| OCCUPANCY STATUS | | |
| Total housing units | 16,271 | 100.0% |
| Occupied housing unit | 14,644 | 90.0% |
| Vacant housing unit | 1,627 | 10.0% |
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| TENURE | | |
| Occupied housing units | 14,644 | 100.0% |
| Owner-occupied housing unit | 9,151 | 62.5% |
| Renter-occupied housing unit | 5,493 | 37.5% |
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| VACANCY STATUS | | |
| Vacant housing units | 1,627 | 100.0% |
| For rent | 588 | 36.1% |
| For Sale Only | 182 | 11.2% |
| Rented or sold, not occupied | 225 | 13.8% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use | 74 | 4.5% |
| For migratory workers | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other vacant | 557 | 34.2% |
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| RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 14,644 | 100.0% |
| One Race | 14,534 | 99.2% |
| White | 7,508 | 51.3% |
| Black or African American | 6,849 | 46.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 27 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 96 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race | 50 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 110 | 0.8% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 14,644 | 100.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 150 | 1.0% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 14,494 | 99.0% |
| White alone | 7,443 | 50.8% |
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| AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER | | |
| Occupied housing units | 14,644 | 100.0% |
| 15 to 24 years | 790 | 5.4% |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,248 | 15.4% |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,990 | 20.4% |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,778 | 19.0% |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,021 | 13.8% |
| 65 years and over | 3,817 | 26.1% |
| 65 to 74 years | 1,876 | 12.8% |
| 75 to 84 years | 1,502 | 10.3% |
| 85 years and older | 439 | 3.0% |
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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 |
