Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Rhea County, Tennessee
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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	28,400	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	13,785	48.5
Female	14,615	51.5
Under 5 years	1,755	6.2
5 to 9 years	1,866	6.6
10 to 14 years	1,933	6.8
15 to 19 years	2,071	7.3
20 to 24 years	1,964	6.9
25 to 34 years	3,643	12.8
35 to 44 years	4,172	14.7
45 to 54 years	3,949	13.9
55 to 59 years	1,747	6.2
60 to 64 years	1,393	4.9
65 to 74 years	2,091	7.4
75 to 84 years	1,305	4.6
85 years and over	511	1.8
Median age (years)	37.2	(X)
18 years and over	21,659	76.3
Male	10,358	36.5
Female	11,301	39.8
21 years and over	20,339	71.6
62 years and over	4,712	16.6
65 years and over	3,907	13.8
Male	1,624	5.7
Female	2,283	8
RACE
One race	28,094	98.9
White	27,097	95.4
Black or African American	580	2
American Indian and Alaska Native	111	0.4
Asian	83	0.3
Asian Indian	23	0.1
Chinese	12	0
Filipino	11	0
Japanese	3	0
Korean	14	0
Vietnamese	14	0
Other Asian 1	6	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0
Native Hawaiian	4	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0
Samoan	2	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	2	0
Some other race	213	0.8
Two or more races	306	1.1
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	27,391	96.4
Black or African American	655	2.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	278	1
Asian	116	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.1
Some other race	269	0.9
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,400	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	474	1.7
Mexican	315	1.1
Puerto Rican	34	0.1
Cuban	10	0
Other Hispanic or Latino	115	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,926	98.3
White alone	26,880	94.6
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,400	100
In households	27,545	97
Householder	11,184	39.4
Spouse	6,421	22.6
Child	7,800	27.5
Own child under 18 years	6,026	21.2
Other relatives	1,177	4.1
Under 18 years	528	1.9
Nonrelatives	963	3.4
Unmarried partner	466	1.6
In group quarters	855	3
Institutionalized population	388	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	467	1.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,184	100
Family households (families)	8,104	72.5
With own children under 18 years	3,488	31.2
Married-couple family	6,421	57.4
With own children under 18 years	2,524	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,254	11.2
With own children under 18 years	734	6.6
Nonfamily households	3,080	27.5
Householder living alone	2,659	23.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,105	9.9
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,866	34.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,749	24.6
Average household size	2.46	(X)
Average family size	2.9	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,565	100
Occupied housing units	11,184	89
Vacant housing units	1,381	11
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	411	3.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.2	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,184	100
Owner-occupied housing units	8,444	75.5
Renter-occupied housing units	2,740	24.5
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.4	(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