| OCCUPANCY STATUS | | |
| Total housing units | 28,942 | 100.0% |
| Occupied housing unit | 25,793 | 89.1% |
| Vacant housing unit | 3,149 | 10.9% |
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| TENURE | | |
| Occupied housing units | 25,793 | 100.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing unit | 19,854 | 77.0% |
| Renter-occupied housing unit | 5,939 | 23.0% |
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| VACANCY STATUS | | |
| Vacant housing units | 3,149 | 100.0% |
| For rent | 752 | 23.9% |
| For Sale Only | 316 | 10.0% |
| Rented or sold, not occupied | 499 | 15.8% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 277 | 8.8% |
| For migratory workers | 17 | 0.5% |
| Other vacant | 1,288 | 40.9% |
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| RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 25,793 | 100.0% |
| One Race | 25,689 | 99.6% |
| White | 15,751 | 61.1% |
| Black or African American | 9,779 | 37.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 52 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 49 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race | 56 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 0.4% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 25,793 | 100.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 180 | 0.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 25,613 | 99.3% |
| White alone | 15,672 | 60.8% |
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| AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 25,793 | 100.0% |
| 15 to 24 years | 1,161 | 4.5% |
| 25 to 34 years | 4,108 | 15.9% |
| 35 to 44 years | 5,459 | 21.2% |
| 45 to 54 years | 5,692 | 22.1% |
| 55 to 64 years | 4,062 | 15.7% |
| 65 years and over | 5,311 | 20.6% |
| 65 to 74 years | 2,948 | 11.4% |
| 75 to 84 years | 1,934 | 7.5% |
| 85 years and older | 429 | 1.7% |
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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 |