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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ottawa County
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 40,985 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 40,985 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,535 3.7%
Male 20,230 49.4%     Mexican 1,190 2.9%
Female 20,755 50.6%     Puerto Rican 47 0.1%
          Cuban 3 0.0%
Under 5 years 2,150 5.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 295 0.7%
5 to 9 years 2,605 6.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 39,450 96.3%
10 to 14 years 2,908 7.1%     White alone 38,767 94.6%
15 to 19 years 2,868 7.0%        
20 to 24 years 1,766 4.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 4,421 10.8%       Total population 40,985 100.0%
35 to 44 years 6,581 16.1%   In households 40,348 98.4%
45 to 54 years 6,296 15.4%     Householder 16,474 40.2%
55 to 59 years 2,552 6.2%     Spouse 9,703 23.7%
60 to 64 years 2,128 5.2%     Child 11,591 28.3%
65 to 74 years 3,610 8.8%       Own child under 18 years 8,838 21.6%
75 to 84 years 2,371 5.8%     Other relatives 1,221 3.0%
85 years and over 729 1.8%       Under 18 years 520 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 1,359 3.3%
Median age (years) 41.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 750 1.8%
        In group quarters 637 1.6%
18 years and over 31,443 76.7%     Institutionalized population 584 1.4%
  Male 15,296 37.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 53 0.1%
  Female 16,147 39.4%        
21 years and over 30,077 73.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 7,930 19.3%       Total households 16,474 100.0%
65 years and over 6,710 16.4%   Family households (families) 11,733 71.2%
  Male 2,885 7.0%       With own children under 18 years 4,795 29.1%
  Female 3,825 9.3%     Married couple family 9,703 58.9%
            With own children under 18 years 3,686 22.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,394 8.5%
One race 40,629 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 774 4.7%
  White 39,576 96.6%   Nonfamily households 4,741 28.8%
  Black or African American 265 0.6%     Householder living alone 4,116 25.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 85 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 1,837 11.2%
  Asian 94 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 22 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 5,178 31.4%
    Chinese 25 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 4,593 27.9%
    Filipino 17 0.0%        
    Japanese 9 0.0%   Average household size 2.45 (X)
    Korean 9 0.0%   Average family size 2.92 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 7 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.0%       Total housing units 25,532 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 16,474 64.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 9,058 35.5%
    Samoan 5 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7,836 30.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 8 0.0%        
  Some other race 589 1.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 356 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 39,917 97.4%       Occupied housing units 16,474 100.0%
Black or African American 353 0.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 13,285 80.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 208 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,189 19.4%
Asian 128 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.50 (X)
Some other race 729 1.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.24 (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.