Meriden, CT

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0946450, place: Meriden city, Connecticut)

Total Population: 58,244
Male: 28,214 (48.44%)
Female: 30,030 (51.56%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 4,143 (7.11%)
5 to 9 years: 4,338 (7.45%)
10 to 14 years: 4,182 (7.18%)
15 to 19 years: 3,572 (6.13%)
20 to 24 years: 3,470 (5.96%)
25 to 34 years: 8,236 (14.14%)
35 to 44 years: 9,355 (16.06%)
45 to 54 years: 7,880 (13.53%)
55 to 59 years: 2,796 (4.8%)
60 to 64 years: 2,061 (3.54%)
65 to 74 years: 3,867 (6.64%)
75 to 84 years: 3,229 (5.54%)
85 years and over: 1,115 (1.91%)

Median age: 36.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 43,278 (74.3%)
21 years and over: 41,381 (71.05%)
62 years and over: 9,443 (16.21%)
65 years and over: 8,211 (14.1%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 43,278 (74.3%)
--Male: 20,409 (35.04%)
--Female: 22,869 (39.26%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 8,211 (14.1%)
--Male: 3,222 (5.53%)
--Female: 4,989 (8.57%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 56,560 (97.11%)
--White: 40,709 (69.89%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 12,296 (21.11%)
--Black or African American: 3,754 (6.45%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 229 (0.39%)
--Asian: 796 (1.37%)
----Asian Indian: 195 (0.33%)
----Chinese: 154 (0.26%)
----Filipino: 124 (0.21%)
----Japanese: 4 (0.01%)
----Korean: 46 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 91 (0.16%)
----Other Asian: 182 (0.31%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 11 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 3 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 2 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 5,036 (8.65%)
Two or more Races: 1,684 (2.89%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 12,296 (21.11%)
--Mexican: 948 (1.63%)
--Puerto Rican: 9,637 (16.55%)
--Cuban: 165 (0.28%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1,546 (2.65%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 45,948 (78.89%)
--White Alone: 40,709 (69.89%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 57,103 (98.04%)
--Householder: 22,951 (39.4%)
--Spouse: 10,414 (17.88%)
--Child: 17,703 (30.39%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 13,484 (23.15%)
--Other relatives: 2,970 (5.1%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,059 (1.82%)
--Nonrelatives: 3,065 (5.26%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,635 (2.81%)
Living in group quarters: 1,141 (1.96%)
--Institutionalized Population: 875 (1.5%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 266 (0.46%)
Total households: 22,951
Family households (families): 14,960 (65.18%)
----With own children under 18 years: 7,192 (31.34%)
--Married-couple families: 10,414 (45.37%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,471 (19.48%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,479 (15.16%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,199 (9.58%)
Nonfamily households: 7,991 (34.82%)
--Householder living alone: 6,629 (28.88%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 2,446 (10.66%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 7,811 (34.03%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 5,643 (24.59%)
Average household size: 2.49 people
Average family size: 3.08 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 24,631
Occupied housing units: 22,951 (93.18%)
Vacant housing units: 1,680 (6.82%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 56 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.3%
Occupied housing units: 22,951 (93.18%)
Owner occupied housing units: 13,743 (55.8%)
Renter occupied housing units: 9,208 (37.38%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.59 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.34 people

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