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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lucas County
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 455,054 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 455,054 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,670 4.5%
Male 218,764 48.1%     Mexican 15,913 3.5%
Female 236,290 51.9%     Puerto Rican 917 0.2%
          Cuban 235 0.1%
Under 5 years 31,180 6.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,605 0.8%
5 to 9 years 34,317 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 434,384 95.5%
10 to 14 years 34,302 7.5%     White alone 343,146 75.4%
15 to 19 years 32,771 7.2%        
20 to 24 years 31,695 7.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 63,057 13.9%       Total population 455,054 100.0%
35 to 44 years 69,454 15.3%   In households 446,158 98.0%
45 to 54 years 61,406 13.5%     Householder 182,847 40.2%
55 to 59 years 20,692 4.5%     Spouse 81,807 18.0%
60 to 64 years 16,739 3.7%     Child 138,043 30.3%
65 to 74 years 30,381 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 107,661 23.7%
75 to 84 years 21,753 4.8%     Other relatives 19,334 4.2%
85 years and over 7,307 1.6%       Under 18 years 9,058 2.0%
          Nonrelatives 24,127 5.3%
Median age (years) 35.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 11,100 2.4%
        In group quarters 8,896 2.0%
18 years and over 335,573 73.7%     Institutionalized population 4,268 0.9%
  Male 157,670 34.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,628 1.0%
  Female 177,903 39.1%        
21 years and over 315,838 69.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 69,221 15.2%       Total households 182,847 100.0%
65 years and over 59,441 13.1%   Family households (families) 116,330 63.6%
  Male 23,295 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 56,921 31.1%
  Female 36,146 7.9%     Married couple family 81,807 44.7%
            With own children under 18 years 35,798 19.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 26,838 14.7%
One race 445,212 97.8%       With own children under 18 years 17,002 9.3%
  White 352,678 77.5%   Nonfamily households 66,517 36.4%
  Black or African American 77,268 17.0%     Householder living alone 55,074 30.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,179 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 19,212 10.5%
  Asian 5,527 1.2%        
    Asian Indian 1,646 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 62,383 34.1%
    Chinese 1,526 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 42,309 23.1%
    Filipino 525 0.1%        
    Japanese 231 0.1%   Average household size 2.44 (X)
    Korean 486 0.1%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 381 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 732 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 92 0.0%       Total housing units 196,259 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 25 0.0%   Occupied housing units 182,847 93.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.0%   Vacant housing units 13,412 6.8%
    Samoan 27 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 613 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 26 0.0%        
  Some other race 8,468 1.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 9,842 2.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 361,106 79.4%       Occupied housing units 182,847 100.0%
Black or African American 81,665 17.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 119,492 65.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,635 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 63,355 34.6%
Asian 6,924 1.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 245 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.59 (X)
Some other race 11,999 2.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.15 (X)

Date: July 24, 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.