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Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wood County
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 121,065 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 121,065 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,033 3.3%
Male 58,604 48.4%     Mexican 2,990 2.5%
Female 62,461 51.6%     Puerto Rican 156 0.1%
          Cuban 40 0.0%
Under 5 years 7,065 5.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 847 0.7%
5 to 9 years 7,847 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 117,032 96.7%
10 to 14 years 8,335 6.9%     White alone 112,913 93.3%
15 to 19 years 12,465 10.3%        
20 to 24 years 13,803 11.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 14,479 12.0%       Total population 121,065 100.0%
35 to 44 years 17,987 14.9%   In households 113,284 93.6%
45 to 54 years 16,378 13.5%     Householder 45,172 37.3%
55 to 59 years 5,243 4.3%     Spouse 24,332 20.1%
60 to 64 years 4,129 3.4%     Child 33,475 27.7%
65 to 74 years 6,970 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 26,849 22.2%
75 to 84 years 4,714 3.9%     Other relatives 2,837 2.3%
85 years and over 1,650 1.4%       Under 18 years 1,208 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 7,468 6.2%
Median age (years) 32.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,315 1.9%
        In group quarters 7,781 6.4%
18 years and over 92,381 76.3%     Institutionalized population 1,015 0.8%
  Male 44,039 36.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 6,766 5.6%
  Female 48,342 39.9%        
21 years and over 81,362 67.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 15,714 13.0%       Total households 45,172 100.0%
65 years and over 13,334 11.0%   Family households (families) 29,695 65.7%
  Male 5,358 4.4%       With own children under 18 years 14,435 32.0%
  Female 7,976 6.6%     Married couple family 24,332 53.9%
            With own children under 18 years 11,117 24.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 3,857 8.5%
One race 119,637 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 2,445 5.4%
  White 114,802 94.8%   Nonfamily households 15,477 34.3%
  Black or African American 1,540 1.3%     Householder living alone 11,659 25.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 274 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 4,111 9.1%
  Asian 1,247 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 305 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 15,298 33.9%
    Chinese 366 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 9,274 20.5%
    Filipino 105 0.1%        
    Japanese 69 0.1%   Average household size 2.51 (X)
    Korean 169 0.1%   Average family size 3.04 (X)
    Vietnamese 41 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 192 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 18 0.0%       Total housing units 47,468 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 45,172 95.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.0%   Vacant housing units 2,296 4.8%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 206 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 5 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,756 1.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 1,428 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 116,116 95.9%       Occupied housing units 45,172 100.0%
Black or African American 1,864 1.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 31,953 70.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 739 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 13,219 29.3%
Asian 1,514 1.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 64 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.68 (X)
Some other race 2,296 1.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10 (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.