Race alone or in combination with
one or more other races
White
16,786
98.3
Black or
African American
116
0.7
American
Indian and Alaska Native
221
1.3
Asian
70
0.4
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0
Some other
race
54
0.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population
17,071
100.0
Hispanic or
Latino (of any race)
116
0.7
Mexican
59
0.3
Puerto Rican
18
0.1
Cuban
3
0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino
36
0.2
Not Hispanic
or Latino
16,955
99.3
White alone
16,541
96.9
RELATIONSHIP
Total population
17,071
100.0
In households
16,698
97.8
Householder
7,439
43.6
Spouse
3,593
21.0
Child
4,619
27.1
Own child under 18 years
3,674
21.5
Other relatives
324
1.9
Under 18 years
106
0.6
Nonrelatives
723
4.2
Unmarried partner
353
2.1
In group
quarters
373
2.2
Institutionalized population
353
2.1
Noninstitutionalized population
20
0.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
7,439
100.0
Family
households (families)
4,594
61.8
With own children under 18 years
2,064
27.7
Married-couple family
3,593
48.3
With own children under 18 years
1,413
19.0
Female householder, no husband present
717
9.6
With own children under 18 years
497
6.7
Nonfamily
households
2,845
38.2
Householder living alone
2,495
33.5
Householder 65 years and over
1,152
15.5
Households
with individuals under 18 years
2,171
29.2
Households
with individuals 65 years and over
2,279
30.6
Average
household size
2.24
(X)
Average
family size
2.86
(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
8,037
100.0
Occupied
housing units
7,439
92.6
Vacant
housing units
598
7.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use
93
1.2
Homeowner
vacancy rate (percent)
1.3
(X)
Rental
vacancy rate (percent)
11.1
(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
7,439
100.0
Owner-occupied housing units
5,570
74.9
Renter-occupied housing units
1,869
25.1
Average
household size of owner-occupied unit
2.42
(X)
Average
household size of renter-occupied unit
1.73
(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.
Grandparent living in household with
one or more own grandchildren
under 18 years
81
100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren
65
80.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
13,171
100.0
Civilian
veterans
2,127
16.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN
NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
3,826
100.0
With a
disability
235
6.1
Population 21 to 64 years
8,908
100.0
With a
disability
1,433
16.1
Percent employed
54.2
(X)
No
disability
7,475
83.9
Percent employed
81.8
(X)
Population 65 years and over
3,060
100.0
With a
disability
1,192
39.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over
16,153
100.0
Same
house in 1995
10,380
64.3
Different
house in the U.S. in 1995
5,729
35.5
Same county
4,185
25.9
Different county
1,544
9.6
Same state
1,001
6.2
Different state
543
3.4
Elsewhere
in 1995
44
0.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population
17,070
100.0
Native
16,893
99.0
Born in United States
16,834
98.6
State of residence
14,323
83.9
Different state
2,511
14.7
Born outside United States
59
0.3
Foreign
born
177
1.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
59
0.3
Naturalized citizen
108
0.6
Not a citizen
69
0.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)
177
100.0
Europe
66
37.3
Asia
21
11.9
Africa
0
0.0
Oceania
0
0.0
Latin
America
12
6.8
Northern
America
78
44.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
16,153
100.0
English
only
15,280
94.6
Language
other than English
873
5.4
Speak English less than 'very well
226
1.4
Spanish
231
1.4
Speak English less than "very well"
91
0.6
Other Indo-European languages
534
3.3
Speak English less than "very well"
111
0.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
0.1
Speak English less than "very well"
0
0.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population
17,070
100.0
Total ancestries reported
21,442
125.6
Arab
7
0.0
Czech1
267
1.6
Danish
141
0.8
Dutch
202
1.2
English
980
5.7
French
(except Basque)1
851
5.0
French
Canadian1
367
2.1
German
3,742
21.9
Greek
52
0.3
Hungarian
33
0.2
Irish1
1,740
10.2
Italian
1,672
9.8
Lithuanian
7
0.0
Norwegian
2,192
12.8
Polish
610
3.6
Portuguese
6
0.0
Russian
50
0.3
Scotch-Irish
130
0.8
Scottish
155
0.9
Slovak
55
0.3
Subsaharan African
0
0.0
Swedish
1,728
10.1
Swiss
28
0.2
Ukrainian
44
0.3
United
States or American
668
3.9
Welsh
31
0.2
West
Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)
0
0.0
Other
ancestries
5,684
33.3
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two
ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech
includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian.
French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes
Celtic.