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Table 1.4: Age of Householder

(Numbers in thousands)

Family Type	Number (in thousands)	<20	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Median Age
All Families of Four
Married, 2 Children	12,462	10	287	930	1,840	2,608	2,685	3,189	645	212	56	41.1
Female-Headed, 3 Children	1,603	32	114	193	294	290	250	232	99	67	32	39.6
Male-Headed, 3 Children	431	39	58	27	58	60	47	49	53	18	22	40.2
Total Families of Four	14,496	81	459	1,150	2,192	2,958	2,982	3,470	797	297	110	40.9

White
Married, 2 Children	10,913	7	262	828	1,603	2,334	2,362	2,773	525	175	44	40.9
Female-Headed, 3 Children	952	18	51	93	159	214	159	133	64	41	20	40.4
Male-Headed, 3 Children	318	26	50	12	47	46	39	34	35	13	16	40.1
Total White Families	12,183	51	363	933	1,809	2,594	2,560	2,940	624	229	80	40.9

Black
Married, 2 Children	940	3	20	81	160	167	189	220	70	24	6	41.5
Female-Headed, 3 Children	569	12	50	85	119	66	86	84	31	25	11	38.9
Male-Headed, 3 Children	70	11	6	4	0	13	8	12	9	3	4	41.1
Total Black Families	1,579	26	76	170	279	246	283	316	110	52	21	40.6

Hispanic
Married, 2 Children	1,375	1	94	190	278	247	212	244	81	22	6	38.5
Female-Headed, 3 Children	325	4	22	46	72	59	51	39	20	12	0	38.1
Male-Headed, 3 Children	108	11	19	11	17	9	13	12	9	7	0	36.7
Total Hispanic Families	1,808	16	135	247	367	315	276	295	110	41	6	38.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March 2000, Current Population Report, P20-537
Note: Hispanics may be of any race