Plaquemine, LA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2260880, place: Plaquemine city, Louisiana)

Total Population: 7,064
Male: 3,311 (46.87%)
Female: 3,753 (53.13%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 462 (6.54%)
5 to 9 years: 513 (7.26%)
10 to 14 years: 515 (7.29%)
15 to 19 years: 535 (7.57%)
20 to 24 years: 429 (6.07%)
25 to 34 years: 849 (12.02%)
35 to 44 years: 979 (13.86%)
45 to 54 years: 943 (13.35%)
55 to 59 years: 360 (5.1%)
60 to 64 years: 311 (4.4%)
65 to 74 years: 564 (7.98%)
75 to 84 years: 463 (6.55%)
85 years and over: 141 (2%)

Median age: 37.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,240 (74.18%)
21 years and over: 4,947 (70.03%)
62 years and over: 1,358 (19.22%)
65 years and over: 1,168 (16.53%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,240 (74.18%)
--Male: 2,366 (33.49%)
--Female: 2,874 (40.69%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,168 (16.53%)
--Male: 429 (6.07%)
--Female: 739 (10.46%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 7,023 (99.42%)
--White: 3,443 (48.74%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 81 (1.15%)
--Black or African American: 3,504 (49.6%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 12 (0.17%)
--Asian: 19 (0.27%)
----Asian Indian: 5 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.03%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.01%)
----Korean: 2 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 9 (0.13%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 6 (0.08%)
Two or more Races: 41 (0.58%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 81 (1.15%)
--Mexican: 16 (0.23%)
--Puerto Rican: 3 (0.04%)
--Cuban: 12 (0.17%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 50 (0.71%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,983 (98.85%)
--White Alone: 3,443 (48.74%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,853 (97.01%)
--Householder: 2,593 (36.71%)
--Spouse: 1,142 (16.17%)
--Child: 2,236 (31.65%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,457 (20.63%)
--Other relatives: 694 (9.82%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 342 (4.84%)
--Nonrelatives: 188 (2.66%)
----Unmarried partner: 93 (1.32%)
Living in group quarters: 211 (2.99%)
--Institutionalized Population: 206 (2.92%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 5 (0.07%)
Total households: 2,593
Family households (families): 1,846 (71.19%)
----With own children under 18 years: 771 (29.73%)
--Married-couple families: 1,142 (44.04%)
----With own children under 18 years: 458 (17.66%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 589 (22.72%)
----With own children under 18 years: 276 (10.64%)
Nonfamily households: 747 (28.81%)
--Householder living alone: 688 (26.53%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 271 (10.45%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 935 (36.06%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 783 (30.2%)
Average household size: 2.64 people
Average family size: 3.21 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,828
Occupied housing units: 2,593 (91.69%)
Vacant housing units: 235 (8.31%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 11 (0.39%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.1%
Occupied housing units: 2,593 (91.69%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,779 (62.91%)
Renter occupied housing units: 814 (28.78%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.65 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.63 people

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