Abingdon, VA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5100148, place: Abingdon town, Virginia)

Total Population: 7,780
Male: 3,481 (44.74%)
Female: 4,299 (55.26%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 381 (4.9%)
5 to 9 years: 381 (4.9%)
10 to 14 years: 419 (5.39%)
15 to 19 years: 427 (5.49%)
20 to 24 years: 455 (5.85%)
25 to 34 years: 1,004 (12.9%)
35 to 44 years: 1,128 (14.5%)
45 to 54 years: 1,122 (14.42%)
55 to 59 years: 449 (5.77%)
60 to 64 years: 414 (5.32%)
65 to 74 years: 769 (9.88%)
75 to 84 years: 562 (7.22%)
85 years and over: 269 (3.46%)

Median age: 42.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,353 (81.66%)
21 years and over: 6,083 (78.19%)
62 years and over: 1,849 (23.77%)
65 years and over: 1,600 (20.57%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,353 (81.66%)
--Male: 2,776 (35.68%)
--Female: 3,577 (45.98%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,600 (20.57%)
--Male: 523 (6.72%)
--Female: 1,077 (13.84%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 7,731 (99.37%)
--White: 7,344 (94.4%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 62 (0.8%)
--Black or African American: 265 (3.41%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 10 (0.13%)
--Asian: 50 (0.64%)
----Asian Indian: 14 (0.18%)
----Chinese: 18 (0.23%)
----Filipino: 10 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.04%)
----Korean: 3 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 2 (0.03%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 15 (0.19%)
Two or more Races: 49 (0.63%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 62 (0.8%)
--Mexican: 26 (0.33%)
--Puerto Rican: 6 (0.08%)
--Cuban: 6 (0.08%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 24 (0.31%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 7,718 (99.2%)
--White Alone: 7,344 (94.4%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 7,333 (94.25%)
--Householder: 3,522 (45.27%)
--Spouse: 1,605 (20.63%)
--Child: 1,711 (21.99%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,316 (16.92%)
--Other relatives: 279 (3.59%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 99 (1.27%)
--Nonrelatives: 216 (2.78%)
----Unmarried partner: 111 (1.43%)
Living in group quarters: 447 (5.75%)
--Institutionalized Population: 331 (4.25%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 116 (1.49%)
Total households: 3,522
Family households (families): 2,091 (59.37%)
----With own children under 18 years: 821 (23.31%)
--Married-couple families: 1,605 (45.57%)
----With own children under 18 years: 578 (16.41%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 372 (10.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 191 (5.42%)
Nonfamily households: 1,431 (40.63%)
--Householder living alone: 1,293 (36.71%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 525 (14.91%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 891 (25.3%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,050 (29.81%)
Average household size: 2.08 people
Average family size: 2.72 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,788
Occupied housing units: 3,522 (92.98%)
Vacant housing units: 266 (7.02%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 45 (1.19%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.7%
Occupied housing units: 3,522 (92.98%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,045 (53.99%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,477 (38.99%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.25 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.84 people

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