Table DP-1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Demographic Area: Iron County Michigan

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Subject

Number

Percent

Subject

Number

Percent

Total Population

13,138

100.0%

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

SEX AND AGE

Total population

13,138

100.0%

Male

6,485

49.4%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

84

0.6%

Female

6,653

50.6%

Mexican

45

0.3%

Under 5 years

559

4.3%

Puerto Rican

6

n/a

5 to 9 years

712

5.4%

Cuban

n/a

n/a

10 to 14 years

864

6.6%

Other Hispanic or Latino

33

0.3%

15 to 19 years

865

6.6%

Not Hispanic or Latino

13,054

99.4%

20 to 24 years

493

3.8%

White alone

12,601

95.9%

25 to 34 years

1,125

8.6%

35 to 44 years

1,877

14.3%

RELATIONSHIP

45 to 54 years

1,861

14.2%

Total Populations

13,138

100.0%

55 to 59 years

772

5.9%

In Households

12,563

95.6%

60 to 64 years

697

5.3%

Householder

5,748

43.8%

65 to 74 years

1,508

11.5%

Spouse

2,899

22.1%

75 to 84 years

1,314

10.0%

Child

3,185

24.2%

85 years and over

491

3.7%

Own child under 18 years

2,538

19.3%

Other Relatives

287

2.2%

Median age (years

45.4

(X)

Under 18 years

91

0.7%

Non relatives

444

3.4%

18 years and over

10,435

79.4%

Unmarried partner

264

2.0%

Male

5,124

39.0%

In group quarters

575

4.4%

Female

5,311

40.4%

Institutionalized population

502

3.8%

21 years and over

10,032

76.4%

Non-institutionalized population

73

0.6%

62 years and over

3,733

28.4%

65 years and over

3,313

25.2%

HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE

Male

1,379

10.5%

Total households

5,748

100.0%

Female

1,934

14.7%

Family households (families)

3,614

62.9%

with own children under 18 years

1,363

23.7%

RACE

Married-couple family

2,899

50.4%

One Race

12,985

98.8%

with own children under 18 years

937

16.3%

White

12,649

96.3%

Female householder, no husband present

483

8.4%

Black or African American

144

1.1%

with own children under 18 years

299

5.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native

134

1.0%

Non-family households

2,134

37.1%

Asian

26

0.2%

Householder living alone

1,938

33.7%

Asian Indian

4

n/a

householder 65 years and older

1,114

19.4%

Chinese

2

n/a

Filipino

8

0.1%

Households with individuals under 18 years

1,445

25.1%

Japanese

4

n/a

Households with individuals over 18 years

2,281

39.7%

Korean

4

n/a

Vietnamese

2

n/a

Average Household Size

2.19

(X)

Other Asian ¹

2

n/a

Average Family Size

2.76

(X)

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

n/a

n/a

Native Hawaiian

n/a

n/a

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

Guamanian or Chamorro

n/a

< n/a

Total housing units

8,772

100.0%

Samoan

n/a

n/a

Occupied Housing units

5,748

65.5%

Other Pacific Islander 2

n/a

n/a

Vacant housing units

3,024

34.5%

Some other race

32

0.2%

Two or more races

153

1.2%

For seasonal, recreational, or  occasional use

2,377

27.1%

Race alone or in combination with one or more races: 3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.8

n/a

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

8.1

n/a

White

128

97.4%

Black or African American

164

1.2%

HOUSING TENURE

American Indian and Alaska Native

245

1.9%

Occupied housing units

5,748

100.0%

Asian

43

0.3%

Owner-occupied housing units

4,737

82.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1

n/a

Renter-occupied housing units

1,011

17.6%

Some other Race

52

0.4%

Average household size of owner-occupied units

2.24

n/a

Average household size of renter-occupied units

1.95

^n/a

n/a Represents zero or rounds to zero or not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.\

^{Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Census 2000}