Blue Island Population and Demographics

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Blue Island City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Blue Island Population: 23463 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 11485 48.95% Female 11978 51.05%       Under 5 years 2048 8.73% 5 to 9 years 2083 8.88% 10 to 14 years 1836 7.83% 15 to 19 years 1793 7.64% 20 to 24 years 1812 7.72% 25 to 34 years 3837 16.35% 35 to 44 years 3693 15.74% 45 to 54 years 2586 11.02% 55 to 59 years 872 3.72% 60 to 64 years 615 2.62% 65 to 74 years 1139 4.85% 75 to 84 years 892 3.8% 85 years and over 257 1.1%       Median age (years) 30.4       18 years and over 16392 69.86% Male 7912 33.72% Female 8480 36.14% 21 years and over 15369 65.5% 62 years and over 2641 11.26% 65 years and over 2288 9.75% Male 926 3.95% Female 1362 5.8%       Race     One race 22630 96.45% White 12596 53.68% Black or African American 5655 24.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 135 0.58% Asian 87 0.37% Asian indian 18 0.08% Chinese 6 0.03% Filipino 27 0.12% Japanese 3 0.01% Korean 9 0.04% Vietnamese 7 0.03% Other Asian 17 0.07% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.03% Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02% Some other race 4149 17.68% Two or more races 833 3.55%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 23463 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 8899 37.93% Mexican 7975 33.99% Puerto Rican 129 0.55% Cuban 20 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 775 3.3% Not Hispanic or Latino 14564 62.07% White alone 8498 36.22%       Relationship     Total Population 23463 100.00% In households 23416 99.8% Householder 8247 35.15% Spouse 3324 14.17% Child 8266 35.23% Own child under 18 years 6102 26.01% Other relatives 2273 9.69% Under 18 years 807 3.44% Nonrelatives 1306 5.57% Unmarried partner 550 2.34% In group quarters 47 0.2% Institutionalized population 22 0.09% Non-Institutionalized population 25 0.11%       Households by Type     Total Households 8247 100.0 % Family households (families) 5468 66.3% With own children under 18 years 3106 37.66% Married-couple family 3324 40.31% With own children under 18 years 1915 23.22% Female householder, no husband present 1592 19.3% With own children under 18 years 964 11.69% Non Family households 2779 33.7% Householder living alone 2323 28.17% Householder 65 years and over 726 8.8%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3482 42.22% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1749 21.21%       Average Household size 2.84 Average family size 3.54       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8750 100.00% Occupied housing units 8247 94.25% Vacant housing units 503 5.75% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 0.18% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8247 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4477 54.29% Renter-occupied housing units. 3770 45.71%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.12 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.5

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