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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: Lamar County, Texas

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

48,499

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

23,147

47.7

Female

25,352

52.3

 

 

 

Under 5 years

3,422

7.1

5 to 9 years

3,490

7.2

10 to 14 years

3,633

7.5

15 to 19 years

3,516

7.2

20 to 24 years

2,781

5.7

25 to 34 years

6,092

12.6

35 to 44 years

6,906

14.2

45 to 54 years

6,125

12.6

55 to 59 years

2,669

5.5

60 to 64 years

2,292

4.7

65 to 74 years

3,669

7.6

75 to 84 years

2,763

5.7

85 years and over

1,141

2.4

 

 

 

Median age (years)

36.9

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

35,831

73.9

Male

16,648

34.3

Female

19,183

39.6

21 years and over

33,799

69.7

62 years and over

8,926

18.4

65 years and over

7,573

15.6

Male

3,004

6.2

Female

4,569

9.4

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

47,816

98.6

White

39,990

82.5

Black or African American

6,534

13.5

American Indian and Alaska Native

522

1.1

Asian

192

0.4

Asian Indian

42

0.1

Chinese

21

0.0

Filipino

56

0.1

Japanese

14

0.0

Korean

13

0.0

Vietnamese

24

0.0

Other Asian 1

22

0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

11

0.0

Native Hawaiian

3

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

1

0.0

Samoan

1

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

6

0.0

Some other race

567

1.2

Two or more races

683

1.4

 

 

 

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

 

 

White

40,608

83.7

Black or African American

6,720

13.9

American Indian and Alaska Native

882

1.8

Asian

262

0.5

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

20

0.0

Some other race

714

1.5

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

48,499

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,614

3.3

Mexican

1,228

2.5

Puerto Rican

33

0.1

Cuban

21

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

332

0.7

Not Hispanic or Latino

46,885

96.7

White alone

39,116

80.7

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

48,499

100.0

In households

47,382

97.7

Householder

19,077

39.3

Spouse

10,296

21.2

Child

13,934

28.7

Own child under 18 years

11,134

23.0

Other relatives

2,546

5.2

Under 18 years

1,297

2.7

Nonrelatives

1,529

3.2

Unmarried partner

687

1.4

In group quarters

1,117

2.3

Institutionalized population

799

1.6

Noninstitutionalized population

318

0.7

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

19,077

100.0

Family households (families)

13,473

70.6

With own children under 18 years

6,161

32.3

Married-couple family

10,296

54.0

With own children under 18 years

4,303

22.6

Female householder, no husband present

2,511

13.2

With own children under 18 years

1,522

8.0

Nonfamily households

5,604

29.4

Householder living alone

4,988

26.1

Householder 65 years and over

2,346

12.3

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

6,934

36.3

Households with individuals 65 years and over

5,279

27.7

 

 

 

Average household size

2.48

(X)

Average family size

2.99

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

21,113

100.0

Occupied housing units

19,077

90.4

Vacant housing units

2,036

9.6

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

238

1.1

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.1

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

9.4

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

19,077

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

12,826

67.2

Renter-occupied housing units

6,251

32.8

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.51

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.43

(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.