| OCCUPANCY STATUS | | |
| Total housing units | 8,261 | 100.0% |
| Occupied housing unit | 7,404 | 89.6% |
| Vacant housing unit | 857 | 10.4% |
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| TENURE | | |
| Occupied housing units | 7,404 | 100.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing unit | 5,171 | 69.8% |
| Renter-occupied housing unit | 2,233 | 30.2% |
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| VACANCY STATUS | | |
| Vacant housing units | 857 | 100.0% |
| For rent | 209 | 24.4% |
| For Sale Only | 100 | 11.7% |
| Rented or sold, not occupied | 117 | 13.7% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 118 | 13.8% |
| For migratory workers | 3 | 0.4% |
| Other vacant | 310 | 36.2% |
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| RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 7,404 | 100.0% |
| One Race | 7,348 | 99.2% |
| White | 4,450 | 60.1% |
| Black or African American | 2,765 | 37.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 18 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 24 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race | 88 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 0.8% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 7,404 | 100.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 290 | 3.9% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 7,114 | 96.1% |
| White alone | 4,283 | 57.8% |
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| AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 7,404 | 100.0% |
| 15 to 24 years | 439 | 5.9% |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,236 | 16.7% |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,447 | 19.5% |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,392 | 18.8% |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,020 | 13.8% |
| 65 years and over | 1,870 | 25.3% |
| 65 to 74 years | 879 | 11.9% |
| 75 to 84 years | 749 | 10.1% |
| 85 years and older | 242 | 3.3% |
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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 |
