Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Meigs County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	11,086	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	5,544	50
Female	5,542	50
Under 5 years	767	6.9
5 to 9 years	760	6.9
10 to 14 years	767	6.9
15 to 19 years	736	6.6
20 to 24 years	657	5.9
25 to 34 years	1,560	14.1
35 to 44 years	1,643	14.8
45 to 54 years	1,620	14.6
55 to 59 years	756	6.8
60 to 64 years	540	4.9
65 to 74 years	755	6.8
75 to 84 years	415	3.7
85 years and over	110	1
Median age (years)	36.7	(X)
18 years and over	8,300	74.9
Male	4,094	36.9
Female	4,206	37.9
21 years and over	7,955	71.8
62 years and over	1,609	14.5
65 years and over	1,280	11.5
Male	562	5.1
Female	718	6.5
RACE
One race	11,019	99.4
White	10,826	97.7
Black or African American	138	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.2
Asian	20	0.2
Asian Indian	3	0
Chinese	3	0
Filipino	7	0.1
Japanese	1	0
Korean	5	0
Vietnamese	0	0
Other Asian 1	1	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0
Native Hawaiian	0	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0
Samoan	0	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	0	0
Some other race	12	0.1
Two or more races	67	0.6
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	10,891	98.2
Black or African American	148	1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	62	0.6
Asian	31	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0
Some other race	22	0.2
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	11,086	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	63	0.6
Mexican	33	0.3
Puerto Rican	1	0
Cuban	2	0
Other Hispanic or Latino	27	0.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,023	99.4
White alone	10,788	97.3
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	11,086	100
In households	10,972	99
Householder	4,304	38.8
Spouse	2,656	24
Child	3,178	28.7
Own child under 18 years	2,498	22.5
Other relatives	485	4.4
Under 18 years	223	2
Nonrelatives	349	3.1
Unmarried partner	183	1.7
In group quarters	114	1
Institutionalized population	114	1
Noninstitutionalized population	0	0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	4,304	100
Family households (families)	3,264	75.8
With own children under 18 years	1,412	32.8
Married-couple family	2,656	61.7
With own children under 18 years	1,087	25.3
Female householder, no husband present	425	9.9
With own children under 18 years	228	5.3
Nonfamily households	1,040	24.2
Householder living alone	895	20.8
Householder 65 years and over	336	7.8
Households with individuals under 18 years	1,574	36.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	914	21.2
Average household size	2.55	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,188	100
Occupied housing units	4,304	83
Vacant housing units	884	17
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	497	9.6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.8	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	4,304	100
Owner-occupied housing units	3,526	81.9
Renter-occupied housing units	778	18.1
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.45	(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