Shelton Population and Demographics

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Shelton City, Washington Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Shelton Population: 8442 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 4099 48.55% Female 4343 51.45%       Under 5 years 589 6.98% 5 to 9 years 623 7.38% 10 to 14 years 647 7.66% 15 to 19 years 631 7.47% 20 to 24 years 606 7.18% 25 to 34 years 1040 12.32% 35 to 44 years 1173 13.89% 45 to 54 years 961 11.38% 55 to 59 years 369 4.37% 60 to 64 years 306 3.62% 65 to 74 years 574 6.8% 75 to 84 years 573 6.79% 85 years and over 350 4.15%       Median age (years) 35.8       18 years and over 6192 73.35% Male 2924 34.64% Female 3268 38.71% 21 years and over 5840 69.18% 62 years and over 1662 19.69% 65 years and over 1497 17.73% Male 529 6.27% Female 968 11.47%       Race     One race 8154 96.59% White 7246 85.83% Black or African American 30 0.36% American Indian and Alaska Native 230 2.72% Asian 99 1.17% Asian indian 13 0.15% Chinese 15 0.18% Filipino 22 0.26% Japanese 12 0.14% Korean 14 0.17% Vietnamese 6 0.07% Other Asian 17 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 62 0.73% Native Hawaiian 6 0.07% Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.21% Samoan 35 0.41% Other Pacific Islander 3 0.04% Some other race 487 5.77% Two or more races 288 3.41%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 8442 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 918 10.87% Mexican 658 7.79% Puerto Rican 34 0.4% Cuban 1 0.01% Other Hispanic or Latino 225 2.67% Not Hispanic or Latino 7524 89.13% White alone 6899 81.72%       Relationship     Total Population 8442 100.00% In households 8050 95.36% Householder 3191 37.8% Spouse 1428 16.92% Child 2365 28.01% Own child under 18 years 1951 23.11% Other relatives 438 5.19% Under 18 years 201 2.38% Nonrelatives 628 7.44% Unmarried partner 240 2.84% In group quarters 392 4.64% Institutionalized population 254 3.01% Non-Institutionalized population 138 1.63%       Households by Type     Total Households 3191 100.0 % Family households (families) 2037 63.84% With own children under 18 years 1032 32.34% Married-couple family 1428 44.75% With own children under 18 years 640 20.06% Female householder, no husband present 416 13.04% With own children under 18 years 277 8.68% Non Family households 1154 36.16% Householder living alone 940 29.46% Householder 65 years and over 495 15.51%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1157 36.26% Households with individuals 65 years and over 946 29.65%       Average Household size 2.52 Average family size 3.08       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 3403 100.00% Occupied housing units 3191 93.77% Vacant housing units 212 6.23% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 0.38% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 3191 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1917 60.08% Renter-occupied housing units. 1274 39.92%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.54 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.5

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