Abilene Population and Demographics

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Abilene City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Abilene Population: 115930 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 58529 50.49% Female 57401 49.51%       Under 5 years 8283 7.14% 5 to 9 years 7993 6.89% 10 to 14 years 8050 6.94% 15 to 19 years 10589 9.13% 20 to 24 years 12526 10.8% 25 to 34 years 16373 14.12% 35 to 44 years 17085 14.74% 45 to 54 years 12666 10.93% 55 to 59 years 4491 3.87% 60 to 64 years 3950 3.41% 65 to 74 years 7284 6.28% 75 to 84 years 4816 4.15% 85 years and over 1824 1.57%       Median age (years) 31.1       18 years and over 86207 74.36% Male 43343 37.39% Female 42864 36.97% 21 years and over 78033 67.31% 62 years and over 16318 14.08% 65 years and over 13924 12.01% Male 5489 4.73% Female 8435 7.28%       Race     One race 113100 97.56% White 90502 78.07% Black or African American 10215 8.81% American Indian and Alaska Native 642 0.55% Asian 1543 1.33% Asian indian 158 0.14% Chinese 211 0.18% Filipino 557 0.48% Japanese 100 0.09% Korean 135 0.12% Vietnamese 90 0.08% Other Asian 292 0.25% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.07% Native Hawaiian 21 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 32 0.03% Samoan 13 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 15 0.01% Some other race 10117 8.73% Two or more races 2830 2.44%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 115930 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 22548 19.45% Mexican 15745 13.58% Puerto Rican 414 0.36% Cuban 41 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 6348 5.48% Not Hispanic or Latino 93382 80.55% White alone 79712 68.76%       Relationship     Total Population 115930 100.00% In households 104998 90.57% Householder 41570 35.86% Spouse 21628 18.66% Child 31629 27.28% Own child under 18 years 26223 22.62% Other relatives 4811 4.15% Under 18 years 2424 2.09% Nonrelatives 5360 4.62% Unmarried partner 1703 1.47% In group quarters 10932 9.43% Institutionalized population 5832 5.03% Non-Institutionalized population 5100 4.4%       Households by Type     Total Households 41570 100.0 % Family households (families) 28081 67.55% With own children under 18 years 14222 34.21% Married-couple family 21628 52.03% With own children under 18 years 10080 24.25% Female householder, no husband present 4935 11.87% With own children under 18 years 3202 7.7% Non Family households 13489 32.45% Householder living alone 11040 26.56% Householder 65 years and over 4072 9.8%       Households with individuals under 18 years 15620 37.58% Households with individuals 65 years and over 9561 23%       Average Household size 2.53 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 45618 100.00% Occupied housing units 41570 91.13% Vacant housing units 4048 8.87% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 204 0.45% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 41570 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 24363 58.61% Renter-occupied housing units. 17207 41.39%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.61 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.4

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