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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

1,817

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 835 46.0
Female 982 54.0
     
Under 5 years 102 5.6
5 to 9 years 103 5.7
10 to 14 years 67 3.7
15 to 19 years 98 5.4
20 to 24 years 109 6.0
25 to 34 years 213 11.7
35 to 44 years 229 12.6
45 to 54 years 241 13.3
55 to 59 years 111 6.1
60 to 64 years 107 5.9
65 to 74 years 192 10.6
75 to 84 years 167 9.2
85 years and over 78 4.3
     
Median age (years) 44.4  
     
18 years and over 1,488 81.9

Male

662 36.4

Female

826 45.5
21 years and over 1,426 78.5
62 years and over 493 27.1
65 years and over 437 24.1

Male

144 7.9

Female

293 16.1
     

RACE

   
One race 1,799 99.0

White

1,709 94.1

Black or African American

36 2.0

American Indian and Alaska Native

3 0.2

Asian

10 0.6

Asian Indian

0 0.0

Chinese

10 0.6

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

1 0.1

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

1 0.1

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

40 2.2
Two or more races 18 1.0
     

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

   
White 1,726 95.0
Black or African American 42 2.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.6
Asian 10 0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1
Some other race 45 2.5
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

1,817

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 140 7.7

Mexican

121 6.7

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

3 0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

16 0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,677 92.3

White alone

1,615 88.9
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

1,817

100.0

In households 1,658 91.2

Householder

825 45.4

Spouse

322 17.7

Child

386 21.2

Own child under 18 years

300 16.5

Other relatives

46 2.5

Under 18 years

17 0.9

Nonrelatives

79 4.3

Unmarried partner

36 2.0
In group quarters 159 8.8

Institutionalized population

148 8.1

Noninstitutionalized population

11 0.6
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

825

100.0

Family households (families) 441 53.5

With own children under 18 years

186 22.5

Married-couple family

322 39.0

With own children under 18 years

121 14.7

Female householder, no husband present

99 12.0

With own children under 18 years

57 6.9
Nonfamily households 384 46.5

Householder living alone

346 41.9

Householder 65 years and over

186 22.5
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 198 24.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over 295 35.8
     
Average household size 2.01  
Average family size 2.71  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

922

100.0

Occupied housing units 825 89.5
Vacant housing units 97 10.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

23 2.5
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

825

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 458 55.5
Renter-occupied housing units 367 44.5
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.01  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.01  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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