General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2476650, place: Takoma Park city, Maryland)Total Population: 17,299Male: 8,149 (47.11%)
Female: 9,150 (52.89%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 1,237 (7.15%)
5 to 9 years: 1,204 (6.96%)
10 to 14 years: 1,057 (6.11%)
15 to 19 years: 1,013 (5.86%)
20 to 24 years: 1,081 (6.25%)
25 to 34 years: 2,822 (16.31%)
35 to 44 years: 3,384 (19.56%)
45 to 54 years: 2,746 (15.87%)
55 to 59 years: 711 (4.11%)
60 to 64 years: 515 (2.98%)
65 to 74 years: 787 (4.55%)
75 to 84 years: 513 (2.97%)
85 years and over: 229 (1.32%)
Median age: 35.6 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 13,224 (76.44%)
21 years and over: 12,567 (72.65%)
62 years and over: 1,822 (10.53%)
65 years and over: 1,529 (8.84%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 13,224 (76.44%)
--Male: 6,111 (35.33%)
--Female: 7,113 (41.12%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 1,529 (8.84%)
--Male: 598 (3.46%)
--Female: 931 (5.38%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 16,439 (95.03%)
--White: 7,638 (44.15%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,494 (14.42%)
--Black or African American: 5,876 (33.97%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 76 (0.44%)
--Asian: 754 (4.36%)
----Asian Indian: 333 (1.92%)
----Chinese: 88 (0.51%)
----Filipino: 107 (0.62%)
----Japanese: 26 (0.15%)
----Korean: 29 (0.17%)
----Vietnamese: 103 (0.6%)
----Other Asian: 68 (0.39%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 6 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 3 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 1,287 (7.44%)
Two or more Races: 860 (4.97%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,494 (14.42%)
--Mexican: 236 (1.36%)
--Puerto Rican: 128 (0.74%)
--Cuban: 82 (0.47%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2,048 (11.84%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 14,805 (85.58%)
--White Alone: 7,638 (44.15%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 16,802 (97.13%)
--Householder: 6,893 (39.85%)
--Spouse: 2,654 (15.34%)
--Child: 4,597 (26.57%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,645 (21.07%)
--Other relatives: 1,160 (6.71%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 335 (1.94%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,498 (8.66%)
----Unmarried partner: 464 (2.68%)
Living in group quarters: 497 (2.87%)
--Institutionalized Population: 122 (0.71%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 375 (2.17%)
Total households: 6,893Family households (families): 3,948 (57.28%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,121 (30.77%)
--Married-couple families: 2,654 (38.5%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,418 (20.57%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 977 (14.17%)
----With own children under 18 years: 562 (8.15%)
Nonfamily households: 2,945 (42.72%)
--Householder living alone: 2,219 (32.19%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 546 (7.92%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,342 (33.98%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,160 (16.83%)
Average household size: 2.44 people
Average family size: 3.13 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 7,187
Occupied housing units: 6,893 (95.91%)
Vacant housing units: 294 (4.09%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 20 (0.28%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.1%
Occupied housing units: 6,893 (95.91%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,128 (43.52%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,765 (52.39%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.71 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.21 people
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