City Demographics - Legislative Representatives

City Demographics

Population (2000 Census) Recount Certified

  • 7210

Ethnicity (2000 Census)

  • White 75.1 percent
  • African-American 12.3 percent 
  • Other and mixed race 12.5 percent
  • Additionally, 12.6 percent of respondents identified themselves as Hispanic.

Median Age (2000 Census)

  • 35.9 years

Median Income (2000 Census)

  • Household $51,455
  • Family $61,750
  • Per Capita $26,220

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2000 Population Characteristics

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census - 2000
Census of Population and Housing

  • Land Area: 1.64 square miles
  • Population: 7,210 (Certified Recount)

Population Characteristics

Sex
Males 3,258 47.8%
Females 3,559 52.2%

 

Race
White 6,394 93.8%
Hispanic Origin (of any race) 453 6.6%
Asian 111 1.6%
Black 161 2.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 82 1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 .1%
Other race 147 2.2%
Two or more races 103 1.5%

 

Age
Under 5 years 417 6.1%
5 to 9 years 390 5.7%
10 to 14 years 431 6.3%
15 to 19 years 391 5.7%
20 to 24 years 390 5.7%
25 to 34 years 1,273 18.7%
35 to 44 years 1,150 16.9%
45 to 54 years 910 13.3%
55 to 59 years 305 4.5%
60 to 64 years 222 3.3%
65 to 74 years 424 6.2%
75 to 84 years 387 5.7%
85 years and over 127 1.6%
Adolescent - 19 yrs. of age and younger 1,629 23.9%
Career - 20 to 64 yrs. of age 4,250 62.3%
Elderly - 65 yrs. of age and over 938 13.8%

Median Age: 35.9

 

 

Housing Characteristics

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census - 2000 
Census of Population and Housing

Housing Characteristics

Housing Units 3,115 100%
Occupied 3,007 96.5%
Owner-occupied 2,500 83.1%
Renter-occupied 507 16.9%

 

Vacant housing units 108
Vacancy rate 1.0%

 

Number of households 3,007
Persons per household 2.27

 

 

Population Statistics 1951-2003

 

Source: U.S. Census, and Johnson County Clerk Records

Year Population Percent Growth
1951 (Estimated) 1,875 City Incorporated
1960 8,992 n.a.
1964 (Est.) 10,519 16.98%
1970 9,760 -7.22%
1980 7,962 -18.42%
1985 7,884 -.98%
1986 7,921 .47%
1987 7,921 0%
1988 8,150 2.89%
1989 8,150 0%
1990 7,706 -5.45%
1991 7,706 0%
1992 7,706 0%
1993 7,917 2.74%
1994 7,685 -2.93%
1995 7,685 0%
1996 7,530 -2.02%
1997 7,530 0%
1998 7,703 2.30%
1999 7,644 -.77%
2000 7,210 -5.68%