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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

310

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 161 51.9
Female 149 48.1
     
Under 5 years 7 2.3
5 to 9 years 11 3.5
10 to 14 years 15 4.8
15 to 19 years 9 2.9
20 to 24 years 15 4.8
25 to 34 years 38 12.3
35 to 44 years 39 12.6
45 to 54 years 57 18.4
55 to 59 years 22 7.1
60 to 64 years 26 8.4
65 to 74 years 59 19.0
75 to 84 years 11 3.5
85 years and over 1 0.3
     
Median age (years) 50.8  
     
18 years and over 271 87.4

Male

140 45.2

Female

131 42.3
21 years and over 263 84.8
62 years and over 87 28.1
65 years and over 71 22.9

Male

40 12.9

Female

31 10.0
     

RACE

   
One race 302 97.4

White

302 97.4

Black or African American

0 0.0

American Indian and Alaska Native

0 0.0

Asian

0 0.0

Asian Indian

0 0.0

Chinese

0 0.0

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

0 0.0

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

0 0.0

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

0 0.0
Two or more races 8 2.6
     

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

   
White 310 100.0
Black or African American 0 0.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.6
Asian 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 6 1.9
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

310

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3 1.0

Mexican

0 0.0

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

1 0.3

Other Hispanic or Latino

2 0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino 307 99.0

White alone

299 96.5
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

310

100.0

In households 310 100.0

Householder

145 46.8

Spouse

86 27.7

Child

47 15.2

Own child under 18 years

36 11.6

Other relatives

6 1.9

Under 18 years

1 0.3

Nonrelatives

26 8.4

Unmarried partner

15 4.8
In group quarters 0 0.0

Institutionalized population

0 0.0

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

145

100.0

Family households (families) 96 66.2

With own children under 18 years

23 15.9

Married-couple family

86 59.3

With own children under 18 years

19 13.1

Female householder, no husband present

4 2.8

With own children under 18 years

2 1.4
Nonfamily households 49 33.8

Householder living alone

31 21.4

Householder 65 years and over

13 9.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 25 17.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over 50 34.5
     
Average household size 2.14  
Average family size 2.45  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

1,868

100.0

Occupied housing units 145 7.8
Vacant housing units 1,723 92.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,694 90.7
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.7  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 29.0  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

145

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 123 84.8
Renter-occupied housing units 22 15.2
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.11  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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