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