Bessemer, AL

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0105980, place: Bessemer city, Alabama)

Total Population: 29,672
Male: 13,450 (45.33%)
Female: 16,222 (54.67%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,291 (7.72%)
5 to 9 years: 2,213 (7.46%)
10 to 14 years: 2,109 (7.11%)
15 to 19 years: 2,189 (7.38%)
20 to 24 years: 1,981 (6.68%)
25 to 34 years: 3,660 (12.33%)
35 to 44 years: 4,074 (13.73%)
45 to 54 years: 3,753 (12.65%)
55 to 59 years: 1,333 (4.49%)
60 to 64 years: 1,188 (4%)
65 to 74 years: 2,442 (8.23%)
75 to 84 years: 1,761 (5.93%)
85 years and over: 678 (2.28%)

Median age: 35.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 21,724 (73.21%)
21 years and over: 20,426 (68.84%)
62 years and over: 5,576 (18.79%)
65 years and over: 4,881 (16.45%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 21,724 (73.21%)
--Male: 9,369 (31.58%)
--Female: 12,355 (41.64%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,881 (16.45%)
--Male: 1,741 (5.87%)
--Female: 3,140 (10.58%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 29,451 (99.26%)
--White: 8,458 (28.5%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 338 (1.14%)
--Black or African American: 20,638 (69.55%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 82 (0.28%)
--Asian: 52 (0.18%)
----Asian Indian: 14 (0.05%)
----Chinese: 8 (0.03%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.01%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.02%)
----Korean: 4 (0.01%)
----Vietnamese: 12 (0.04%)
----Other Asian: 5 (0.02%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 90 (0.3%)
Two or more Races: 221 (0.74%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 338 (1.14%)
--Mexican: 206 (0.69%)
--Puerto Rican: 39 (0.13%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.01%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 91 (0.31%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 29,334 (98.86%)
--White Alone: 8,458 (28.5%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 29,043 (97.88%)
--Householder: 11,537 (38.88%)
--Spouse: 3,995 (13.46%)
--Child: 9,522 (32.09%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 6,254 (21.08%)
--Other relatives: 3,135 (10.57%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,584 (5.34%)
--Nonrelatives: 854 (2.88%)
----Unmarried partner: 384 (1.29%)
Living in group quarters: 629 (2.12%)
--Institutionalized Population: 594 (2%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 35 (0.12%)
Total households: 11,537
Family households (families): 7,873 (68.24%)
----With own children under 18 years: 3,522 (30.53%)
--Married-couple families: 3,995 (34.63%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,528 (13.24%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,364 (29.16%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,829 (15.85%)
Nonfamily households: 3,664 (31.76%)
--Householder living alone: 3,342 (28.97%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,497 (12.98%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 4,335 (37.57%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,635 (31.51%)
Average household size: 2.52 people
Average family size: 3.12 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 12,790
Occupied housing units: 11,537 (90.2%)
Vacant housing units: 1,253 (9.8%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 13 (0.1%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7%
Occupied housing units: 11,537 (90.2%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,833 (53.42%)
Renter occupied housing units: 4,704 (36.78%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.53 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.49 people

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