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

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 61,792 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 61,792 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,298 7.0%
Male 30,242 48.9%     Mexican 3,315 5.4%
Female 31,550 51.1%     Puerto Rican 228 0.4%
          Cuban 11 0.0%
Under 5 years 4,016 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 744 1.2%
5 to 9 years 4,428 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 57,494 93.0%
10 to 14 years 4,763 7.7%     White alone 55,015 89.0%
15 to 19 years 4,535 7.3%        
20 to 24 years 3,413 5.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 7,637 12.4%       Total population 61,792 100.0%
35 to 44 years 9,831 15.9%   In households 60,775 98.4%
45 to 54 years 8,586 13.9%     Householder 23,717 38.4%
55 to 59 years 3,054 4.9%     Spouse 13,402 21.7%
60 to 64 years 2,587 4.2%     Child 19,050 30.8%
65 to 74 years 4,601 7.4%       Own child under 18 years 14,784 23.9%
75 to 84 years 3,181 5.1%     Other relatives 2,069 3.3%
85 years and over 1,160 1.9%       Under 18 years 979 1.6%
          Nonrelatives 2,537 4.1%
Median age (years) 37.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,389 2.2%
        In group quarters 1,017 1.6%
18 years and over 45,624 73.8%     Institutionalized population 704 1.1%
  Male 21,934 35.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 313 0.5%
  Female 23,690 38.3%        
21 years and over 43,315 70.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 10,487 17.0%       Total households 23,717 100.0%
65 years and over 8,942 14.5%   Family households (families) 16,960 71.5%
  Male 3,606 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 7,892 33.3%
  Female 5,336 8.6%     Married couple family 13,402 56.5%
            With own children under 18 years 5,764 24.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,489 10.5%
One race 60,799 98.4%       With own children under 18 years 1,512 6.4%
  White 56,974 92.2%   Nonfamily households 6,757 28.5%
  Black or African American 1,650 2.7%     Householder living alone 5,707 24.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 80 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 2,518 10.6%
  Asian 177 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 46 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 8,603 36.3%
    Chinese 24 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,023 25.4%
    Filipino 28 0.0%        
    Japanese 18 0.0%   Average household size 2.56 (X)
    Korean 34 0.1%   Average family size 3.04 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 22 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0%       Total housing units 25,253 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 23,717 93.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,536 6.1%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 282 1.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,913 3.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 993 1.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 57,902 93.7%       Occupied housing units 23,717 100.0%
Black or African American 2,013 3.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 17,852 75.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 274 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 5,865 24.7%
Asian 265 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 19 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 2,356 3.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.35 (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.