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General Demographic Characteristics for Ashland, Massachusetts as of the year 2000

Subject Number Percent Subject Number Percent
Total Population

SEX AND AGE
Male
Female
Under 5 years
5 to 9 years
10 to 14 years
15 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 to 84 years
85 years and over

Median age (years)

18 years and over
  Male
  Female
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
  Male
  Female

RACE
One race
  White
  Black or African American
  American Indian and Alaska Native
  Asian
    Asian Indian
    Chinese
    Filipino
    Japanese
    Korean
    Vietnamese
    Other Asian1
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pac Isl.
    Native Hawaiian
    Guamanian or Chamorro
    Samoan
    Other Pacific Islander2
  Some Other Race
Two or more races

Race alone or in combination with one   or more other races3
White
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac Isl.
Some other race
14,674


7,100
7,574
1,153
1,092
944
719
533
2,145
3,060
2,372
729
495
856
483
93

37.4

10,967
5,238
5,729
10,653
1,706
1,432
627
805


14,371
13,482
262
15
363
157
117
25
16
24
11
13
4
1
-
-

3
245
303



13,748
347
54
432
4
404
100


48.4
51.6
7.9
7.4
6.4
4.9
3.6
14.6
20.9
16.2
5.0
3.4
5.8
3.3
0.6

(X)

74.7
35.7
39.0
72.6
11.6
9.8
4.3
5.5


97.9
91.9
1.8
0.1
2.5
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
-

-
1.7
2.1



93.7
2.4
0.4
2.9
-
2.8
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
  Total Population
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
  Mexican
  Puerto Rican
  Cuban
  Other Hispanic or Latino
No Hispanic or Latino
  White alone

RELATIONSHIP
  Total Population
In households
  Householder
  Spouse
  Child
    Own child under 18 years
  Other relatives
    Under 18 years
  Nonrelatives
    Unmarried partner
In group quarters
  Institutionalized population
  Noninstitutionalized population

HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
  Total households
Family households (families)
    With own children under 18 years
  Married-couple family
    With own children under 18 years
  Female householder, no husband
  present
    With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
  Householder living alone
    Householder 65 years and over

Households with individuals under 18 years
Households with individuals 65 years and older

Average household size
Average family size

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
  Total housing units
Occupied housing units
Vacant housing units
  For seasonal, recreation, or
  occasional use

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)

HOUSING TENURE
  Occupied housing units
Owner-occupied housing units
Renter-occupied housing units

Average household size of owner-occupied units
Average household size of renter-occupied units

14,674
428
34
132
16
246
14,246
13,226


14,674
14,642
5,720
3,386
4,373
3,541
450
124
713
321
32
26
6


5,720
4,023
2,029
3,386
1,714

465
235
1,697
1,296
404


2,131

1,061

2.56
3.04


5,794
5,720
74

13

0.3
2.6


5,720
4,556
1,164


2.66

2.17

100
2.9
0.2
0.9
0.1
1.7
97.1
90.1


100.0
99.8
39.0
23.1
29.8
24.1
3.1
0.8
4.9
2.2
0.2
0.2
-


100.0
70.3
35.5
59.2
30.0

8.1
4.1
29.7
22.7
7.1


37.3

18.5

(X)
(X)


100.0
98.7
1.3

0.2

(X)
(X)


100.0
79.7
20.3


(X)

(X)
  - Represents zero or rounds to zero.    (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 of the 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.

 

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