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

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 20,293 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 20,293 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 612 3.0%
Male 9,977 49.2%     Mexican 471 2.3%
Female 10,316 50.8%     Puerto Rican 8 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,334 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 133 0.7%
5 to 9 years 1,491 7.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 19,681 97.0%
10 to 14 years 1,614 8.0%     White alone 19,227 94.7%
15 to 19 years 1,572 7.7%        
20 to 24 years 1,169 5.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,493 12.3%       Total population 20,293 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,193 15.7%   In households 20,168 99.4%
45 to 54 years 2,876 14.2%     Householder 7,773 38.3%
55 to 59 years 1,098 5.4%     Spouse 4,730 23.3%
60 to 64 years 898 4.4%     Child 6,407 31.6%
65 to 74 years 1,365 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 5,033 24.8%
75 to 84 years 903 4.4%     Other relatives 578 2.8%
85 years and over 287 1.4%       Under 18 years 294 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 680 3.4%
Median age (years) 36.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 372 1.8%
        In group quarters 125 0.6%
18 years and over 14,857 73.2%     Institutionalized population 90 0.4%
  Male 7,255 35.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 35 0.2%
  Female 7,602 37.5%        
21 years and over 14,022 69.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,072 15.1%       Total households 7,773 100.0%
65 years and over 2,555 12.6%   Family households (families) 5,693 73.2%
  Male 1,045 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 2,653 34.1%
  Female 1,510 7.4%     Married couple family 4,730 60.9%
            With own children under 18 years 2,058 26.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 626 8.1%
One race 20,023 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 390 5.0%
  White 19,451 95.9%   Nonfamily households 2,080 26.8%
  Black or African American 194 1.0%     Householder living alone 1,788 23.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 58 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 804 10.3%
  Asian 31 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 3 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,860 36.8%
    Chinese 2 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,825 23.5%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.59 (X)
    Korean 22 0.1%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0%       Total housing units 8,478 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,773 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 705 8.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 226 2.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 286 1.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 270 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 19,704 97.1%       Occupied housing units 7,773 100.0%
Black or African American 271 1.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,514 83.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 168 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,259 16.2%
Asian 45 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 388 1.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.40 (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.