Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000
Geographic Area: Laurel-Delmar CCD	Sussex County	Delaware
Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	20,410	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	9,834	48.2
Female	10,576	51.8
Under 5 years	1,477	7.2
5 to 9 years	1,493	7.3
10 to 14 years	1,533	7.5
15 to 19 years	1,450	7.1
20 to 24 years	1,072	5.3
25 to 34 years	2,615	12.8
35 to 44 years	3,285	16.1
45 to 54 years	2,686	13.2
55 to 59 years	1,112	5.4
60 to 64 years	871	4.3
65 to 74 years	1,611	7.9
75 to 84 years	949	4.6
85 years and over	256	1.3
Median age (years)	36.8	(X)
18 years and over	14,998	73.5
Male	7,081	34.7
Female	7,917	38.8
21 years and over	14,213	69.6
62 years and over	3,312	16.2
65 years and over	2,816	13.8
Male	1,187	5.8
Female	1,629	8
RACE
One race	20,133	98.6
White	16,939	83
Black or African American	2,799	13.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	51	0.2
Asian	180	0.9
Asian Indian	45	0.2
Chinese	23	0.1
Filipino	36	0.2
Japanese	7	0
Korean	18	0.1
Vietnamese	32	0.2
Other Asian <sup>1</sup>	19	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0
Native Hawaiian	2	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0
Samoan	0	0
Other Pacific Islander <sup>2</sup>	2	0
Some other race	154	0.8
Two or more races	277	1.4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races <sup>3</sup>
White	17,149	84
Black or African American	2,946	14.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	104	0.5
Asian	226	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1
Some other race	254	1.2
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	20,410	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	335	1.6
Mexican	111	0.5
Puerto Rican	91	0.4
Cuban	16	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	117	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,075	98.4
White alone	16,791	82.3
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	20,410	100
In households	20,307	99.5
Householder	7,772	38.1
Spouse	4,415	21.6
Child	6,129	30
Own child under 18 years	4,757	23.3
Other relatives	1,023	5
Under 18 years	522	2.6
Nonrelatives	968	4.7
Unmarried partner	487	2.4
In group quarters	103	0.5
Institutionalized population	102	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	1	0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	7,772	100
Family households (families)	5,720	73.6
With own children under 18 years	2,617	33.7
Married-couple family	4,415	56.8
With own children under 18 years	1,834	23.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,008	13
With own children under 18 years	623	8
Nonfamily households	2,052	26.4
Householder living alone	1,658	21.3
Householder 65 years and over	764	9.8
Households with individuals under 18 years	2,950	38
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,005	25.8
Average household size	2.61	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	8,403	100
Occupied housing units	7,772	92.5
Vacant housing units	631	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	84	1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.3	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	7,772	100
Owner-occupied housing units	6,069	78.1
Renter-occupied housing units	1,703	21.9
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.6	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.66	(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.