| CENSUS 2000 | |||
| CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON | |||
| TOTAL POPULATION | 9,774 | 100.0% | |
| RACE | |||
| White | 5,786 | 59.2% | |
| Black or African American | 717 | 7.3% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 80 | 0.8% | |
| Asian | 1,579 | 16.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 126 | 1.3% | |
| Some other race | 845 | 8.6% | |
| Two or more races | 641 | 6.6% | |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 1,731 | 17.7% | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 8,043 | 82.3% | |
| White | 5,138 | 52.6% | |
| Black or African American | 698 | 7.1% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 53 | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 1,561 | 16.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 123 | 1.3% | |
| Some other race | 22 | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 448 | 4.6% | |
| SEX AND AGE | |||
| Male | 4,814 | 49.3% | |
| Female | 4,960 | 50.7% | |
| Under 5 years | 603 | 6.2% | |
| 5 to 9 years | 833 | 8.5% | |
| 10 to 14 years | 875 | 9.0% | |
| 15 to 19 years | 739 | 7.6% | |
| 20 to 24 years | 467 | 4.8% | |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,081 | 11.1% | |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,668 | 17.1% | |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,325 | 13.6% | |
| 55 to 59 years | 477 | 4.9% | |
| 60 to 64 years | 400 | 4.1% | |
| 65 to 74 years | 728 | 7.4% | |
| 75 to 84 years | 453 | 4.6% | |
| 85 years and over | 125 | 1.3% | |
| Median age (years) | 36.9 | (X) | |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE | |||
| Total households | 3,209 | 100.0% | |
| Family households (families) | 2,452 | 76.4% | |
| With own children under 18 years | 1,223 | 38.1% | |
| Married-couple family | 1,863 | 58.1% | |
| With own children under 18 years | 908 | 28.3% | |
| Female householder, no husband present | 404 | 12.6% | |
| With own children under 18 years | 216 | 6.7% | |
| Nonfamily households | 757 | 23.6% | |
| Householder living alone | 600 | 18.7% | |
| Householder 65 years and over | 298 | 9.3% | |
| Average household size | 3.00 | (X) | |
| Average family size | 3.40 | (X) | |
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY | |||
| Total housing units | 3,274 | 100.0% | |
| Occupied housing units | 3,209 | 98.0% | |
| Vacant housing units | 65 | 2.0% | |
| HOUSING TENURE | |||
| Occupied housing units | 3,209 | 100.0% | |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 2,755 | 85.9% | |
| Renter-occupied housing units | 454 | 14.1% | |
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.96 | (X) | |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 3.29 | (X) | |
| Association of Bay Area Governments | |||
| census.abag.ca.gov | |||
| Metropolitan Transportation Commission | |||
| census.mtc.ca.gov | |||
| Source: U.S. Census, PL94-171 (March 2001) and DP-1 (May 2001) | |||
| More detailed census information is available from the American Fact Finder | |||
| factfinder.census.gov | |||