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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: Williamstown town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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	8,424	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	3,939	46.8
Female	4,485	53.2

Under 5 years	275	3.3
5 to 9 years	349	4.1
10 to 14 years	397	4.7
15 to 19 years	1,157	13.7
20 to 24 years	1,432	17.0
25 to 34 years	564	6.7
35 to 44 years	835	9.9
45 to 54 years	1,020	12.1
55 to 59 years	389	4.6
60 to 64 years	359	4.3
65 to 74 years	643	7.6
75 to 84 years	654	7.8
85 years and over	350	4.2

Median age (years)	35.6	(X)

18 years and over	7,131	84.7
Male	3,294	39.1
Female	3,837	45.5
21 years and over	5,721	67.9
62 years and over	1,855	22.0
65 years and over	1,647	19.6
Male	604	7.2
Female	1,043	12.4

RACE
One race	8,224	97.6
White	7,648	90.8
Black or African American	229	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.1
Asian	263	3.1
Asian Indian	43	0.5
Chinese	90	1.1
Filipino	8	0.1
Japanese	24	0.3
Korean	62	0.7
Vietnamese	4	0.0
Other Asian ¹	32	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	5	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	5	0.1
Some other race	65	0.8
Two or more races	200	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	7,790	92.5
Black or African American	274	3.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	54	0.6
Asian	376	4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.8
Some other race	88	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	8,424	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	233	2.8
Mexican	70	0.8
Puerto Rican	43	0.5
Cuban	12	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	108	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,191	97.2
White alone	7,512	89.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	8,424	100.0
In households	6,074	72.1
Householder	2,753	32.7
Spouse	1,413	16.8
Child	1,510	17.9
Own child under 18 years	1,220	14.5
Other relatives	126	1.5
Under 18 years	40	0.5
Nonrelatives	272	3.2
Unmarried partner	103	1.2
In group quarters	2,350	27.9
Institutionalized population	340	4.0
Noninstitutionalized population	2,010	23.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,753	100.0
Family households (families)	1,694	61.5
With own children under 18 years	680	24.7
Married-couple family	1,413	51.3
With own children under 18 years	517	18.8
Female householder, no husband present	218	7.9
With own children under 18 years	130	4.7
Nonfamily households	1,059	38.5
Householder living alone	901	32.7
Householder 65 years and over	433	15.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	705	25.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	969	35.2

Average household size	2.21	(X)
Average family size	2.80	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	3,053	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,753	90.2
Vacant housing units	300	9.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	127	4.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,753	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	2,015	73.2
Renter-occupied housing units	738	26.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.31	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.91	(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.