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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Henry County

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 29,210 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 29,210 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,576 5.4%
Male 14,427 49.4%     Mexican 1,205 4.1%
Female 14,783 50.6%     Puerto Rican 22 0.1%
          Cuban 4 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,946 6.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 345 1.2%
5 to 9 years 2,230 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 27,634 94.6%
10 to 14 years 2,326 8.0%     White alone 27,151 93.0%
15 to 19 years 2,367 8.1%        
20 to 24 years 1,581 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,549 12.1%       Total population 29,210 100.0%
35 to 44 years 4,649 15.9%   In households 28,631 98.0%
45 to 54 years 3,859 13.2%     Householder 10,935 37.4%
55 to 59 years 1,395 4.8%     Spouse 6,677 22.9%
60 to 64 years 1,215 4.2%     Child 9,379 32.1%
65 to 74 years 2,053 7.0%       Own child under 18 years 7,449 25.5%
75 to 84 years 1,488 5.1%     Other relatives 706 2.4%
85 years and over 552 1.9%       Under 18 years 327 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 934 3.2%
Median age (years) 36.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 525 1.8%
        In group quarters 579 2.0%
18 years and over 21,160 72.4%     Institutionalized population 415 1.4%
  Male 10,230 35.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 164 0.6%
  Female 10,930 37.4%        
21 years and over 19,971 68.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 4,801 16.4%       Total households 10,935 100.0%
65 years and over 4,093 14.0%   Family households (families) 7,966 72.8%
  Male 1,655 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 3,852 35.2%
  Female 2,438 8.3%     Married couple family 6,677 61.1%
            With own children under 18 years 3,035 27.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 890 8.1%
One race 28,962 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 563 5.1%
  White 27,845 95.3%   Nonfamily households 2,969 27.2%
  Black or African American 169 0.6%     Householder living alone 2,573 23.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 77 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 1,137 10.4%
  Asian 124 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 32 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 4,078 37.3%
    Chinese 24 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,748 25.1%
    Filipino 36 0.1%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.62 (X)
    Korean 15 0.1%   Average family size 3.10 (X)
    Vietnamese 6 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 10 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 11,622 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 10,935 94.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 687 5.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 62 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 747 2.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 248 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 28,076 96.1%       Occupied housing units 10,935 100.0%
Black or African American 215 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 8,806 80.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 154 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 2,129 19.5%
Asian 155 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.67 (X)
Some other race 865 3.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.39 (X)

Date: September 21, 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.