|
The Population of Eloy
Census 2000
Demographic Profile Highlights
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General
Characteristics
|
Number
|
Percent
|
U.S.
|
|
Total population
|
11,410
|
|
|
|
Male
|
6,634
|
58.1
|
49.1%
|
|
Female
|
4,776
|
41.9
|
50.9%
|
|
Median age (years)
|
28.1
|
(X)
|
35.3
|
|
Under 5 years
|
1,009
|
8.8
|
6.8%
|
|
18 years and over
|
7,630
|
66.9
|
74.3%
|
|
65 years and over
|
747
|
6.5
|
12.4%
|
|
One
race
|
10,873
|
95.3
|
97.6%
|
|
White
|
6,108
|
53.5
|
75.1%
|
|
Black or African American
|
621
|
5.4
|
12.3%
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
492
|
4.3
|
0.9%
|
|
Asian
|
127
|
1.1
|
3.6%
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander
|
12
|
0.1
|
0.1%
|
|
Some other race
|
3,513
|
30.8
|
5.5%
|
|
Two or more races
|
537
|
4.7
|
2.4%
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
8,145
|
71.4
|
12.5%
|
|
Household population
|
9,728
|
85.3
|
97.2%
|
|
Group quarters population
|
1,682
|
14.7
|
2.8%
|
|
Average
household size
|
3.51
|
(X)
|
2.59
|
|
Average family size
|
3.90
|
(X)
|
3.14
|
|
Total housing units
|
3,053
|
|
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
2,771
|
90.8
|
91.0%
|
|
Owner-occupied housing units
|
1,738
|
62.7
|
66.2%
|
|
Renter-occupied housing units
|
1,033
|
37.3
|
33.8%
|
|
Vacant housing units
|
282
|
9.2
|
9.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Social
Characteristics
|
Number
|
Percent
|
U.S.
|
|
Population 25 years and over
|
6,278
|
|
|
|
High school graduate or higher
|
2,974
|
47.4
|
80.4%
|
|
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
296
|
4.7
|
24.4%
|
|
Civilian
veterans
civilian population 18 years and over)
|
575
|
7.4
|
12.7%
|
|
Disability status (population 5 years
and over)
|
1,746
|
19.4
|
19.3%
|
|
Foreign born
|
3,578
|
30.5
|
11.1%
|
|
Male, Now married, except separated
(population 15 years and over)
|
2,632
|
52.5
|
56.7%
|
|
Female, Now married, except separated
(population 15 years and over)
|
1,675
|
50.5
|
52.1%
|
|
Speak a language other than English
at home (population 5 years and over)
|
6,717
|
62.9
|
17.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Economic
Characteristics
|
Number
|
Percent
|
U.S.
|
|
In labor force (population 16 years
and over)
|
3,831
|
47.0
|
63.9%
|
|
Mean travel time to work in minutes
(workers 16 years and older)
|
25.0
|
(X)
|
25.5
|
|
Median household
income in 1999 (dollars)
|
27,343
|
(X)
|
41,994
|
|
Median family income in 1999
(dollars)
|
29,480
|
(X)
|
50,046
|
|
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)
|
9,686
|
(X)
|
21,587
|
|
Families below poverty level
|
618
|
27.2
|
9.2%
|
|
Individuals below poverty level
|
3,184
|
31.9
|
12.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Housing
Characteristics
|
Number
|
Percent
|
U.S.
|
|
Single-family owner-occupied homes
|
1,062
|
|
|
|
Median value (dollars)
|
52,400
|
(X)
|
119,600
|
|
Median of selected monthly owner
costs
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
With a
mortgage (dollars)
|
648
|
(X)
|
1,088
|
|
Not mortgaged (dollars)
|
198
|
(X)
|
295
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