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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Charleston city, West Virginia

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

53,421

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

24,906

46.6

Female

28,515

53.4

 

 

 

Under 5 years

2,961

5.5

5 to 9 years

3,087

5.8

10 to 14 years

3,145

5.9

15 to 19 years

3,096

5.8

20 to 24 years

3,265

6.1

25 to 34 years

6,707

12.6

35 to 44 years

8,220

15.4

45 to 54 years

8,345

15.6

55 to 59 years

2,791

5.2

60 to 64 years

2,381

4.5

65 to 74 years

4,564

8.5

75 to 84 years

3,545

6.6

85 years and over

1,314

2.5

 

 

 

Median age (years)

40.8

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

42,378

79.3

Male

19,303

36.1

Female

23,075

43.2

21 years and over

40,442

75.7

62 years and over

10,797

20.2

65 years and over

9,423

17.6

Male

3,405

6.4

Female

6,018

11.3

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

52,400

98.1

White

43,072

80.6

Black or African American

8,048

15.1

American Indian and Alaska Native

127

0.2

Asian

979

1.8

Asian Indian

393

0.7

Chinese

157

0.3

Filipino

139

0.3

Japanese

32

0.1

Korean

66

0.1

Vietnamese

62

0.1

Other Asian 1

130

0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

16

0.0

Native Hawaiian

4

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

2

0.0

Samoan

2

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

8

0.0

Some other race

158

0.3

Two or more races

1,021

1.9

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

43,958

82.3

Black or African American

8,656

16.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

460

0.9

Asian

1,135

2.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

32

0.1

Some other race

305

0.6

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

53,421

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

432

0.8

Mexican

137

0.3

Puerto Rican

83

0.2

Cuban

37

0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

175

0.3

Not Hispanic or Latino

52,989

99.2

White alone

42,810

80.1

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

53,421

100.0

In households

51,751

96.9

Householder

24,505

45.9

Spouse

9,533

17.8

Child

13,196

24.7

Own child under 18 years

9,966

18.7

Other relatives

2,114

4.0

Under 18 years

830

1.6

Nonrelatives

2,403

4.5

Unmarried partner

1,196

2.2

In group quarters

1,670

3.1

Institutionalized population

833

1.6

Noninstitutionalized population

837

1.6

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

24,505

100.0

Family households (families)

13,616

55.6

With own children under 18 years

5,799

23.7

Married-couple family

9,533

38.9

With own children under 18 years

3,512

14.3

Female householder, no husband present

3,319

13.5

With own children under 18 years

1,932

7.9

Nonfamily households

10,889

44.4

Householder living alone

9,537

38.9

Householder 65 years and over

3,562

14.5

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

6,333

25.8

Households with individuals 65 years and over

6,985

28.5

 

 

 

Average household size

2.11

(X)

Average family size

2.82

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

27,131

100.0

Occupied housing units

24,505

90.3

Vacant housing units

2,626

9.7

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

173

0.6

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.7

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

9.3

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

24,505

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

14,230

58.1

Renter-occupied housing units

10,275

41.9

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.27

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

1.90

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more 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 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.