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demographic

dem·o·graph·ic [ dèmmə gráffik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of human populations: relating to demography or demographics



noun  (plural dem·o·graph·ics)
Definition:
 
marketing part of population: a part of a population identified as a group, especially as a target for sales or advertising



plural noun dem·o·graph·ics 
Definition:
 
characteristics and statistics of human population: the characteristics of a human population or part of it, especially its size, growth, density, distribution, and statistics regarding birth, marriage, disease, and death


dem·o·graph·i·cal adjective
dem·o·graph·i·cal·ly adverb
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