Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Marion County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	27,776	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	13,594	48.9
Female	14,182	51.1
Under 5 years	1,652	5.9
5 to 9 years	1,796	6.5
10 to 14 years	2,003	7.2
15 to 19 years	1,860	6.7
20 to 24 years	1,635	5.9
25 to 34 years	3,607	13
35 to 44 years	4,340	15.6
45 to 54 years	4,196	15.1
55 to 59 years	1,741	6.3
60 to 64 years	1,360	4.9
65 to 74 years	2,121	7.6
75 to 84 years	1,118	4
85 years and over	347	1.2
Median age (years)	38.2	(X)
18 years and over	21,182	76.3
Male	10,147	36.5
Female	11,035	39.7
21 years and over	20,125	72.5
62 years and over	4,376	15.8
65 years and over	3,586	12.9
Male	1,443	5.2
Female	2,143	7.7
RACE
One race	27,559	99.2
White	26,201	94.3
Black or African American	1,149	4.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	72	0.3
Asian	58	0.2
Asian Indian	16	0.1
Chinese	17	0.1
Filipino	11	0
Japanese	4	0
Korean	3	0
Vietnamese	0	0
Other Asian 1	7	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0
Native Hawaiian	0	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0
Samoan	2	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	0	0
Some other race	76	0.3
Two or more races	217	0.8
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	26,403	95.1
Black or African American	1,205	4.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	192	0.7
Asian	83	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0
Some other race	117	0.4
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,776	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	202	0.7
Mexican	95	0.3
Puerto Rican	16	0.1
Cuban	4	0
Other Hispanic or Latino	87	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,574	99.3
White alone	26,089	93.9
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,776	100
In households	27,527	99.1
Householder	11,037	39.7
Spouse	6,395	23
Child	7,820	28.2
Own child under 18 years	5,706	20.5
Other relatives	1,475	5.3
Under 18 years	731	2.6
Nonrelatives	800	2.9
Unmarried partner	403	1.5
In group quarters	249	0.9
Institutionalized population	224	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	25	0.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,037	100
Family households (families)	8,131	73.7
With own children under 18 years	3,432	31.1
Married-couple family	6,395	57.9
With own children under 18 years	2,569	23.3
Female householder, no husband present	1,278	11.6
With own children under 18 years	629	5.7
Nonfamily households	2,906	26.3
Householder living alone	2,600	23.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,130	10.2
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,896	35.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,717	24.6
Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,140	100
Occupied housing units	11,037	90.9
Vacant housing units	1,103	9.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	231	1.9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.5	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,037	100
Owner-occupied housing units	8,903	80.7
Renter-occupied housing units	2,134	19.3
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(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