Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	12,367	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	6,771	54.8
Female	5,596	45.2
Under 5 years	729	5.9
5 to 9 years	794	6.4
10 to 14 years	807	6.5
15 to 19 years	830	6.7
20 to 24 years	730	5.9
25 to 34 years	1,770	14.3
35 to 44 years	2,106	17
45 to 54 years	1,857	15
55 to 59 years	723	5.8
60 to 64 years	606	4.9
65 to 74 years	847	6.8
75 to 84 years	456	3.7
85 years and over	112	0.9
Median age (years)	37.4	(X)
18 years and over	9,513	76.9
Male	5,215	42.2
Female	4,298	34.8
21 years and over	9,085	73.5
62 years and over	1,739	14.1
65 years and over	1,415	11.4
Male	610	4.9
Female	805	6.5
RACE
One race	12,225	98.9
White	11,680	94.4
Black or African American	458	3.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	47	0.4
Asian	14	0.1
Asian Indian	0	0
Chinese	0	0
Filipino	2	0
Japanese	1	0
Korean	8	0.1
Vietnamese	1	0
Other Asian 1	2	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0
Native Hawaiian	2	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0
Samoan	1	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	0	0
Some other race	23	0.2
Two or more races	142	1.1
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	11,815	95.5
Black or African American	488	3.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	133	1.1
Asian	27	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1
Some other race	43	0.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	12,367	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	138	1.1
Mexican	87	0.7
Puerto Rican	8	0.1
Cuban	5	0
Other Hispanic or Latino	38	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,229	98.9
White alone	11,583	93.7
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	12,367	100
In households	11,194	90.5
Householder	4,430	35.8
Spouse	2,726	22
Child	3,161	25.6
Own child under 18 years	2,436	19.7
Other relatives	543	4.4
Under 18 years	271	2.2
Nonrelatives	334	2.7
Unmarried partner	185	1.5
In group quarters	1,173	9.5
Institutionalized population	1,159	9.4
Noninstitutionalized population	14	0.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	4,430	100
Family households (families)	3,312	74.8
With own children under 18 years	1,387	31.3
Married-couple family	2,726	61.5
With own children under 18 years	1,070	24.2
Female householder, no husband present	404	9.1
With own children under 18 years	206	4.7
Nonfamily households	1,118	25.2
Householder living alone	981	22.1
Householder 65 years and over	406	9.2
Households with individuals under 18 years	1,571	35.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,040	23.5
Average household size	2.53	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,142	100
Occupied housing units	4,430	86.2
Vacant housing units	712	13.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	236	4.6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.5	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	4,430	100
Owner-occupied housing units	3,622	81.8
Renter-occupied housing units	808	18.2
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.38	(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,P17,P18,P19,P20,P23,P27,P28,P33, PCT5, PCT8,PCT11,PCT15,H1,H3,H4,H5,H11, and H12