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Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Walker County, Georgia
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Subject Number Percent
     
Total population 61,053 100
SEX AND AGE    
Male 29,641 48.5
Female 31,412 51.5
     
Under 5 years 4,002 6.6
5 to 9 years 4,205 6.9
10 to 14 years 4,319 7.1
15 to 19 years 4,083 6.7
20 to 24 years 3,792 6.2
25 to 34 years 8,083 13.2
35 to 44 years 9,512 15.6
45 to 54 years 8,410 13.8
55 to 59 years 3,397 5.6
60 to 64 years 2,811 4.6
65 to 74 years 4,684 7.7
75 to 84 years 2,875 4.7
85 years and over 880 1.4
     
Median age (years) 37.1 (X)
     
18 years and over 45,937 75.2
Male 21,872 35.8
Female 24,065 39.4
21 years and over 43,689 71.6
62 years and over 10,101 16.5
65 years and over 8,439 13.8
Male 3,296 5.4
Female 5,143 8.4
     
RACE    
One race 60,543 99.2
White 57,652 94.4
Black or African American 2,310 3.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 179 0.3
Asian 168 0.3
Asian Indian 56 0.1
Chinese 7 0
Filipino 20 0
Japanese 16 0
Korean 13 0
Vietnamese 15 0
Other Asian 1 41 0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0
Native Hawaiian 5 0
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0
Samoan 2 0
Other Pacific Islander 2 6 0
Some other race 220 0.4
Two or more races 510 0.8
     
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3    
White 58,115 95.2
Black or African American 2,458 4
American Indian and Alaska Native 411 0.7
Asian 245 0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 43 0.1
Some other race 309 0.5
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Total population 61,053 100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 565 0.9
Mexican 304 0.5
Puerto Rican 57 0.1
Cuban 23 0
Other Hispanic or Latino 181 0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino 60,488 99.1
White alone 57,336 93.9
     
RELATIONSHIP    
Total population 61,053 100
In households 60,048 98.4
Householder 23,605 38.7
Spouse 13,645 22.3
Child 17,707 29
Own child under 18 years 13,355 21.9
Other relatives 3,234 5.3
Under 18 years 1,459 2.4
Nonrelatives 1,857 3
Unmarried partner 899 1.5
In group quarters 1,005 1.6
Institutionalized population 987 1.6
Noninstitutionalized population 18 0
     
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE    
Total households 23,605 100
Family households (families) 17,472 74
With own children under 18 years 7,685 32.6
Married-couple family 13,645 57.8
With own children under 18 years 5,719 24.2
Female householder, no husband present 2,836 12
With own children under 18 years 1,470 6.2
Nonfamily households 6,133 26
Householder living alone 5,406 22.9
Householder 65 years and over 2,446 10.4
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 8,631 36.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,068 25.7
     
Average household size 2.54 (X)
Average family size 2.98 (X)
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 25,577 100
Occupied housing units 23,605 92.3
Vacant housing units 1,972 7.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 132 0.5
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.9 (X)
     
HOUSING TENURE    
Occupied housing units 23,605 100
Owner-occupied housing units 18,163 76.9
Renter-occupied housing units 5,442 23.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.57 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.47 (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