Poughkeepsie City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Poughkeepsie Population: 29871 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 14292 47.85% Female 15579 52.15%       Under 5 years 2273 7.61% 5 to 9 years 2294 7.68% 10 to 14 years 1985 6.65% 15 to 19 years 2015 6.75% 20 to 24 years 2839 9.5% 25 to 34 years 4478 14.99% 35 to 44 years 4244 14.21% 45 to 54 years 3397 11.37% 55 to 59 years 1270 4.25% 60 to 64 years 1020 3.41% 65 to 74 years 1964 6.57% 75 to 84 years 1487 4.98% 85 years and over 605 2.03%       Median age (years) 32.7       18 years and over 22121 74.06% Male 10356 34.67% Female 11765 39.39% 21 years and over 20708 69.32% 62 years and over 4655 15.58% 65 years and over 4056 13.58% Male 1473 4.93% Female 2583 8.65%       Race     One race % White 15785 52.84% Black or African American 10666 35.71% American Indian and Alaska Native 117 0.39% Asian 485 1.62% Asian indian 167 0.56% Chinese 80 0.27% Filipino 36 0.12% Japanese 9 0.03% Korean 48 0.16% Vietnamese 99 0.33% Other Asian 46 0.15% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.05% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.03% Some other race 1579 5.29% Two or more races 1225 4.1%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 29871 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3177 10.64% Mexican 1616 5.41% Puerto Rican 817 2.74% Cuban 54 0.18% Other Hispanic or Latino 690 2.31% Not Hispanic or Latino 26694 89.36% White alone 14706 49.23%       Relationship     Total Population 29871 100.00% In households 28886 96.7% Householder 12014 40.22% Spouse 3581 11.99% Child 8359 27.98% Own child under 18 years 6496 21.75% Other relatives 2162 7.24% Under 18 years 863 2.89% Nonrelatives 2770 9.27% Unmarried partner 916 3.07% In group quarters 985 3.3% Institutionalized population 559 1.87% Non-Institutionalized population 426 1.43%       Households by Type     Total Households 12014 100.0 % Family households (families) 6557 54.58% With own children under 18 years 3405 28.34% Married-couple family 3581 29.81% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 2372 19.74% With own children under 18 years 1594 13.27% Non Family households 5457 45.42% Householder living alone 4249 35.37% Householder 65 years and over 1582 13.17%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3891 32.39% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3010 25.05%       Average Household size 2.4 Average family size 3.15       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 13153 100.00% Occupied housing units 12014 91.34% Vacant housing units 1139 8.66% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 62 0.47% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 12014 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4427 36.85% Renter-occupied housing units. 7587 63.15%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.46 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.37

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