Chariton, IA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1912720, place: Chariton city, Iowa)

Total Population: 4,573
Male: 2,169 (47.43%)
Female: 2,404 (52.57%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 292 (6.39%)
5 to 9 years: 331 (7.24%)
10 to 14 years: 307 (6.71%)
15 to 19 years: 307 (6.71%)
20 to 24 years: 234 (5.12%)
25 to 34 years: 509 (11.13%)
35 to 44 years: 625 (13.67%)
45 to 54 years: 497 (10.87%)
55 to 59 years: 221 (4.83%)
60 to 64 years: 217 (4.75%)
65 to 74 years: 441 (9.64%)
75 to 84 years: 366 (8%)
85 years and over: 226 (4.94%)

Median age: 39.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,446 (75.36%)
21 years and over: 3,286 (71.86%)
62 years and over: 1,164 (25.45%)
65 years and over: 1,033 (22.59%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,446 (75.36%)
--Male: 1,551 (33.92%)
--Female: 1,895 (41.44%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,033 (22.59%)
--Male: 370 (8.09%)
--Female: 663 (14.5%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,552 (99.54%)
--White: 4,499 (98.38%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 40 (0.87%)
--Black or African American: 7 (0.15%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.09%)
--Asian: 7 (0.15%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.09%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.02%)
----Korean: 2 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 12 (0.26%)
Two or more Races: 21 (0.46%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 40 (0.87%)
--Mexican: 36 (0.79%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 4 (0.09%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,533 (99.13%)
--White Alone: 4,499 (98.38%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,394 (96.09%)
--Householder: 1,936 (42.34%)
--Spouse: 950 (20.77%)
--Child: 1,236 (27.03%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,040 (22.74%)
--Other relatives: 106 (2.32%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 49 (1.07%)
--Nonrelatives: 166 (3.63%)
----Unmarried partner: 89 (1.95%)
Living in group quarters: 179 (3.91%)
--Institutionalized Population: 140 (3.06%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 39 (0.85%)
Total households: 1,936
Family households (families): 1,193 (61.62%)
----With own children under 18 years: 531 (27.43%)
--Married-couple families: 950 (49.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 367 (18.96%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 185 (9.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 121 (6.25%)
Nonfamily households: 743 (38.38%)
--Householder living alone: 669 (34.56%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 362 (18.7%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 571 (29.49%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 681 (35.18%)
Average household size: 2.27 people
Average family size: 2.92 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,155
Occupied housing units: 1,936 (89.84%)
Vacant housing units: 219 (10.16%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 11 (0.51%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.4%
Occupied housing units: 1,936 (89.84%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,387 (64.36%)
Renter occupied housing units: 549 (25.48%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.42 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.88 people

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