Overview Maryland's 7th District

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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: 109th Congressional District Summary File (100-percent)
Geographic Area: Congressional District 7, Maryland (109th Congress)

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	662,060	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	313,280	47.3
Female	348,780	52.7

Under 5 years	43,150	6.5
5 to 9 years	50,769	7.7
10 to 14 years	50,747	7.7
15 to 19 years	49,009	7.4
20 to 24 years	44,099	6.7
25 to 34 years	88,919	13.4
35 to 44 years	110,545	16.7
45 to 54 years	90,634	13.7
55 to 59 years	31,592	4.8
60 to 64 years	25,022	3.8
65 to 74 years	41,748	6.3
75 to 84 years	26,695	4.0
85 years and over	9,131	1.4

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	489,243	73.9
Male	225,363	34.0
Female	263,880	39.9
21 years and over	458,234	69.2
62 years and over	92,034	13.9
65 years and over	77,574	11.7
Male	29,934	4.5
Female	47,640	7.2

RACE
One race	651,968	98.5
White	231,351	34.9
Black or African American	391,390	59.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,640	0.2
Asian	23,558	3.6
Asian Indian	6,187	0.9
Chinese	5,025	0.8
Filipino	1,487	0.2
Japanese	500	0.1
Korean	6,557	1.0
Vietnamese	1,145	0.2
Other Asian ¹	2,657	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	235	0.0
Native Hawaiian	72	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	39	0.0
Samoan	35	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	89	0.0
Some other race	3,794	0.6
Two or more races	10,092	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	237,670	35.9
Black or African American	397,457	60.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,469	0.7
Asian	26,394	4.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	711	0.1
Some other race	6,747	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	662,060	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11,027	1.7
Mexican	2,970	0.4
Puerto Rican	2,190	0.3
Cuban	631	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,236	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	651,033	98.3
White alone	226,361	34.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	662,060	100.0
In households	635,110	95.9
Householder	247,804	37.4
Spouse	89,083	13.5
Child	191,938	29.0
Own child under 18 years	135,901	20.5
Other relatives	64,792	9.8
Under 18 years	31,449	4.8
Nonrelatives	41,493	6.3
Unmarried partner	15,207	2.3
In group quarters	26,950	4.1
Institutionalized population	12,822	1.9
Noninstitutionalized population	14,128	2.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	247,804	100.0
Family households (families)	157,020	63.4
With own children under 18 years	74,518	30.1
Married-couple family	89,083	35.9
With own children under 18 years	39,705	16.0
Female householder, no husband present	55,760	22.5
With own children under 18 years	29,687	12.0
Nonfamily households	90,784	36.6
Householder living alone	73,840	29.8
Householder 65 years and over	22,866	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	90,970	36.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	57,420	23.2

Average household size	2.56	(X)
Average family size	3.20	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	280,497	100.0
Occupied housing units	247,804	88.3
Vacant housing units	32,693	11.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,021	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	247,804	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	137,478	55.5
Renter-occupied housing units	110,326	44.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.77	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable.
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ 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.

Where the boundary of a congressional district for the 109th Congress splits a Census 2000 block, the Census Bureau's map depicts its location correctly, but for data tabulation purposes, that block is allocated in its entirety to the 109th Congressional District specified by the state. For a list of 109th Congressional Districts that split blocks, see http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/spblk109.txt

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 109th Congressional District Summary File (100-Percent), Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.