Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Macon County, Tennessee
Subject	Number	Percent
...Total population	20,386	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	10,061	49.4
Female	10,325	50.6
Under 5 years	1,446	7.1
5 to 9 years	1,463	7.2
10 to 14 years	1,493	7.3
15 to 19 years	1,412	6.9
20 to 24 years	1,243	6.1
25 to 34 years	2,978	14.6
35 to 44 years	3,009	14.8
45 to 54 years	2,722	13.4
55 to 59 years	1,159	5.7
60 to 64 years	879	4.3
65 to 74 years	1,384	6.8
75 to 84 years	894	4.4
85 years and older	304	1.5
Median age (years)	35.5	(X)
18 years and over	15,072	73.9
…Male	7,346	36.0
…Female	7,726	37.9
21 years and over	14,322	70.3
62 years and over	3,116	15.3
65 years and over	2,582	12.7
…Male	1,054	5.2
…Female	1,528	7.5
RACE
One race	20,297	99.6
...White	19,949	97.9
…Black or African American	44	0.2
…American Indian and Alaska Native	85	0.4
…Asian	48	0.2
……Asian Indian	7	-
……Chinese	14	0.1
……Filipino	14	0.1
……Japanese	2	-
……Korean	9	-
……Vietnamese	-	-
……Other Asian (Note 1)	2	-
…Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1
……Native Hawaiian	4	-
……Guamanian or Chamorro	8	-
……Samoan	1	-
……Other Pacific Islander (Note 2)	1	-
…Some other race	157	0.8
Two or more races	89	0.4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races (Note 3)
White	20,036	98.3
Black or African American	53	0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	142	0.7
Asian	63	0.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Some other race	171	0.8
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
…Total population	20,386	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	349	1.7
…Mexican	255	1.3
…Puerto Rican	17	0.1
…Cuban	7	-
…Other Hispanic or Latino	70	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,037	98.3
…White alone	19,784	97.0
RELATIONSHIP
…Total population	20,386	100.0
In households	20,173	99.0
…Householder	7,916	38.8
…Spouse	4,802	23.6
…Child	6,008	29.5
……Own child under 18 years	4,833	23.7
…Other relatives	800	3.9
…...Under 18 years	362	1.8
…Nonrelatives	647	3.2
……Unmarried partner	318	1.6
In group quarters	213	1.0
…Institutionalized population	210	1.0
…Noninstutionalized population	3	-
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
…Total households	7,916	100.0
Family households (families)	5,806	73.3
……With own children under 18 years	2,773	35.0
…Married-couple family	4,802	60.7
……With own children under 18 years	2,202	27.8
…Female householder, no husband present	697	8.8
……With own children under 18 years	411	5.2
Nonfamily households	2,110	26.7
…Householder living alone	1,887	23.8
……Householder 65 years and over	850	10.7
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,001	37.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,883	23.8
Average household size	2.55	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
…Total housing units	8,894	100.0
Occupied housing units	7,916	89.0
Vacant housing units	978	11.0
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use	115	1.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.5	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
…Occupied housing units	7,916	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,225	78.6
Renter-occupied housing units	1,691	21.4
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.58	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.44	(X)
Notes:
(X): Not applicable
One dash (-): Represents zero or rounds to zero
Note 1: Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
Note 2: Other Pacific Islander alone or two or more Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander categories
Note 3: In combination with one or more of the 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