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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Massachusetts

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	6,349,097	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	3,058,816	48.2
Female	3,290,281	51.8

Under 5 years	397,268	6.3
5 to 9 years	430,861	6.8
10 to 14 years	431,247	6.8
15 to 19 years	415,737	6.5
20 to 24 years	404,279	6.4
25 to 34 years	926,788	14.6
35 to 44 years	1,062,995	16.7
45 to 54 years	873,353	13.8
55 to 59 years	310,002	4.9
60 to 64 years	236,405	3.7
65 to 74 years	427,830	6.7
75 to 84 years	315,640	5.0
85 years and over	116,692	1.8

Median age (years)	36.5	(X)

18 years and over	4,849,033	76.4
Male	2,289,671	36.1
Female	2,559,362	40.3
21 years and over	4,587,935	72.3
62 years and over	997,277	15.7
65 years and over	860,162	13.5
Male	341,539	5.4
Female	518,623	8.2

RACE
One race	6,203,092	97.7
White	5,367,286	84.5
Black or African American	343,454	5.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	15,015	0.2
Asian	238,124	3.8
Asian Indian	43,801	0.7
Chinese	84,392	1.3
Filipino	8,273	0.1
Japanese	10,539	0.2
Korean	17,369	0.3
Vietnamese	33,962	0.5
Other Asian ¹	39,788	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,489	0.0
Native Hawaiian	562	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	529	0.0
Samoan	476	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	922	0.0
Some other race	236,724	3.7
Two or more races	146,005	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	5,472,809	86.2
Black or African American	398,479	6.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	38,050	0.6
Asian	264,814	4.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,704	0.1
Some other race	320,907	5.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	6,349,097	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	428,729	6.8
Mexican	22,288	0.4
Puerto Rican	199,207	3.1
Cuban	8,867	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	198,367	3.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,920,368	93.2
White alone	5,198,359	81.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	6,349,097	100.0
In households	6,127,881	96.5
Householder	2,443,580	38.5
Spouse	1,197,917	18.9
Child	1,844,182	29.0
Own child under 18 years	1,382,189	21.8
Other relatives	283,525	4.5
Under 18 years	87,502	1.4
Nonrelatives	358,677	5.6
Unmarried partner	130,919	2.1
In group quarters	221,216	3.5
Institutionalized population	88,453	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	132,763	2.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,443,580	100.0
Family households (families)	1,576,696	64.5
With own children under 18 years	748,865	30.6
Married-couple family	1,197,917	49.0
With own children under 18 years	548,360	22.4
Female householder, no husband present	289,944	11.9
With own children under 18 years	163,550	6.7
Nonfamily households	866,884	35.5
Householder living alone	684,345	28.0
Householder 65 years and over	256,137	10.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	804,940	32.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	604,481	24.7

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.11	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,621,989	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,443,580	93.2
Vacant housing units	178,409	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	93,771	3.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,443,580	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,508,052	61.7
Renter-occupied housing units	935,528	38.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.72	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.17	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(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, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.