Griffith, IN

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1830042, place: Griffith town, Indiana)

Total Population: 17,334
Male: 8,400 (48.46%)
Female: 8,934 (51.54%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,127 (6.5%)
5 to 9 years: 1,264 (7.29%)
10 to 14 years: 1,234 (7.12%)
15 to 19 years: 1,279 (7.38%)
20 to 24 years: 1,107 (6.39%)
25 to 34 years: 2,458 (14.18%)
35 to 44 years: 3,042 (17.55%)
45 to 54 years: 2,435 (14.05%)
55 to 59 years: 826 (4.77%)
60 to 64 years: 682 (3.93%)
65 to 74 years: 1,069 (6.17%)
75 to 84 years: 644 (3.72%)
85 years and over: 167 (0.96%)

Median age: 35.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,922 (74.55%)
21 years and over: 12,195 (70.35%)
62 years and over: 2,256 (13.01%)
65 years and over: 1,880 (10.85%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 12,922 (74.55%)
--Male: 6,188 (35.7%)
--Female: 6,734 (38.85%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,880 (10.85%)
--Male: 786 (4.53%)
--Female: 1,094 (6.31%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 17,017 (98.17%)
--White: 13,738 (79.25%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,461 (8.43%)
--Black or African American: 1,753 (10.11%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 60 (0.35%)
--Asian: 140 (0.81%)
----Asian Indian: 46 (0.27%)
----Chinese: 21 (0.12%)
----Filipino: 31 (0.18%)
----Japanese: 6 (0.03%)
----Korean: 11 (0.06%)
----Vietnamese: 19 (0.11%)
----Other Asian: 6 (0.03%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 7 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 5 (0.03%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 495 (2.86%)
Two or more Races: 317 (1.83%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,461 (8.43%)
--Mexican: 1,110 (6.4%)
--Puerto Rican: 180 (1.04%)
--Cuban: 7 (0.04%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 164 (0.95%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,873 (91.57%)
--White Alone: 13,738 (79.25%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 17,324 (99.94%)
--Householder: 6,728 (38.81%)
--Spouse: 3,654 (21.08%)
--Child: 5,606 (32.34%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 4,041 (23.31%)
--Other relatives: 697 (4.02%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 300 (1.73%)
--Nonrelatives: 639 (3.69%)
----Unmarried partner: 309 (1.78%)
Living in group quarters: 10 (0.06%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 10 (0.06%)
Total households: 6,728
Family households (families): 4,747 (70.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,278 (33.86%)
--Married-couple families: 3,654 (54.31%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,681 (24.99%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 807 (11.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 454 (6.75%)
Nonfamily households: 1,981 (29.44%)
--Householder living alone: 1,681 (24.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 535 (7.95%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,478 (36.83%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,425 (21.18%)
Average household size: 2.57 people
Average family size: 3.1 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 6,990
Occupied housing units: 6,728 (96.25%)
Vacant housing units: 262 (3.75%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 16 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.7%
Occupied housing units: 6,728 (96.25%)
Owner occupied housing units: 4,494 (64.29%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,234 (31.96%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.82 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.09 people

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