Chestertown, MD

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2416225, place: Chestertown town, Maryland)

Total Population: 4,746
Male: 2,034 (42.86%)
Female: 2,712 (57.14%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 165 (3.48%)
5 to 9 years: 174 (3.67%)
10 to 14 years: 190 (4%)
15 to 19 years: 534 (11.25%)
20 to 24 years: 788 (16.6%)
25 to 34 years: 398 (8.39%)
35 to 44 years: 482 (10.16%)
45 to 54 years: 437 (9.21%)
55 to 59 years: 225 (4.74%)
60 to 64 years: 203 (4.28%)
65 to 74 years: 418 (8.81%)
75 to 84 years: 515 (10.85%)
85 years and over: 217 (4.57%)

Median age: 37.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,109 (86.58%)
21 years and over: 3,447 (72.63%)
62 years and over: 1,263 (26.61%)
65 years and over: 1,150 (24.23%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,109 (86.58%)
--Male: 1,715 (36.14%)
--Female: 2,394 (50.44%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,150 (24.23%)
--Male: 412 (8.68%)
--Female: 738 (15.55%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,680 (98.61%)
--White: 3,491 (73.56%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 77 (1.62%)
--Black or African American: 1,038 (21.87%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 7 (0.15%)
--Asian: 77 (1.62%)
----Asian Indian: 17 (0.36%)
----Chinese: 16 (0.34%)
----Filipino: 6 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 22 (0.46%)
----Korean: 5 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 2 (0.04%)
----Other Asian: 9 (0.19%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.11%)
----Native Hawaiian: 2 (0.04%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 19 (0.4%)
Two or more Races: 66 (1.39%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 77 (1.62%)
--Mexican: 13 (0.27%)
--Puerto Rican: 25 (0.53%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 36 (0.76%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,669 (98.38%)
--White Alone: 3,491 (73.56%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 3,702 (78%)
--Householder: 1,891 (39.84%)
--Spouse: 620 (13.06%)
--Child: 750 (15.8%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 567 (11.95%)
--Other relatives: 149 (3.14%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 56 (1.18%)
--Nonrelatives: 292 (6.15%)
----Unmarried partner: 109 (2.3%)
Living in group quarters: 1,044 (22%)
--Institutionalized Population: 247 (5.2%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 797 (16.79%)
Total households: 1,891
Family households (families): 945 (49.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 358 (18.93%)
--Married-couple families: 620 (32.79%)
----With own children under 18 years: 145 (7.67%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 266 (14.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 169 (8.94%)
Nonfamily households: 946 (50.03%)
--Householder living alone: 787 (41.62%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 369 (19.51%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 403 (21.31%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 707 (37.39%)
Average household size: 1.96 people
Average family size: 2.61 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,164
Occupied housing units: 1,891 (87.38%)
Vacant housing units: 273 (12.62%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 27 (1.25%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 12.9%
Occupied housing units: 1,891 (87.38%)
Owner occupied housing units: 829 (38.31%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,062 (49.08%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.14 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.82 people

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