Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Catoosa County, Georgia
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	53,282	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	25,783	48.4
Female	27,499	51.6
Under 5 years	3,638	6.8
5 to 9 years	4,007	7.5
10 to 14 years	3,941	7.4
15 to 19 years	3,444	6.5
20 to 24 years	3,061	5.7
25 to 34 years	7,824	14.7
35 to 44 years	8,597	16.1
45 to 54 years	7,288	13.7
55 to 59 years	2,846	5.3
60 to 64 years	2,314	4.3
65 to 74 years	3,775	7.1
75 to 84 years	1,980	3.7
85 years and over	567	1.1
Median age (years)	35.8	(X)
18 years and over	39,526	74.2
Male	18,743	35.2
Female	20,783	39
21 years and over	37,621	70.6
62 years and over	7,730	14.5
65 years and over	6,322	11.9
Male	2,556	4.8
Female	3,766	7.1
RACE
One race	52,787	99.1
White	51,356	96.4
Black or African American	669	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	163	0.3
Asian	379	0.7
Asian Indian	66	0.1
Chinese	22	0
Filipino	20	0
Japanese	18	0
Korean	128	0.2
Vietnamese	28	0.1
Other Asian 1	97	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0
Native Hawaiian	3	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0
Samoan	0	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	3	0
Some other race	210	0.4
Two or more races	495	0.9
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	51,817	97.3
Black or African American	767	1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	400	0.8
Asian	485	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1
Some other race	315	0.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	53,282	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	621	1.2
Mexican	300	0.6
Puerto Rican	70	0.1
Cuban	34	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	217	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,661	98.8
White alone	51,013	95.7
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	53,282	100
In households	52,867	99.2
Householder	20,425	38.3
Spouse	12,386	23.2
Child	15,989	30
Own child under 18 years	12,477	23.4
Other relatives	2,412	4.5
Under 18 years	1,045	2
Nonrelatives	1,655	3.1
Unmarried partner	802	1.5
In group quarters	415	0.8
Institutionalized population	334	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	81	0.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,425	100
Family households (families)	15,391	75.4
With own children under 18 years	7,233	35.4
Married-couple family	12,386	60.6
With own children under 18 years	5,499	26.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,251	11
With own children under 18 years	1,314	6.4
Nonfamily households	5,034	24.6
Householder living alone	4,351	21.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,734	8.5
Households with individuals under 18 years	7,935	38.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,553	22.3
Average household size	2.59	(X)
Average family size	3	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,794	100
Occupied housing units	20,425	93.7
Vacant housing units	1,369	6.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	103	0.5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.5	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,425	100
Owner-occupied housing units	15,739	77.1
Renter-occupied housing units	4,686	22.9
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41	(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