Arcata, CA

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0602476, place: Arcata city, California)

Total Population: 16,651
Male: 8,285 (49.76%)
Female: 8,366 (50.24%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 665 (3.99%)
5 to 9 years: 653 (3.92%)
10 to 14 years: 737 (4.43%)
15 to 19 years: 1,786 (10.73%)
20 to 24 years: 4,088 (24.55%)
25 to 34 years: 2,856 (17.15%)
35 to 44 years: 1,773 (10.65%)
45 to 54 years: 1,741 (10.46%)
55 to 59 years: 529 (3.18%)
60 to 64 years: 379 (2.28%)
65 to 74 years: 662 (3.98%)
75 to 84 years: 594 (3.57%)
85 years and over: 188 (1.13%)

Median age: 25.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 14,100 (84.68%)
21 years and over: 11,973 (71.91%)
62 years and over: 1,659 (9.96%)
65 years and over: 1,444 (8.67%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 14,100 (84.68%)
--Male: 6,939 (41.67%)
--Female: 7,161 (43.01%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,444 (8.67%)
--Male: 598 (3.59%)
--Female: 846 (5.08%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 15,766 (94.69%)
--White: 13,538 (81.3%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,202 (7.22%)
--Black or African American: 259 (1.56%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 442 (2.65%)
--Asian: 378 (2.27%)
----Asian Indian: 40 (0.24%)
----Chinese: 83 (0.5%)
----Filipino: 37 (0.22%)
----Japanese: 88 (0.53%)
----Korean: 34 (0.2%)
----Vietnamese: 16 (0.1%)
----Other Asian: 80 (0.48%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 34 (0.2%)
----Native Hawaiian: 16 (0.1%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 4 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 11 (0.07%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 581 (3.49%)
Two or more Races: 885 (5.31%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,202 (7.22%)
--Mexican: 784 (4.71%)
--Puerto Rican: 54 (0.32%)
--Cuban: 28 (0.17%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 336 (2.02%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,449 (92.78%)
--White Alone: 13,538 (81.3%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 15,220 (91.41%)
--Householder: 7,051 (42.35%)
--Spouse: 1,824 (10.95%)
--Child: 2,799 (16.81%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 2,281 (13.7%)
--Other relatives: 467 (2.8%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 155 (0.93%)
--Nonrelatives: 3,079 (18.49%)
----Unmarried partner: 699 (4.2%)
Living in group quarters: 1,431 (8.59%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,431 (8.59%)
Total households: 7,051
Family households (families): 2,815 (39.92%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,386 (19.66%)
--Married-couple families: 1,824 (25.87%)
----With own children under 18 years: 728 (10.32%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 733 (10.4%)
----With own children under 18 years: 498 (7.06%)
Nonfamily households: 4,236 (60.08%)
--Householder living alone: 2,451 (34.76%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 502 (7.12%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,522 (21.59%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,096 (15.54%)
Average household size: 2.16 people
Average family size: 2.81 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 7,272
Occupied housing units: 7,051 (96.96%)
Vacant housing units: 221 (3.04%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 43 (0.59%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Occupied housing units: 7,051 (96.96%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,646 (36.39%)
Renter occupied housing units: 4,405 (60.57%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.35 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.04 people

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