Taunton, MA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2569170, place: Taunton city, Massachusetts)

Total Population: 55,976
Male: 26,904 (48.06%)
Female: 29,072 (51.94%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 3,977 (7.1%)
5 to 9 years: 4,079 (7.29%)
10 to 14 years: 3,760 (6.72%)
15 to 19 years: 3,345 (5.98%)
20 to 24 years: 3,230 (5.77%)
25 to 34 years: 8,894 (15.89%)
35 to 44 years: 9,698 (17.33%)
45 to 54 years: 7,096 (12.68%)
55 to 59 years: 2,611 (4.66%)
60 to 64 years: 2,069 (3.7%)
65 to 74 years: 3,540 (6.32%)
75 to 84 years: 2,764 (4.94%)
85 years and over: 913 (1.63%)

Median age: 35.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 42,057 (75.13%)
21 years and over: 40,195 (71.81%)
62 years and over: 8,404 (15.01%)
65 years and over: 7,217 (12.89%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 42,057 (75.13%)
--Male: 19,823 (35.41%)
--Female: 22,234 (39.72%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 7,217 (12.89%)
--Male: 2,837 (5.07%)
--Female: 4,380 (7.82%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 54,741 (97.79%)
--White: 50,272 (89.81%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,198 (3.93%)
--Black or African American: 1,534 (2.74%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 92 (0.16%)
--Asian: 334 (0.6%)
----Asian Indian: 63 (0.11%)
----Chinese: 69 (0.12%)
----Filipino: 53 (0.09%)
----Japanese: 10 (0.02%)
----Korean: 34 (0.06%)
----Vietnamese: 34 (0.06%)
----Other Asian: 71 (0.13%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 18 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 5 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 4 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 9 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 1,448 (2.59%)
Two or more Races: 1,235 (2.21%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,198 (3.93%)
--Mexican: 86 (0.15%)
--Puerto Rican: 1,518 (2.71%)
--Cuban: 30 (0.05%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 564 (1.01%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 53,778 (96.07%)
--White Alone: 50,272 (89.81%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 55,156 (98.54%)
--Householder: 22,045 (39.38%)
--Spouse: 10,583 (18.91%)
--Child: 17,101 (30.55%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 12,679 (22.65%)
--Other relatives: 2,601 (4.65%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 927 (1.66%)
--Nonrelatives: 2,826 (5.05%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,470 (2.63%)
Living in group quarters: 820 (1.46%)
--Institutionalized Population: 592 (1.06%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 228 (0.41%)
Total households: 22,045
Family households (families): 14,476 (65.67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 7,114 (32.27%)
--Married-couple families: 10,583 (48.01%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,877 (22.12%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 2,952 (13.39%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,744 (7.91%)
Nonfamily households: 7,569 (34.33%)
--Householder living alone: 6,208 (28.16%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 2,180 (9.89%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 7,736 (35.09%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 5,168 (23.44%)
Average household size: 2.5 people
Average family size: 3.09 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 22,908
Occupied housing units: 22,045 (96.23%)
Vacant housing units: 863 (3.77%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 34 (0.15%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.7%
Occupied housing units: 22,045 (96.23%)
Owner occupied housing units: 13,495 (58.91%)
Renter occupied housing units: 8,550 (37.32%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.73 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.14 people

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