 0.7%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,267 34.6%
    Chinese 104 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,580 16.7%
    Filipino 50 0.2%        
    Japanese 24 0.1%   Average household size 2.49 (X)
    Korean 40 0.2%   Average family size 3.03 (X)
    Vietnamese 51 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 63 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0%       Total housing units 9,982 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 9,453 94.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 529 5.3%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 45 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 250 1.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 426 1.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 21,672 89.8%       Occupied housing units 9,453 100.0%
Black or African American 1,765 7.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,306 66.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 137 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,147 33.3%
Asian 608 2.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.76 (X)
Some other race 386 1.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.94 (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.