Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Hamilton County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	307,896	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	147,282	47.8
Female	160,614	52.2
Under 5 years	18,444	6
5 to 9 years	20,100	6.5
10 to 14 years	20,878	6.8
15 to 19 years	20,667	6.7
20 to 24 years	20,974	6.8
25 to 34 years	41,730	13.6
35 to 44 years	47,595	15.5
45 to 54 years	45,447	14.8
55 to 59 years	16,258	5.3
60 to 64 years	13,194	4.3
65 to 74 years	22,652	7.4
75 to 84 years	14,717	4.8
85 years and over	5,240	1.7
Median age (years)	37.4	(X)
18 years and over	236,454	76.8
Male	110,738	36
Female	125,716	40.8
21 years and over	223,133	72.5
62 years and over	50,238	16.3
65 years and over	42,609	13.8
Male	16,550	5.4
Female	26,059	8.5
RACE
One race	304,381	98.9
White	235,000	76.3
Black or African American	62,005	20.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	900	0.3
Asian	3,924	1.3
Asian Indian	1,315	0.4
Chinese	567	0.2
Filipino	384	0.1
Japanese	172	0.1
Korean	520	0.2
Vietnamese	406	0.1
Other Asian 1	560	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	196	0.1
Native Hawaiian	18	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	116	0
Samoan	34	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	28	0
Some other race	2,356	0.8
Two or more races	3,515	1.1
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	237,968	77.3
Black or African American	63,285	20.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,220	0.7
Asian	4,555	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	364	0.1
Some other race	3,275	1.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	307,896	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,481	1.8
Mexican	2,490	0.8
Puerto Rican	646	0.2
Cuban	269	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,076	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	302,415	98.2
White alone	232,475	75.5
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	307,896	100
In households	300,106	97.5
Householder	124,444	40.4
Spouse	62,429	20.3
Child	84,330	27.4
Own child under 18 years	62,774	20.4
Other relatives	16,471	5.3
Under 18 years	6,958	2.3
Nonrelatives	12,432	4
Unmarried partner	4,847	1.6
In group quarters	7,790	2.5
Institutionalized population	3,385	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	4,405	1.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	124,444	100
Family households (families)	83,692	67.3
With own children under 18 years	35,945	28.9
Married-couple family	62,429	50.2
With own children under 18 years	24,739	19.9
Female householder, no husband present	16,797	13.5
With own children under 18 years	9,213	7.4
Nonfamily households	40,752	32.7
Householder living alone	34,714	27.9
Householder 65 years and over	12,400	10
Households with individuals under 18 years	40,305	32.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	30,426	24.4
Average household size	2.41	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	134,692	100
Occupied housing units	124,444	92.4
Vacant housing units	10,248	7.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	707	0.5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.6	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	124,444	100
Owner-occupied housing units	82,014	65.9
Renter-occupied housing units	42,430	34.1
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.17	(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