Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Portland city, Tennessee
Subject	Number	Percent
...Total population	8,458	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	4,084	48.3
Female	4,374	51.7
Under 5 years	731	8.6
5 to 9 years	675	8.0
10 to 14 years	608	7.2
15 to 19 years	599	7.1
20 to 24 years	657	7.8
25 to 34 years	1,407	16.6
35 to 44 years	1,267	15.0
45 to 54 years	888	10.5
55 to 59 years	374	4.4
60 to 64 years	309	3.7
65 to 74 years	527	6.2
75 to 84 years	313	3.7
85 years and older	103	1.2
Median age (years)	31.4	(X)
18 years and over	6,082	71.9
…Male	2,883	34.1
…Female	3,199	37.8
21 years and over	5,709	67.5
62 years and over	1,113	13.2
65 years and over	943	11.1
…Male	376	4.4
…Female	567	6.7
RACE
One race	8,385	99.1
...White	7,995	94.5
…Black or African American	228	2.7
…American Indian and Alaska Native	28	0.3
…Asian	16	0.2
……Asian Indian	4	-
……Chinese	-	-
……Filipino	3	-
……Japanese	5	0.1
……Korean	1	-
……Vietnamese	-	-
……Other Asian (Note 1)	3	-
…Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	-	-
……Native Hawaiian	-	-
……Guamanian or Chamorro	-	-
……Samoan	-	-
……Other Pacific Islander (Note 2)	-	-
…Some other race	118	1.4
Two or more races	73	0.9
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races (Note 3)
White	8,061	95.3
Black or African American	250	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	68	0.8
Asian	22	0.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	-
Some other race	132	1.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
…Total population	8,458	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	194	2.3
…Mexican	122	1.4
…Puerto Rican	22	0.3
…Cuban	2	-
…Other Hispanic or Latino	48	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,264	97.7
…White alone	7,929	93.7
RELATIONSHIP
…Total population	8,458	100.0
In households	8,454	100.0
…Householder	3,226	38.1
…Spouse	1,842	21.8
…Child	2,574	30.4
……Own child under 18 years	2,134	25.2
…Other relatives	421	5.0
…...Under 18 years	185	2.2
…Nonrelatives	391	4.0
……Unmarried partner	202	2.4
In group quarters	4	-
…Institutionalized population	-	-
…Noninstutionalized population	4	-
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
…Total households	3,226	100.0
Family households (families)	2,377	73.7
……With own children under 18 years	1,250	38.7
…Married-couple family	1,842	57.1
……With own children under 18 years	907	28.1
…Female householder, no husband present	407	12.6
……With own children under 18 years	266	8.2
Nonfamily households	849	26.3
…Householder living alone	704	21.8
……Householder 65 years and over	318	9.9
Households with individuals under 18 years	1,363	42.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	712	22.1
Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.03	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
…Total housing units	3,502	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,226	92.1
Vacant housing units	276	7.9
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use	8	0.2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.6	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
…Occupied housing units	3,226	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	2,214	68.6
Renter-occupied housing units	1,012	31.4
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.66	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.54	(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