Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hendersonville city, Tennessee
Subject	Number	Percent
...Total population	40,620	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	19,781	48.7
Female	20,839	51.3
Under 5 years	2,667	6.6
5 to 9 years	2,879	7.1
10 to 14 years	3,029	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,947	7.3
20 to 24 years	2,133	5.3
25 to 34 years	5,781	14.2
35 to 44 years	6,995	17.2
45 to 54 years	6,001	14.8
55 to 59 years	2,349	5.8
60 to 64 years	1,714	4.2
65 to 74 years	2,323	5.7
75 to 84 years	1,352	3.3
85 years and older	450	1.1
Median age (years)	36.2	(X)
18 years and over	30,140	74.2
…Male	14,298	35.2
…Female	15,842	39.0
21 years and over	28,667	70.6
62 years and over	5,094	12.5
65 years and over	4,125	10.2
…Male	1,639	4.0
…Female	2,486	6.1
RACE
One race	40,255	99.1
...White	37,749	92.9
…Black or African American	1,673	4.1
…American Indian and Alaska Native	108	0.3
…Asian	447	1.1
……Asian Indian	87	0.2
……Chinese	66	0.2
……Filipino	61	0.2
……Japanese	76	0.2
……Korean	38	0.1
……Vietnamese	70	0.2
……Other Asian (Note 1)	49	0.1
…Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	-
……Native Hawaiian	2	-
……Guamanian or Chamorro	-	-
……Samoan	2	-
……Other Pacific Islander (Note 2)	8	-
…Some other race	266	0.7
Two or more races	365	0.9
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races (Note 3)
White	38,091	93.8
Black or African American	1,754	4.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	254	0.6
Asian	522	1.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1
Some other race	351	0.9
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
…Total population	40,620	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	696	1.7
…Mexican	343	0.8
…Puerto Rican	72	0.2
…Cuban	24	0.1
…Other Hispanic or Latino	257	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,924	98.3
…White alone	37,364	92.0
RELATIONSHIP
…Total population	40,620	100.0
In households	40,391	99.4
…Householder	15,823	39.0
…Spouse	9,377	23.1
…Child	12,289	30.3
……Own child under 18 years	9,774	24.1
…Other relatives	1,517	3.7
…...Under 18 years	589	1.5
…Nonrelatives	1,385	3.4
……Unmarried partner	515	1.3
In group quarters	229	0.6
…Institutionalized population	224	0.6
…Noninstutionalized population	5	-
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
…Total households	15,823	100.0
Family households (families)	11,572	73.1
……With own children under 18 years	5,648	35.7
…Married-couple family	9,377	59.3
……With own children under 18 years	4,335	27.4
…Female householder, no husband present	1,697	10.7
……With own children under 18 years	1,036	6.5
Nonfamily households	4,251	26.9
…Householder living alone	3,536	22.3
……Householder 65 years and over	1,033	6.5
Households with individuals under 18 years	6,038	38.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,907	18.4
Average household size	2.55	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
…Total housing units	16,507	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,823	95.9
Vacant housing units	684	4.1
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use	47	0.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
…Occupied housing units	15,823	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,291	71.4
Renter-occupied housing units	4,532	28.6
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.72	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.13	(X)
Notes:
(X): Not applicable
One dash (-): Represents zero or rounds to zero
Note 1: Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
Note 2: Other Pacific Islander alone or two or more Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander categories
Note 3: In combination with one or more of the races listed.  The six numbers
may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add
to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000