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Cairo, IL

Alexander County, Illinois

Latitude: 37.013144     Longitude: -89.180345
Population 3,342 (2005)
Elevation of Cairo, Illinois: 311 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1710383, place: Cairo city, Illinois)

Total Population: 3,632
Male: 1,609 (44.3%)
Female: 2,023 (55.7%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 289 (7.96%)
5 to 9 years: 310 (8.54%)
10 to 14 years: 307 (8.45%)
15 to 19 years: 283 (7.79%)
20 to 24 years: 209 (5.75%)
25 to 34 years: 365 (10.05%)
35 to 44 years: 435 (11.98%)
45 to 54 years: 453 (12.47%)
55 to 59 years: 173 (4.76%)
60 to 64 years: 157 (4.32%)
65 to 74 years: 270 (7.43%)
75 to 84 years: 257 (7.08%)
85 years and over: 124 (3.41%)

Median age: 36.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,529 (69.63%)
21 years and over: 2,394 (65.91%)
62 years and over: 743 (20.46%)
65 years and over: 651 (17.92%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,529 (69.63%)
--Male: 1,043 (28.72%)
--Female: 1,486 (40.91%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 651 (17.92%)
--Male: 222 (6.11%)
--Female: 429 (11.81%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 3,589 (98.82%)
--White: 1,300 (35.79%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 27 (0.74%)
--Black or African American: 2,241 (61.7%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 3 (0.08%)
--Asian: 26 (0.72%)
----Asian Indian: 11 (0.3%)
----Chinese: 2 (0.06%)
----Filipino: 8 (0.22%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.06%)
----Korean: 1 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 2 (0.06%)
--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: 13 (0.36%)
Two or more Races: 43 (1.18%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 27 (0.74%)
--Mexican: 19 (0.52%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.06%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 4 (0.11%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 3,605 (99.26%)
--White Alone: 1,300 (35.79%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 3,535 (97.33%)
--Householder: 1,561 (42.98%)
--Spouse: 457 (12.58%)
--Child: 1,203 (33.12%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 967 (26.62%)
--Other relatives: 213 (5.86%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 119 (3.28%)
--Nonrelatives: 101 (2.78%)
----Unmarried partner: 50 (1.38%)
Living in group quarters: 97 (2.67%)
--Institutionalized Population: 81 (2.23%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 16 (0.44%)
Total households: 1,561
Family households (families): 901 (57.72%)
----With own children under 18 years: 475 (30.43%)
--Married-couple families: 457 (29.28%)
----With own children under 18 years: 176 (11.27%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 393 (25.18%)
----With own children under 18 years: 273 (17.49%)
Nonfamily households: 660 (42.28%)
--Householder living alone: 619 (39.65%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 275 (17.62%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 535 (34.27%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 466 (29.85%)
Average household size: 2.26 people
Average family size: 3.08 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,885
Occupied housing units: 1,561 (82.81%)
Vacant housing units: 324 (17.19%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 16 (0.85%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 6.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 14.6%
Occupied housing units: 1,561 (82.81%)
Owner occupied housing units: 867 (45.99%)
Renter occupied housing units: 694 (36.82%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.24 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.3 people

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