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Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Geographic Area: Sequatchie County, Tennessee
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Subject Number Percent
     
Total population 11,370 100
SEX AND AGE    
Male 5,635 49.6
Female 5,735 50.4
     
Under 5 years 785 6.9
5 to 9 years 812 7.1
10 to 14 years 765 6.7
15 to 19 years 702 6.2
20 to 24 years 686 6
25 to 34 years 1,650 14.5
35 to 44 years 1,756 15.4
45 to 54 years 1,596 14
55 to 59 years 666 5.9
60 to 64 years 559 4.9
65 to 74 years 800 7
75 to 84 years 436 3.8
85 years and over 157 1.4
     
Median age (years) 36.7 (X)
     
18 years and over 8,578 75.4
Male 4,198 36.9
Female 4,380 38.5
21 years and over 8,177 71.9
62 years and over 1,713 15.1
65 years and over 1,393 12.3
Male 595 5.2
Female 798 7
     
RACE    
One race 11,315 99.5
White 11,218 98.7
Black or African American 22 0.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 38 0.3
Asian 15 0.1
Asian Indian 4 0
Chinese 4 0
Filipino 1 0
Japanese 1 0
Korean 2 0
Vietnamese 1 0
Other Asian 1 2 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0
Native Hawaiian 2 0
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0
Samoan 0 0
Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0
Some other race 19 0.2
Two or more races 55 0.5
     
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3    
White 11,271 99.1
Black or African American 25 0.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 81 0.7
Asian 21 0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0
Some other race 24 0.2
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Total population 11,370 100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 93 0.8
Mexican 46 0.4
Puerto Rican 7 0.1
Cuban 2 0
Other Hispanic or Latino 38 0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,277 99.2
White alone 11,143 98
     
RELATIONSHIP    
Total population 11,370 100
In households 11,245 98.9
Householder 4,463 39.3
Spouse 2,623 23.1
Child 3,231 28.4
Own child under 18 years 2,500 22
Other relatives 509 4.5
Under 18 years 227 2
Nonrelatives 419 3.7
Unmarried partner 253 2.2
In group quarters 125 1.1
Institutionalized population 125 1.1
Noninstitutionalized population 0 0
     
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE    
Total households 4,463 100
Family households (families) 3,311 74.2
With own children under 18 years 1,474 33
Married-couple family 2,623 58.8
With own children under 18 years 1,070 24
Female householder, no husband present 498 11.2
With own children under 18 years 288 6.5
Nonfamily households 1,152 25.8
Householder living alone 998 22.4
Householder 65 years and over 391 8.8
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 1,636 36.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 993 22.2
     
Average household size 2.52 (X)
Average family size 2.92 (X)
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 4,916 100
Occupied housing units 4,463 90.8
Vacant housing units 453 9.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 73 1.5
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9 (X)
     
HOUSING TENURE    
Occupied housing units 4,463 100
Owner-occupied housing units 3,410 76.4
Renter-occupied housing units 1,053 23.6
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.54 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.44 (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