Griffith Population and Demographics

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Griffith town, Indiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Griffith Population: 17334 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8400 48.46% Female 8934 51.54%       Under 5 years 1127 6.5% 5 to 9 years 1264 7.29% 10 to 14 years 1234 7.12% 15 to 19 years 1279 7.38% 20 to 24 years 1107 6.39% 25 to 34 years 2458 14.18% 35 to 44 years 3042 17.55% 45 to 54 years 2435 14.05% 55 to 59 years 826 4.77% 60 to 64 years 682 3.93% 65 to 74 years 1069 6.17% 75 to 84 years 644 3.72% 85 years and over 167 0.96%       Median age (years) 35.8       18 years and over 12922 74.55% Male 6188 35.7% Female 6734 38.85% 21 years and over 12195 70.35% 62 years and over 2256 13.01% 65 years and over 1880 10.85% Male 786 4.53% Female 1094 6.31%       Race     One race 17017 98.17% White 14562 84.01% Black or African American 1753 10.11% American Indian and Alaska Native 60 0.35% Asian 140 0.81% Asian indian 46 0.27% Chinese 21 0.12% Filipino 31 0.18% Japanese 6 0.03% Korean 11 0.06% Vietnamese 19 0.11% Other Asian 6 0.03% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.04% Native Hawaiian 1 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01% Samoan 5 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 495 2.86% Two or more races 317 1.83%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17334 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1461 8.43% Mexican 1110 6.4% Puerto Rican 180 1.04% Cuban 7 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 164 0.95% Not Hispanic or Latino 15873 91.57% White alone 13738 79.25%       Relationship     Total Population 17334 100.00% In households 17324 99.94% Householder 6728 38.81% Spouse 3654 21.08% Child 5606 32.34% Own child under 18 years 4041 23.31% Other relatives 697 4.02% Under 18 years 300 1.73% Nonrelatives 639 3.69% Unmarried partner 309 1.78% In group quarters 10 0.06% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 10 0.06%       Households by Type     Total Households 6728 100.0 % Family households (families) 4747 70.56% With own children under 18 years 2278 33.86% Married-couple family 3654 54.31% With own children under 18 years 1681 24.99% Female householder, no husband present 807 11.99% With own children under 18 years 454 6.75% Non Family households 1981 29.44% Householder living alone 1681 24.99% Householder 65 years and over 535 7.95%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2478 36.83% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1425 21.18%       Average Household size 2.57 Average family size 3.1       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6990 100.00% Occupied housing units 6728 96.25% Vacant housing units 262 3.75% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 0.23% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6728 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4494 66.8% Renter-occupied housing units. 2234 33.2%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.82 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.09

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