DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data Geographic Area: Gardendale city, Alabama

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Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	11,626	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	5,437	46.8
Female	6,189	53.2
Under 5 years	637	5.5
5 to 9 years	673	5.8
10 to 14 years	731	6.3
15 to 19 years	732	6.3
20 to 24 years	589	5.1
25 to 34 years	1,332	11.5
35 to 44 years	1,799	15.5
45 to 54 years	1,677	14.4
55 to 59 years	678	5.8
60 to 64 years	621	5.3
65 to 74 years	1,182	10.2
75 to 84 years	715	6.2
85 years and over	260	2.2
Median age (years)	41.5	(X)
18 years and over	9,122	78.5
Male	4,151	35.7
Female	4,971	42.8
21 years and over	8,738	75.2
62 years and over	2,520	21.7
65 years and over	2,157	18.6
Male	839	7.2
Female	1,318	11.3
RACE
One race	11,571	99.5
White	11,299	97.2
Black or African American	172	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.2
Asian	62	0.5
Asian Indian	6	0.1
Chinese	11	0.1
Filipino	2	0.0
Japanese	2	0.0
Korean	5	0.0
Vietnamese	19	0.2
Other Asian 1	17	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander 2	2	0.0
Some other race	16	0.1
Two or more races	55	0.5
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	11,354	97.7
Black or African American	175	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.5
Asian	71	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0
Some other race	23	0.2
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	11,626	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	75	0.6
Mexican	43	0.4
Puerto Rican	7	0.1
Cuban	4	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	21	0.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,551	99.4
White alone	11,243	96.7
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	11,626	100.0
In households	11,472	98.7
Householder	4,733	40.7
Spouse	2,901	25.0
Child	3,159	27.2
Own child under 18 years	2,318	19.9
Other relatives	480	4.1
Under 18 years	169	1.5
Nonrelatives	199	1.7
Unmarried partner	81	0.7
In group quarters	154	1.3
Institutionalized population	143	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	11	0.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	4,733	100.0
Family households (families)	3,472	73.4
With own children under 18 years	1,363	28.8
Married-couple family	2,901	61.3
With own children under 18 years	1,092	23.1
Female householder, no husband present	455	9.6
With own children under 18 years	212	4.5
Nonfamily households	1,261	26.6
Householder living alone	1,162	24.6
Householder 65 years and over	556	11.7
Households with individuals under 18 years	1,474	31.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,449	30.6
Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	2.88	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	4,959	100.0
Occupied housing units	4,733	95.4
Vacant housing units	226	4.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	3	0.1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.3	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	4,733	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,932	83.1
Renter-occupied housing units	801	16.9
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

(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. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, 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.