▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁was ▁ 3 5 ▁years . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 9 . 4 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 7 . 6 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁CD P ▁was ▁$ 6 5 , 7 2 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 7 0 , 5 9 8 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 4 9 , 6 2 3 ▁versus ▁$ 3 5 , 2 4 1 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁CD P ▁was ▁$ 2 3 , 6 2 1 . ▁About ▁ 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 5 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁East ▁Hill - Mer id ian ▁le ans ▁toward ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁deliver ing ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁a ▁victory ▁with ▁ 5 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁election ▁to ▁Republican ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁ 4 5 ▁percent . ▁ ▁References ▁