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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

3,159

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 1,427 45.2
Female 1,732 54.8
     
Under 5 years 195 6.2
5 to 9 years 173 5.5
10 to 14 years 159 5.0
15 to 19 years 184 5.8
20 to 24 years 173 5.5
25 to 34 years 380 12.0
35 to 44 years 428 13.5
45 to 54 years 445 14.1
55 to 59 years 127 4.0
60 to 64 years 142 4.5
65 to 74 years 328 10.4
75 to 84 years 265 8.4
85 years and over 160 5.1
     
Median age (years) 42.3  
     
18 years and over 2,518 79.7

Male

1,108 35.1

Female

1,410 44.6
21 years and over 2,409 76.3
62 years and over 839 26.6
65 years and over 753 23.8

Male

272 8.6

Female

481 15.2
     

RACE

   
One race 3,139 99.4

White

2,697 85.4

Black or African American

310 9.8

American Indian and Alaska Native

6 0.2

Asian

86 2.7

Asian Indian

72 2.3

Chinese

9 0.3

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

1 0.0

Korean

2 0.1

Vietnamese

1 0.0

Other Asian 1

1 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

40 1.3
Two or more races 20 0.6
     

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

   
White 2,715 85.9
Black or African American 320 10.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.3
Asian 90 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 47 1.5
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

3,159

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 130 4.1

Mexican

86 2.7

Puerto Rican

2 0.1

Cuban

3 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

39 1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,029 95.9

White alone

2,612 82.7
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

3,159

100.0

In households 2,821 89.3

Householder

1,305 41.3

Spouse

603 19.1

Child

743 23.5

Own child under 18 years

598 18.9

Other relatives

92 2.9

Under 18 years

33 1.0

Nonrelatives

78 2.5

Unmarried partner

28 0.9
In group quarters 338 10.7

Institutionalized population

338 10.7

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

1,305

100.0

Family households (families) 805 61.7

With own children under 18 years

362 27.7

Married-couple family

603 46.2

With own children under 18 years

226 17.3

Female householder, no husband present

181 13.9

With own children under 18 years

121 9.3
Nonfamily households 500 38.3

Householder living alone

459 35.2

Householder 65 years and over

157 12.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 386 29.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over 365 28.0
     
Average household size 2.16  
Average family size 2.79  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

1,382

100.0

Occupied housing units 1,305 94.4
Vacant housing units 77 5.6

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

8 0.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

1,305

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 749 57.4
Renter-occupied housing units 556 42.6
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.21  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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