About the 3rd
Demographics of the 3rd District
|
General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
|
Total population |
643,476 |
|
|
Male |
307,032 |
47.7 |
|
Female |
336,444 |
52.3 |
|
Median age (years) |
33.2 |
(X) |
|
Under 5 years |
44,852 |
7.0 |
|
18 years and over |
477,277 |
74.2 |
|
65 years and over |
74,636 |
11.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
One race |
631,388 |
98.1 |
|
White |
248,231 |
38.6 |
|
Black or African American |
363,049 |
56.4 |
|
American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,167 |
0.5 |
|
Asian |
8,976 |
1.4 |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
503 |
0.1 |
|
Some other race |
7,462 |
1.2 |
|
Two or more races |
12,088 |
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
16,715 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Household population |
614,976 |
95.6 |
|
Group quarters population |
28,500 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Average household size |
2.46 |
(X) |
|
Average family size |
3.06 |
(X) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total housing units |
272,317 |
|
|
Occupied housing units |
250,285 |
91.9 |
|
Owner-occupied housing units |
130,560 |
52.2 |
|
Renter-occupied housing units |
119,725 |
47.8 |
|
Vacant housing units |
22,032 |
8.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
|
Population 25 years and over |
400,971 |
|
|
High school graduate or higher |
(X) |
75.1 |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher |
(X) |
17.2 |
|
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
74,216 |
16.2 |
|
Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
133,246 |
23.4 |
|
Foreign born |
20,389 |
3.2 |
|
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
107,079 |
45.6 |
|
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
103,324 |
38.5 |
|
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
37,197 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
|
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
313,952 |
63.4 |
|
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
23.7 |
(X) |
|
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
32,238 |
(X) |
|
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
38,319 |
(X) |
|
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
16,870 |
(X) |
|
Families below poverty level |
24,185 |
15.3 |
|
Individuals below poverty level |
116,753 |
18.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
|
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
117,481 |
|
|
Median value (dollars) |
83,600 |
(X) |
|
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
|
With a mortgage (dollars) |
911 |
(X) |
|
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
298 |
(X) |
| (X) Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 110th Congressional District Summary File (100-Percent and Sample) |
