2000 Keene Census Data

Population (2000) 22,563  
Population (1990) 22,430  
Land area 37.3 sq. miles  
Persons per square mile 605  
Households 8,955  
Family households 5,083 56.8%
Average household size 2.27  
Average family size 2.86  

Gender

Male 10,572 46.9%
Female 11,991 53.1%

Race

White 22,034 97.7%
Black 89 0.4%
American Indian 45 0.2%
Asian 153 0.7%
Hispanic 172 0 .8%
Foreign born 609 2.7%

Age

under 5 944 4.2%
5-19 yrs. 5,001 22.1%
20-54 yrs. 11,293 50.0%
over 55 5,325 23.6%
Median age 35.3 yrs  

Education

High school graduates   87.3%
Bachelors degree   20.2%
Masters degree   7.9%
Doctorate   1.6%
Employed workforce 11,408 60.7%

Occupations

Professional/Mgmnt. 4,043 35.4%
Sales/Clerical 3,436 30.1%
Construction, maintenance 795 7%
Farm/Forestry 15 0.1%
Serv.Occupations 1,508 13.2%
Production, transportation, moving 1,611 14.1%
Not in labor force 6,008 32.0%
Unemployed 1,388 7.4%
Work out of county of residence 11.9%  
Mean commute time to work 16.4 minutes  

Income

Per capita income (1999) $20,544  
Median household income (1999) $37,033  
Median family income (1999) $49,935  
Below poverty line (1999) 2,185  

Housing

Total housing units (2000) 9,295  
Owner occupied 5,120 57.2%
Renter occupied 3,835 42.8%
Occupied units 8,955 96.3%
Median house cost (2001) $103,800  

Median monthly owner costs

With mortgage $1,118  
Without mortgage $482  
Median real estate taxes per year $3,419  
Median monthly rent $554  
Single-family homes 4,541 48.9%
Mobile homes 446  

Housing units - year built:

1990-2000 499 5.5%
1980-89 1,208 13.0%
1940-79 4,113 44.3%
pre-1939 3,475 37.4%
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