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Neighborhood Demographics on the South Side

South Side Demographics - 2000
(census tracts 1608, 1609, 1702, 1706, 1921)
 Total Population* 10,789
Male 5,370 49.77%
Female 5,419 50.23%
* Total population figure represents a decrease of about 9.75% since 1990
 Population by Age
0 - 19 years 1,530 14.18%
20 - 44 years 4,898 45.40%
45 - 64 years 2,153 19.96%
65 + years 2,208 20.47%
Median age is approximately 38 years old
 Gender of those 65 and over
Male 806 36.50%
Female 1,402 63.50%
 Race
White 10,183 94.38%
African-American 380 3.52%
All Others 226 2.09%
 Housing Occupancy
Total Units 6,233
Occupied Units 5,424 87.02%
Vacant Units 809 12.98%
 Housing Tenure
Occupied Units 5,424
Owner-Occupied Units 2,800 51.62%
Renter-Occupied Units 2,624 48.38%
 Households By Type
Total Households 5,424  
Family Households 2,136  

with own children under 18

651  

Married-couple family

1,297  

with own children under 18

397  

Female householder, no husband

580  

with own children under 18

188  
Nonfamily households 3,288  

Householder living alone

2,598  

householder 65 and over

881  
 Poverty
Total 10,506
1999 Income Below Poverty Level 1,975

Under 65 years

1,622

In Married-couple families

267

In Other Families

377

Male HH, no wife present

138

Female HH, no husband present

239
 Employment Status
16 + years old 9,669

In Labor Force

5,942

Employed

5,544

Unemployed

377
The 2003 estimated family median income for South Side is approximately $41,353 - or nearly 76% of the HUD MSA median of $54,100

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