Amsterdam City, New York Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Amsterdam Population: 18355 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8416 45.85% Female 9939 54.15%       Under 5 years 1218 6.64% 5 to 9 years 1319 7.19% 10 to 14 years 1220 6.65% 15 to 19 years 1111 6.05% 20 to 24 years 962 5.24% 25 to 34 years 2288 12.47% 35 to 44 years 2450 13.35% 45 to 54 years 2279 12.42% 55 to 59 years 798 4.35% 60 to 64 years 636 3.46% 65 to 74 years 1605 8.74% 75 to 84 years 1769 9.64% 85 years and over 700 3.81%       Median age (years) 39.2       18 years and over 13895 75.7% Male 6185 33.7% Female 7710 42% 21 years and over 13318 72.56% 62 years and over 4463 24.31% 65 years and over 4074 22.2% Male 1475 8.04% Female 2599 14.16%       Race     One race % White 16522 90.01% Black or African American 399 2.17% American Indian and Alaska Native 50 0.27% Asian 131 0.71% Asian indian 45 0.25% Chinese 25 0.14% Filipino 19 0.1% Japanese 6 0.03% Korean 11 0.06% Vietnamese 8 0.04% Other Asian 17 0.09% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02% Native Hawaiian 4 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 880 4.79% Two or more races 369 2.01%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 18355 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2941 16.02% Mexican 61 0.33% Puerto Rican 2124 11.57% Cuban 57 0.31% Other Hispanic or Latino 699 3.81% Not Hispanic or Latino 15414 83.98% White alone 14797 80.62%       Relationship     Total Population 18355 100.00% In households 18002 98.08% Householder 7983 43.49% Spouse 3142 17.12% Child 5225 28.47% Own child under 18 years 4125 22.47% Other relatives 685 3.73% Under 18 years 210 1.14% Nonrelatives 967 5.27% Unmarried partner 564 3.07% In group quarters 353 1.92% Institutionalized population 268 1.46% Non-Institutionalized population 85 0.46%       Households by Type     Total Households 7983 100.0 % Family households (families) 4689 58.74% With own children under 18 years 2130 26.68% Married-couple family 3142 39.36% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 1183 14.82% With own children under 18 years 722 9.04% Non Family households 3294 41.26% Householder living alone 2888 36.18% Householder 65 years and over 1507 18.88%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2291 28.7% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2882 36.1%       Average Household size 2.26 Average family size 2.93       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 9277 100.00% Occupied housing units 7983 86.05% Vacant housing units 1294 13.95% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15 0.16% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 7983 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4107 51.45% Renter-occupied housing units. 3876 48.55%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.34 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16

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