Charleston City, West Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Charleston Population: 53421 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 24906 46.62% Female 28515 53.38%       Under 5 years 2961 5.54% 5 to 9 years 3087 5.78% 10 to 14 years 3145 5.89% 15 to 19 years 3096 5.8% 20 to 24 years 3265 6.11% 25 to 34 years 6707 12.55% 35 to 44 years 8220 15.39% 45 to 54 years 8345 15.62% 55 to 59 years 2791 5.22% 60 to 64 years 2381 4.46% 65 to 74 years 4564 8.54% 75 to 84 years 3545 6.64% 85 years and over 1314 2.46%       Median age (years) 40.8       18 years and over 42378 79.33% Male 19303 36.13% Female 23075 43.19% 21 years and over 40442 75.7% 62 years and over 10797 20.21% 65 years and over 9423 17.64% Male 3405 6.37% Female 6018 11.27%       Race     One race % White 43072 80.63% Black or African American 8048 15.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 127 0.24% Asian 979 1.83% Asian indian 393 0.74% Chinese 157 0.29% Filipino 139 0.26% Japanese 32 0.06% Korean 66 0.12% Vietnamese 62 0.12% Other Asian 130 0.24% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.03% Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0% Samoan 2 0% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.01% Some other race 158 0.3% Two or more races 1021 1.91%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 53421 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 432 0.81% Mexican 137 0.26% Puerto Rican 83 0.16% Cuban 37 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 175 0.33% Not Hispanic or Latino 52989 99.19% White alone 42810 80.14%       Relationship     Total Population 53421 100.00% In households 51751 96.87% Householder 24505 45.87% Spouse 9533 17.85% Child 13196 24.7% Own child under 18 years 9966 18.66% Other relatives 2114 3.96% Under 18 years 830 1.55% Nonrelatives 2403 4.5% Unmarried partner 1196 2.24% In group quarters 1670 3.13% Institutionalized population 833 1.56% Non-Institutionalized population 837 1.57%       Households by Type     Total Households 24505 100.0 % Family households (families) 13616 55.56% With own children under 18 years 5799 23.66% Married-couple family 9533 38.9% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 3319 13.54% With own children under 18 years 1932 7.88% Non Family households 10889 44.44% Householder living alone 9537 38.92% Householder 65 years and over 3562 14.54%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6333 25.84% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6985 28.5%       Average Household size 2.11 Average family size 2.82       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 27131 100.00% Occupied housing units 24505 90.32% Vacant housing units 2626 9.68% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 173 0.64% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 24505 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 14230 58.07% Renter-occupied housing units. 10275 41.93%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.27 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.9

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