Laurel, DE

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1041310, place: Laurel town, Delaware)

Total Population: 3,668
Male: 1,665 (45.39%)
Female: 2,003 (54.61%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 397 (10.82%)
5 to 9 years: 310 (8.45%)
10 to 14 years: 326 (8.89%)
15 to 19 years: 315 (8.59%)
20 to 24 years: 258 (7.03%)
25 to 34 years: 480 (13.09%)
35 to 44 years: 493 (13.44%)
45 to 54 years: 380 (10.36%)
55 to 59 years: 145 (3.95%)
60 to 64 years: 89 (2.43%)
65 to 74 years: 263 (7.17%)
75 to 84 years: 175 (4.77%)
85 years and over: 37 (1.01%)

Median age: 29.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,450 (66.79%)
21 years and over: 2,257 (61.53%)
62 years and over: 526 (14.34%)
65 years and over: 475 (12.95%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,450 (66.79%)
--Male: 1,033 (28.16%)
--Female: 1,417 (38.63%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 475 (12.95%)
--Male: 167 (4.55%)
--Female: 308 (8.4%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 3,577 (97.52%)
--White: 2,013 (54.88%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 85 (2.32%)
--Black or African American: 1,446 (39.42%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 13 (0.35%)
--Asian: 35 (0.95%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.03%)
----Chinese: 3 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 7 (0.19%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.03%)
----Korean: 1 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 13 (0.35%)
----Other Asian: 9 (0.25%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 44 (1.2%)
Two or more Races: 91 (2.48%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 85 (2.32%)
--Mexican: 25 (0.68%)
--Puerto Rican: 12 (0.33%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 47 (1.28%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 3,583 (97.68%)
--White Alone: 2,013 (54.88%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 3,668 (100%)
--Householder: 1,389 (37.87%)
--Spouse: 547 (14.91%)
--Child: 1,322 (36.04%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,052 (28.68%)
--Other relatives: 227 (6.19%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 128 (3.49%)
--Nonrelatives: 183 (4.99%)
----Unmarried partner: 81 (2.21%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 1,389
Family households (families): 957 (68.9%)
----With own children under 18 years: 527 (37.94%)
--Married-couple families: 547 (39.38%)
----With own children under 18 years: 248 (17.85%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 362 (26.06%)
----With own children under 18 years: 253 (18.21%)
Nonfamily households: 432 (31.1%)
--Householder living alone: 367 (26.42%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 167 (12.02%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 606 (43.63%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 374 (26.93%)
Average household size: 2.64 people
Average family size: 3.19 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,561
Occupied housing units: 1,389 (88.98%)
Vacant housing units: 172 (11.02%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 22 (1.41%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.7%
Occupied housing units: 1,389 (88.98%)
Owner occupied housing units: 716 (45.87%)
Renter occupied housing units: 673 (43.11%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.55 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.74 people

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