Census 2000

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