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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: Parkersburg 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

33,099

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

15,455

46.7

Female

17,644

53.3

 

 

 

Under 5 years

1,867

5.6

5 to 9 years

1,866

5.6

10 to 14 years

2,033

6.1

15 to 19 years

2,142

6.5

20 to 24 years

2,112

6.4

25 to 34 years

4,266

12.9

35 to 44 years

4,705

14.2

45 to 54 years

4,543

13.7

55 to 59 years

1,796

5.4

60 to 64 years

1,517

4.6

65 to 74 years

3,026

9.1

75 to 84 years

2,385

7.2

85 years and over

841

2.5

 

 

 

Median age (years)

39.9

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

26,085

78.8

Male

11,900

36.0

Female

14,185

42.9

21 years and over

24,717

74.7

62 years and over

7,146

21.6

65 years and over

6,252

18.9

Male

2,303

7.0

Female

3,949

11.9

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

32,767

99.0

White

31,894

96.4

Black or African American

579

1.7

American Indian and Alaska Native

67

0.2

Asian

138

0.4

Asian Indian

19

0.1

Chinese

29

0.1

Filipino

39

0.1

Japanese

21

0.1

Korean

16

0.0

Vietnamese

3

0.0

Other Asian 1

11

0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

18

0.1

Native Hawaiian

1

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

5

0.0

Samoan

5

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

7

0.0

Some other race

71

0.2

Two or more races

332

1.0

 

 

 

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

 

 

White

32,209

97.3

Black or African American

737

2.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

202

0.6

Asian

167

0.5

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

26

0.1

Some other race

114

0.3

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

33,099

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

269

0.8

Mexican

104

0.3

Puerto Rican

52

0.2

Cuban

8

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

105

0.3

Not Hispanic or Latino

32,830

99.2

White alone

31,710

95.8

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

33,099

100.0

In households

32,229

97.4

Householder

14,467

43.7

Spouse

6,248

18.9

Child

8,392

25.4

Own child under 18 years

6,228

18.8

Other relatives

1,428

4.3

Under 18 years

561

1.7

Nonrelatives

1,694

5.1

Unmarried partner

852

2.6

In group quarters

870

2.6

Institutionalized population

516

1.6

Noninstitutionalized population

354

1.1

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

14,467

100.0

Family households (families)

8,769

60.6

With own children under 18 years

3,614

25.0

Married-couple family

6,248

43.2

With own children under 18 years

2,226

15.4

Female householder, no husband present

1,958

13.5

With own children under 18 years

1,111

7.7

Nonfamily households

5,698

39.4

Householder living alone

4,920

34.0

Householder 65 years and over

2,184

15.1

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

4,019

27.8

Households with individuals 65 years and over

4,477

30.9

 

 

 

Average household size

2.23

(X)

Average family size

2.83

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

16,100

100.0

Occupied housing units

14,467

89.9

Vacant housing units

1,633

10.1

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

135

0.8

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.4

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

10.0

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

14,467

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

8,969

62.0

Renter-occupied housing units

5,498

38.0

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.28

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.13

(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.