Demographic Profile of Nassau
County 2000
| SUBJECT |
Number |
Percent |
| Total
population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| |
| SEX AND AGE |
| Total population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| Male |
642,317 |
48.1 |
| Female |
692,227 |
51.9 |
| |
| Under
5 years |
86,628 |
6.5 |
| 5
to 9 years |
96,192 |
7.2 |
| 10
to 14 years |
93,441 |
7 |
| 15
to 19 years |
82,662 |
6.2 |
| 20
to 24 years |
68,198 |
5.1 |
| 25
to 34 years |
162,568 |
12.2 |
| 35
to 44 years |
223,070 |
16.7 |
| 45
to 54 years |
194,987 |
14.6 |
| 55
to 59 years |
69,873 |
5.2 |
| 60
to 64 years |
56,084 |
4.2 |
| 65
to 74 years |
105,961 |
7.9 |
| 75
to 84 years |
72,671 |
5.4 |
| 85
years and over |
22,209 |
1.7 |
| |
| Median
age (years) |
38.5 |
(X) |
| |
| 18
years and over |
1,005,465 |
75.3 |
| Male |
473,539 |
35.5 |
| Female |
531,926 |
39.9 |
| 21
years and over |
961,767 |
72.1 |
| 62
years and over |
233,435 |
17.5 |
| 65
years and over |
200,841 |
15 |
| Male |
82,618 |
6.2 |
| Female |
118,223 |
8.9 |
| |
| RACE |
| Total population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| One
race |
1,306,248 |
97.9 |
| White |
1,058,285 |
79.3 |
| Black or African American |
134,673 |
10.1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,112 |
0.2 |
| American Indian |
1,110 |
0.1 |
| Alaska Native |
7 |
0 |
| Both American Indian
and Alaska Native |
0 |
0 |
| American Indian or
Alaska Native, not specified |
995 |
0.1 |
| Asian |
63,140 |
4.7 |
| Asian Indian |
23,793 |
1.8 |
| Chinese |
16,320 |
1.2 |
| Filipino |
7,085 |
0.5 |
| Japanese |
1,978 |
0.1 |
| Korean |
8,339 |
0.6 |
| Vietnamese |
718 |
0.1 |
| Other Asian |
4,132 |
0.3 |
| Two or more Asian
categories |
775 |
0.1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
400 |
0 |
| Native Hawaiian |
63 |
0 |
| Guamanian or Chamorro |
89 |
0 |
| Samoan |
64 |
0 |
| Other Pacific Islander |
184 |
0 |
Two or more Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
categories |
0 |
0 |
| Some other race |
47,638 |
3.6 |
| Two
or more races |
28,296 |
2.1 |
| Two races including Some other race |
17,163 |
1.3 |
Two races excluding Some other race, and
three
or
more races |
11,133 |
0.8 |
| Two races excluding
Some other race |
9,724 |
0.7 |
| Three or more races |
1,409 |
0.1 |
| |
Race
alone or in combination with one or more 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.)
|
| White |
1,078,153 |
80.8 |
| Black
or African American |
143,711 |
10.8 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
5,710 |
0.4 |
| Asian |
70,209 |
5.3 |
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,255 |
0.1 |
| Some
other race |
65,423 |
4.9 |
| |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO |
| Total population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| Hispanic
or Latino (of any race) |
133,282 |
10 |
| Mexican |
6,569 |
0.5 |
| Puerto Rican |
23,540 |
1.8 |
| Cuban |
4,458 |
0.3 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino |
98,715 |
7.4 |
| Not
Hispanic or Latino |
1,201,262 |
90 |
| White alone |
986,947 |
74 |
| |
| RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO |
| Total population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| One
race |
1,306,248 |
97.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
122,100 |
9.1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,184,148 |
88.7 |
| Two
or more races |
28,296 |
2.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
11,182 |
0.8 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
17,114 |
1.3 |
| |
| RELATIONSHIP |
| Total population |
1,334,544 |
100 |
| In
households |
1,312,886 |
98.4 |
| Householder |
447,387 |
33.5 |
| Spouse |
282,126 |
21.1 |
| Child |
434,752 |
32.6 |
| Own child under 18
years |
297,220 |
22.3 |
| Other relatives |
95,546 |
7.2 |
| Under 18 years |
26,600 |
2 |
| Nonrelatives |
53,075 |
4 |
| Unmarried partner |
13,644 |
1 |
| In
group quarters |
21,658 |
1.6 |
| Institutionalized population |
9,568 |
0.7 |
| Noninstitutionalized population |
12,090 |
0.9 |
| |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE |
| Total households |
447,387 |
100 |
| Family
households (families) |
347,026 |
77.6 |
| With own children
under 18 years |
157,804 |
35.3 |
| Married-couple family |
282,126 |
63.1 |
| With own children
under 18 years |
133,930 |
29.9 |
| Female householder, no husband present |
48,942 |
10.9 |
| With own children
under 18 years |
19,059 |
4.3 |
| Nonfamily
households |
100,361 |
22.4 |
| Householder living alone |
84,280 |
18.8 |
| Householder 65 years
and over |
41,862 |
9.4 |
| Detailed
and local household type data are also available |
| |
| Households
with individuals under 18 years |
172,614 |
38.6 |
| Households
with individuals 65 years and over |
139,340 |
31.1 |
| |
| Average
household size |
2.93 |
(X) |
| Average
family size |
3.34 |
(X) |
| |
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
| Total housing units |
458,151 |
100 |
| Occupied
housing units |
447,387 |
97.7 |
| Vacant
housing units |
10,764 |
2.3 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
3,086 |
0.7 |
| Detailed
and local occupancy data are also available |
| |
| Homeowner
vacancy rate (percent) |
0.5 |
(X) |
| Rental
vacancy rate (percent) |
2.1 |
(X) |
| |
| HOUSING TENURE |
| Occupied housing
units |
447,387 |
100 |
| Owner-occupied
housing units |
359,264 |
80.3 |
| Renter-occupied
housing units |
88,123 |
19.7 |
| |
| Average
household size of owner-occupied unit |
3.03 |
(X) |
| Average
household size of renter-occupied unit |
2.53 |
(X) |
|
