West Yarmouth, MA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2578795, place: West Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts)

Total Population: 6,460
Male: 3,022 (46.78%)
Female: 3,438 (53.22%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 329 (5.09%)
5 to 9 years: 301 (4.66%)
10 to 14 years: 331 (5.12%)
15 to 19 years: 297 (4.6%)
20 to 24 years: 273 (4.23%)
25 to 34 years: 832 (12.88%)
35 to 44 years: 919 (14.23%)
45 to 54 years: 858 (13.28%)
55 to 59 years: 403 (6.24%)
60 to 64 years: 373 (5.77%)
65 to 74 years: 736 (11.39%)
75 to 84 years: 554 (8.58%)
85 years and over: 254 (3.93%)

Median age: 44.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,317 (82.31%)
21 years and over: 5,156 (79.81%)
62 years and over: 1,763 (27.29%)
65 years and over: 1,544 (23.9%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,317 (82.31%)
--Male: 2,421 (37.48%)
--Female: 2,896 (44.83%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,544 (23.9%)
--Male: 626 (9.69%)
--Female: 918 (14.21%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,306 (97.62%)
--White: 5,957 (92.21%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 108 (1.67%)
--Black or African American: 131 (2.03%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 31 (0.48%)
--Asian: 34 (0.53%)
----Asian Indian: 7 (0.11%)
----Chinese: 12 (0.19%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.03%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.03%)
----Korean: 2 (0.03%)
----Vietnamese: 3 (0.05%)
----Other Asian: 6 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 95 (1.47%)
Two or more Races: 154 (2.38%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 108 (1.67%)
--Mexican: 9 (0.14%)
--Puerto Rican: 40 (0.62%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 55 (0.85%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,352 (98.33%)
--White Alone: 5,957 (92.21%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,237 (96.55%)
--Householder: 2,911 (45.06%)
--Spouse: 1,241 (19.21%)
--Child: 1,432 (22.17%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,047 (16.21%)
--Other relatives: 227 (3.51%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 62 (0.96%)
--Nonrelatives: 426 (6.59%)
----Unmarried partner: 197 (3.05%)
Living in group quarters: 223 (3.45%)
--Institutionalized Population: 69 (1.07%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 154 (2.38%)
Total households: 2,911
Family households (families): 1,681 (57.75%)
----With own children under 18 years: 597 (20.51%)
--Married-couple families: 1,241 (42.63%)
----With own children under 18 years: 351 (12.06%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 347 (11.92%)
----With own children under 18 years: 199 (6.84%)
Nonfamily households: 1,230 (42.25%)
--Householder living alone: 1,003 (34.46%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 479 (16.45%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 651 (22.36%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,073 (36.86%)
Average household size: 2.14 people
Average family size: 2.73 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 4,929
Occupied housing units: 2,911 (59.06%)
Vacant housing units: 2,018 (40.94%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1,827 (37.07%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.3%
Occupied housing units: 2,911 (59.06%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,942 (39.4%)
Renter occupied housing units: 969 (19.66%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.15 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.14 people

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