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Alleghany County:Gap Civil Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,177 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,177 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 228 5.5%
Male 1,986 47.5%     Mexican 205 4.9%
Female 2,191 52.5%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 5 0.1%
Under 5 years 223 5.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 18 0.4%
5 to 9 years 226 5.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,949 94.5%
10 to 14 years 199 4.8%     White alone 3,827 91.6%
15 to 19 years 254 6.1%        
20 to 24 years 217 5.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 487 11.7%       Total population 4,177 100.0%
35 to 44 years 566 13.6%   In households 4,006 95.9%
45 to 54 years 585 14.0%     Householder 1,828 43.8%
55 to 59 years 266 6.4%     Spouse 948 22.7%
60 to 64 years 255 6.1%     Child 951 22.8%
65 to 74 years 454 10.9%       Own child under 18 years 730 17.5%
75 to 84 years 308 7.4%     Other relatives 140 3.4%
85 years and over 137 3.3%       Under 18 years 47 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 139 3.3%
Median age (years) 43.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 56 1.3%
        In group quarters 171 4.1%
18 years and over 3,376 80.8%     Institutionalized population 148 3.5%
  Male 1,586 38.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 23 0.6%
  Female 1,790 42.9%        
21 years and over 3,232 77.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,042 24.9%       Total households 1,828 100.0%
65 years and over 899 21.5%   Family households (families) 1,175 64.3%
  Male 345 8.3%       With own children under 18 years 444 24.3%
  Female 554 13.3%     Married couple family 948 51.9%
            With own children under 18 years 333 18.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 176 9.6%
One race 4,133 98.9%       With own children under 18 years 90 4.9%
  White 3,968 95.0%   Nonfamily households 653 35.7%
  Black or African American 81 1.9%     Householder living alone 594 32.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 304 16.6%
  Asian 16 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 4 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 480 26.3%
    Chinese 11 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 618 33.8%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.19 (X)
    Korean 1 0.0%   Average family size 2.74 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 2,147 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,828 85.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 319 14.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 142 6.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 63 1.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4% (X)
Two or more races 44 1.1%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,010 96.0%       Occupied housing units 1,828 100.0%
Black or African American 89 2.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,302 71.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 27 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 526 28.8%
Asian 17 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.21 (X)
Some other race 79 1.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.14 (X)
             
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
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