Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Polk County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	16,050	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	7,955	49.6
Female	8,095	50.4
Under 5 years	1,032	6.4
5 to 9 years	985	6.1
10 to 14 years	1,020	6.4
15 to 19 years	931	5.8
20 to 24 years	974	6.1
25 to 34 years	2,196	13.7
35 to 44 years	2,380	14.8
45 to 54 years	2,291	14.3
55 to 59 years	1,087	6.8
60 to 64 years	853	5.3
65 to 74 years	1,309	8.2
75 to 84 years	732	4.6
85 years and over	260	1.6
Median age (years)	38.6	(X)
18 years and over	12,423	77.4
Male	6,078	37.9
Female	6,345	39.5
21 years and over	11,876	74
62 years and over	2,831	17.6
65 years and over	2,301	14.3
Male	958	6
Female	1,343	8.4
RACE
One race	15,888	99
White	15,785	98.3
Black or African American	22	0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	44	0.3
Asian	19	0.1
Asian Indian	10	0.1
Chinese	0	0
Filipino	2	0
Japanese	3	0
Korean	4	0
Vietnamese	0	0
Other Asian 1	0	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0
Native Hawaiian	0	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0
Samoan	1	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	2	0
Some other race	15	0.1
Two or more races	162	1
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	15,947	99.4
Black or African American	28	0.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	181	1.1
Asian	33	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0
Some other race	22	0.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	16,050	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	117	0.7
Mexican	45	0.3
Puerto Rican	11	0.1
Cuban	4	0
Other Hispanic or Latino	57	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,933	99.3
White alone	15,689	97.8
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	16,050	100
In households	15,856	98.8
Householder	6,448	40.2
Spouse	3,885	24.2
Child	4,242	26.4
Own child under 18 years	3,193	19.9
Other relatives	827	5.2
Under 18 years	345	2.1
Nonrelatives	454	2.8
Unmarried partner	227	1.4
In group quarters	194	1.2
Institutionalized population	186	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	8	0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	6,448	100
Family households (families)	4,750	73.7
With own children under 18 years	1,919	29.8
Married-couple family	3,885	60.3
With own children under 18 years	1,540	23.9
Female householder, no husband present	582	9
With own children under 18 years	262	4.1
Nonfamily households	1,698	26.3
Householder living alone	1,502	23.3
Householder 65 years and over	635	9.8
Households with individuals under 18 years	2,179	33.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,666	25.8
Average household size	2.46	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	7,369	100
Occupied housing units	6,448	87.5
Vacant housing units	921	12.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	290	3.9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.9	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	6,448	100
Owner-occupied housing units	5,209	80.8
Renter-occupied housing units	1,239	19.2
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.34	(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