Weirton, WV

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5485156, place: Weirton city, West Virginia)

Total Population: 20,411
Male: 9,586 (46.96%)
Female: 10,825 (53.04%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,004 (4.92%)
5 to 9 years: 1,059 (5.19%)
10 to 14 years: 1,148 (5.62%)
15 to 19 years: 1,101 (5.39%)
20 to 24 years: 963 (4.72%)
25 to 34 years: 2,276 (11.15%)
35 to 44 years: 3,132 (15.34%)
45 to 54 years: 3,067 (15.03%)
55 to 59 years: 1,007 (4.93%)
60 to 64 years: 1,108 (5.43%)
65 to 74 years: 2,311 (11.32%)
75 to 84 years: 1,728 (8.47%)
85 years and over: 507 (2.48%)

Median age: 43.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,486 (80.77%)
21 years and over: 15,918 (77.99%)
62 years and over: 5,228 (25.61%)
65 years and over: 4,546 (22.27%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,486 (80.77%)
--Male: 7,603 (37.25%)
--Female: 8,883 (43.52%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 4,546 (22.27%)
--Male: 1,789 (8.76%)
--Female: 2,757 (13.51%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 20,254 (99.23%)
--White: 19,199 (94.06%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 138 (0.68%)
--Black or African American: 787 (3.86%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 22 (0.11%)
--Asian: 120 (0.59%)
----Asian Indian: 56 (0.27%)
----Chinese: 17 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 22 (0.11%)
----Japanese: 8 (0.04%)
----Korean: 9 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 5 (0.02%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.01%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 3 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 3 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 29 (0.14%)
Two or more Races: 157 (0.77%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 138 (0.68%)
--Mexican: 57 (0.28%)
--Puerto Rican: 9 (0.04%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 67 (0.33%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 20,273 (99.32%)
--White Alone: 19,199 (94.06%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 20,158 (98.76%)
--Householder: 8,958 (43.89%)
--Spouse: 4,601 (22.54%)
--Child: 5,152 (25.24%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,573 (17.51%)
--Other relatives: 756 (3.7%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 274 (1.34%)
--Nonrelatives: 691 (3.39%)
----Unmarried partner: 353 (1.73%)
Living in group quarters: 253 (1.24%)
--Institutionalized Population: 239 (1.17%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 14 (0.07%)
Total households: 8,958
Family households (families): 5,881 (65.65%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,129 (23.77%)
--Married-couple families: 4,601 (51.36%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,547 (17.27%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 953 (10.64%)
----With own children under 18 years: 447 (4.99%)
Nonfamily households: 3,077 (34.35%)
--Householder living alone: 2,757 (30.78%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,423 (15.89%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,335 (26.07%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 3,179 (35.49%)
Average household size: 2.25 people
Average family size: 2.79 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,546
Occupied housing units: 8,958 (93.84%)
Vacant housing units: 588 (6.16%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 22 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.9%
Occupied housing units: 8,958 (93.84%)
Owner occupied housing units: 6,455 (67.62%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,503 (26.22%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.34 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.03 people

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