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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: Westchester County, New York

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	923,459	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	441,722	47.8
Female	481,737	52.2

Under 5 years	64,242	7.0
5 to 9 years	67,993	7.4
10 to 14 years	63,757	6.9
15 to 19 years	54,363	5.9
20 to 24 years	46,962	5.1
25 to 34 years	123,467	13.4
35 to 44 years	157,033	17.0
45 to 54 years	129,998	14.1
55 to 59 years	48,310	5.2
60 to 64 years	38,370	4.2
65 to 74 years	66,785	7.2
75 to 84 years	44,520	4.8
85 years and over	17,659	1.9

Median age (years)	37.6	(X)

18 years and over	692,662	75.0
Male	322,844	35.0
Female	369,818	40.0
21 years and over	663,942	71.9
62 years and over	150,974	16.3
65 years and over	128,964	14.0
Male	51,655	5.6
Female	77,309	8.4

RACE
One race	895,298	97.0
White	658,858	71.3
Black or African American	131,132	14.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,343	0.3
Asian	41,367	4.5
Asian Indian	14,107	1.5
Chinese	7,850	0.9
Filipino	4,882	0.5
Japanese	6,731	0.7
Korean	4,457	0.5
Vietnamese	339	0.0
Other Asian ¹	3,001	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	371	0.0
Native Hawaiian	64	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	122	0.0
Samoan	39	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	146	0.0
Some other race	61,227	6.6
Two or more races	28,161	3.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	679,366	73.6
Black or African American	140,362	15.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,671	0.6
Asian	46,687	5.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,379	0.1
Some other race	79,939	8.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	923,459	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	144,124	15.6
Mexican	25,611	2.8
Puerto Rican	34,898	3.8
Cuban	4,498	0.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	79,117	8.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	779,335	84.4
White alone	591,776	64.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	923,459	100.0
In households	899,806	97.4
Householder	337,142	36.5
Spouse	181,690	19.7
Child	283,112	30.7
Own child under 18 years	210,412	22.8
Other relatives	55,905	6.1
Under 18 years	15,138	1.6
Nonrelatives	41,957	4.5
Unmarried partner	13,328	1.4
In group quarters	23,653	2.6
Institutionalized population	13,656	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	9,997	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	337,142	100.0
Family households (families)	235,201	69.8
With own children under 18 years	114,677	34.0
Married-couple family	181,690	53.9
With own children under 18 years	88,975	26.4
Female householder, no husband present	41,145	12.2
With own children under 18 years	21,174	6.3
Nonfamily households	101,941	30.2
Householder living alone	86,596	25.7
Householder 65 years and over	34,571	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	123,294	36.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	90,478	26.8

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.21	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	349,445	100.0
Occupied housing units	337,142	96.5
Vacant housing units	12,303	3.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	2,711	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	337,142	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	202,673	60.1
Renter-occupied housing units	134,469	39.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.80	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(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.