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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

1,422

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 602 42.3
Female 820 57.7
     
Under 5 years 51 3.6
5 to 9 years 63 4.4
10 to 14 years 49 3.4
15 to 19 years 66 4.6
20 to 24 years 70 4.9
25 to 34 years 144 10.1
35 to 44 years 158 11.1
45 to 54 years 179 12.6
55 to 59 years 67 4.7
60 to 64 years 82 5.8
65 to 74 years 181 12.7
75 to 84 years 181 12.7
85 years and over 131 9.2
     
Median age (years) 51.4  
     
18 years and over 1,219 85.7

Male

505 35.5

Female

714 50.2
21 years and over 1,183 83.2
62 years and over 536 37.7
65 years and over 493 34.7

Male

147 10.3

Female

346 24.3
     

RACE

   
One race 1,418 99.7

White

1,357 95.4

Black or African American

20 1.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

0 0.0

Asian

5 0.4

Asian Indian

1 0.1

Chinese

0 0.0

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

1 0.1

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

3 0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

36 2.5
Two or more races 4 0.3
     

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

   
White 1,361 95.7
Black or African American 20 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1
Asian 7 0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 37 2.6
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

1,422

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 53 3.7

Mexican

46 3.2

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

1 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

6 0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,369 96.3

White alone

1,340 94.2
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

1,422

100.0

In households 1,177 82.8

Householder

582 40.9

Spouse

263 18.5

Child

250 17.6

Own child under 18 years

185 13.0

Other relatives

41 2.9

Under 18 years

10 0.7

Nonrelatives

41 2.9

Unmarried partner

14 1.0
In group quarters 245 17.2

Institutionalized population

233 16.4

Noninstitutionalized population

12 0.8
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

582

100.0

Family households (families) 334 57.4

With own children under 18 years

116 19.9

Married-couple family

263 45.2

With own children under 18 years

76 13.1

Female householder, no husband present

61 10.5

With own children under 18 years

35 6.0
Nonfamily households 248 42.6

Householder living alone

230 39.5

Householder 65 years and over

120 20.6
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 131 22.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over 221 38.0
     
Average household size 2.02  
Average family size 2.66  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

617

100.0

Occupied housing units 582 94.3
Vacant housing units 35 5.7

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

12 1.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

582

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 354 60.8
Renter-occupied housing units 228 39.2
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.12  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.87  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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