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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: Medford city, 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	55,765	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	26,133	46.9
Female	29,632	53.1

Under 5 years	2,718	4.9
5 to 9 years	2,807	5.0
10 to 14 years	2,808	5.0
15 to 19 years	3,482	6.2
20 to 24 years	4,314	7.7
25 to 34 years	9,458	17.0
35 to 44 years	8,715	15.6
45 to 54 years	6,921	12.4
55 to 59 years	2,613	4.7
60 to 64 years	2,263	4.1
65 to 74 years	4,539	8.1
75 to 84 years	3,760	6.7
85 years and over	1,367	2.5

Median age (years)	37.5	(X)

18 years and over	45,756	82.1
Male	21,050	37.7
Female	24,706	44.3
21 years and over	43,088	77.3
62 years and over	11,022	19.8
65 years and over	9,666	17.3
Male	3,718	6.7
Female	5,948	10.7

RACE
One race	54,480	97.7
White	48,209	86.5
Black or African American	3,401	6.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.1
Asian	2,157	3.9
Asian Indian	411	0.7
Chinese	886	1.6
Filipino	89	0.2
Japanese	91	0.2
Korean	159	0.3
Vietnamese	319	0.6
Other Asian ¹	202	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	633	1.1
Two or more races	1,285	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	49,161	88.2
Black or African American	3,947	7.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	242	0.4
Asian	2,391	4.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.1
Some other race	1,356	2.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	55,765	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,443	2.6
Mexican	148	0.3
Puerto Rican	311	0.6
Cuban	82	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	902	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,322	97.4
White alone	47,403	85.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	55,765	100.0
In households	53,561	96.0
Householder	22,067	39.6
Spouse	10,058	18.0
Child	14,467	25.9
Own child under 18 years	9,219	16.5
Other relatives	2,961	5.3
Under 18 years	656	1.2
Nonrelatives	4,008	7.2
Unmarried partner	945	1.7
In group quarters	2,204	4.0
Institutionalized population	536	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	1,668	3.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,067	100.0
Family households (families)	13,494	61.2
With own children under 18 years	5,198	23.6
Married-couple family	10,058	45.6
With own children under 18 years	3,975	18.0
Female householder, no husband present	2,603	11.8
With own children under 18 years	1,034	4.7
Nonfamily households	8,573	38.8
Householder living alone	6,336	28.7
Householder 65 years and over	2,743	12.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,637	25.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,765	30.7

Average household size	2.43	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	22,687	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,067	97.3
Vacant housing units	620	2.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	56	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,067	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,933	58.6
Renter-occupied housing units	9,134	41.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(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.