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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: Benton County, Oregon

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	78,153	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	38,905	49.8
Female	39,248	50.2

Under 5 years	4,009	5.1
5 to 9 years	4,423	5.7
10 to 14 years	5,021	6.4
15 to 19 years	8,011	10.3
20 to 24 years	11,018	14.1
25 to 34 years	10,096	12.9
35 to 44 years	10,787	13.8
45 to 54 years	11,102	14.2
55 to 59 years	3,341	4.3
60 to 64 years	2,319	3.0
65 to 74 years	3,975	5.1
75 to 84 years	2,988	3.8
85 years and over	1,063	1.4

Median age (years)	31.1	(X)

18 years and over	61,495	78.7
Male	30,403	38.9
Female	31,092	39.8
21 years and over	53,739	68.8
62 years and over	9,312	11.9
65 years and over	8,026	10.3
Male	3,379	4.3
Female	4,647	5.9

RACE
One race	76,152	97.4
White	69,678	89.2
Black or African American	658	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	619	0.8
Asian	3,506	4.5
Asian Indian	396	0.5
Chinese	961	1.2
Filipino	172	0.2
Japanese	506	0.6
Korean	489	0.6
Vietnamese	303	0.4
Other Asian ¹	679	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	188	0.2
Native Hawaiian	66	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	22	0.0
Samoan	22	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	78	0.1
Some other race	1,503	1.9
Two or more races	2,001	2.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	71,499	91.5
Black or African American	932	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,298	1.7
Asian	4,209	5.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	415	0.5
Some other race	2,000	2.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	78,153	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,645	4.7
Mexican	2,526	3.2
Puerto Rican	125	0.2
Cuban	60	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	934	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,508	95.3
White alone	67,816	86.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	78,153	100.0
In households	73,148	93.6
Householder	30,145	38.6
Spouse	15,183	19.4
Child	18,502	23.7
Own child under 18 years	15,617	20.0
Other relatives	1,969	2.5
Under 18 years	556	0.7
Nonrelatives	7,349	9.4
Unmarried partner	1,750	2.2
In group quarters	5,005	6.4
Institutionalized population	386	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	4,619	5.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	30,145	100.0
Family households (families)	18,244	60.5
With own children under 18 years	8,559	28.4
Married-couple family	15,183	50.4
With own children under 18 years	6,682	22.2
Female householder, no husband present	2,182	7.2
With own children under 18 years	1,406	4.7
Nonfamily households	11,901	39.5
Householder living alone	7,864	26.1
Householder 65 years and over	2,022	6.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,017	29.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,430	18.0

Average household size	2.43	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	31,980	100.0
Occupied housing units	30,145	94.3
Vacant housing units	1,835	5.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	134	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	30,145	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	17,274	57.3
Renter-occupied housing units	12,871	42.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16	(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.