Shamokin, PA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4269600, place: Shamokin city, Pennsylvania)

Total Population: 8,009
Male: 3,707 (46.29%)
Female: 4,302 (53.71%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 450 (5.62%)
5 to 9 years: 483 (6.03%)
10 to 14 years: 531 (6.63%)
15 to 19 years: 479 (5.98%)
20 to 24 years: 405 (5.06%)
25 to 34 years: 991 (12.37%)
35 to 44 years: 1,110 (13.86%)
45 to 54 years: 1,019 (12.72%)
55 to 59 years: 374 (4.67%)
60 to 64 years: 415 (5.18%)
65 to 74 years: 753 (9.4%)
75 to 84 years: 748 (9.34%)
85 years and over: 251 (3.13%)

Median age: 40.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,234 (77.84%)
21 years and over: 5,988 (74.77%)
62 years and over: 2,009 (25.08%)
65 years and over: 1,752 (21.88%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,234 (77.84%)
--Male: 2,782 (34.74%)
--Female: 3,452 (43.1%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,752 (21.88%)
--Male: 600 (7.49%)
--Female: 1,152 (14.38%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 7,971 (99.53%)
--White: 7,878 (98.36%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 52 (0.65%)
--Black or African American: 10 (0.12%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 8 (0.1%)
--Asian: 25 (0.31%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.07%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 5 (0.06%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.01%)
----Korean: 3 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 10 (0.12%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 11 (0.14%)
Two or more Races: 38 (0.47%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 52 (0.65%)
--Mexican: 6 (0.07%)
--Puerto Rican: 25 (0.31%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 19 (0.24%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,957 (99.35%)
--White Alone: 7,878 (98.36%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 7,988 (99.74%)
--Householder: 3,742 (46.72%)
--Spouse: 1,361 (16.99%)
--Child: 2,145 (26.78%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,622 (20.25%)
--Other relatives: 319 (3.98%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 101 (1.26%)
--Nonrelatives: 421 (5.26%)
----Unmarried partner: 258 (3.22%)
Living in group quarters: 21 (0.26%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 21 (0.26%)
Total households: 3,742
Family households (families): 2,028 (54.2%)
----With own children under 18 years: 899 (24.02%)
--Married-couple families: 1,361 (36.37%)
----With own children under 18 years: 510 (13.63%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 488 (13.04%)
----With own children under 18 years: 295 (7.88%)
Nonfamily households: 1,714 (45.8%)
--Householder living alone: 1,540 (41.15%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 846 (22.61%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 979 (26.16%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,386 (37.04%)
Average household size: 2.13 people
Average family size: 2.89 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 4,674
Occupied housing units: 3,742 (80.06%)
Vacant housing units: 932 (19.94%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 10 (0.21%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.8%
Occupied housing units: 3,742 (80.06%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,314 (49.51%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,428 (30.55%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.26 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.94 people

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