| OCCUPANCY STATUS | | |
| Total housing units | 15,303 | 100.0% |
| Occupied housing unit | 11,812 | 77.2% |
| Vacant housing unit | 3,491 | 22.8% |
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| TENURE | | |
| Occupied housing units | 11,812 | 100.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing unit | 9,348 | 79.1% |
| Renter-occupied housing unit | 2,464 | 20.9% |
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| VACANCY STATUS | | |
| Vacant housing units | 3,491 | 100.0% |
| For rent | 213 | 6.1% |
| For Sale Only | 202 | 5.8% |
| Rented or sold, not occupied | 236 | 6.8% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 2,128 | 61.0% |
| For migratory workers | 18 | 0.5% |
| Other vacant | 694 | 19.9% |
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| RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 11,812 | 100.0% |
| One Race | 11,766 | 99.6% |
| White | 5,965 | 50.5% |
| Black or African American | 5,692 | 48.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 22 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 22 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race | 63 | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 0.4% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 11,812 | 100.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 122 | 1.0% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 11,690 | 99.0% |
| White alone | 5,931 | 50.2% |
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| AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 11,812 | 100.0% |
| 15 to 24 years | 416 | 3.5% |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,495 | 12.7% |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,303 | 19.5% |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,487 | 21.1% |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,079 | 17.6% |
| 65 years and over | 3,032 | 25.7% |
| 65 to 74 years | 1,741 | 14.7% |
| 75 to 84 years | 1,026 | 8.7% |
| 85 years and older | 265 | 2.2% |
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| (X) Not applicable. |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Matrices H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, and H16 |