Quick Table DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000
Geographic Area: Millsboro CCD	Sussex County	Delaware
Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	19,558	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	9,368	47.9
Female	10,190	52.1
Under 5 years	952	4.9
5 to 9 years	1,124	5.7
10 to 14 years	1,129	5.8
15 to 19 years	1,029	5.3
20 to 24 years	762	3.9
25 to 34 years	1,967	10.1
35 to 44 years	2,792	14.3
45 to 54 years	2,593	13.3
55 to 59 years	1,318	6.7
60 to 64 years	1,455	7.4
65 to 74 years	2,814	14.4
75 to 84 years	1,315	6.7
85 years and over	308	1.6
Median age (years)	45.1	(X)
18 years and over	15,672	80.1
Male	7,394	37.8
Female	8,278	42.3
21 years and over	15,182	77.6
62 years and over	5,349	27.3
65 years and over	4,437	22.7
Male	2,117	10.8
Female	2,320	11.9
RACE
One race	19,298	98.7
White	15,895	81.3
Black or African American	2,615	13.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	364	1.9
Asian	145	0.7
Asian Indian	10	0.1
Chinese	22	0.1
Filipino	24	0.1
Japanese	7	0
Korean	65	0.3
Vietnamese	0	0
Other Asian <sup>1</sup>	17	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0
Native Hawaiian	0	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0
Samoan	1	0
Other Pacific Islander <sup>2</sup>	1	0
Some other race	276	1.4
Two or more races	260	1.3
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races <sup>3</sup>
White	16,096	82.3
Black or African American	2,775	14.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	494	2.5
Asian	163	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1
Some other race	316	1.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	19,558	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	539	2.8
Mexican	252	1.3
Puerto Rican	77	0.4
Cuban	11	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	199	1
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,019	97.2
White alone	15,664	80.1
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	19,558	100
In households	19,165	98
Householder	8,222	42
Spouse	4,590	23.5
Child	4,427	22.6
Own child under 18 years	3,343	17.1
Other relatives	955	4.9
Under 18 years	409	2.1
Nonrelatives	971	5
Unmarried partner	516	2.6
In group quarters	393	2
Institutionalized population	388	2
Noninstitutionalized population	5	0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,222	100
Family households (families)	5,742	69.8
With own children under 18 years	1,895	23
Married-couple family	4,590	55.8
With own children under 18 years	1,250	15.2
Female householder, no husband present	858	10.4
With own children under 18 years	488	5.9
Nonfamily households	2,480	30.2
Householder living alone	2,040	24.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,004	12.2
Households with individuals under 18 years	2,181	26.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,021	36.7
Average household size	2.33	(X)
Average family size	2.74	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,220	100
Occupied housing units	8,222	67.3
Vacant housing units	3,998	32.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	3,431	28.1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.4	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,222	100
Owner-occupied housing units	7,007	85.2
Renter-occupied housing units	1,215	14.8
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.33	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.36	(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.