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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

1,081

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 505 46.7
Female 576 53.3
     
Under 5 years 59 5.5
5 to 9 years 50 4.6
10 to 14 years 62 5.7
15 to 19 years 69 6.4
20 to 24 years 64 5.9
25 to 34 years 127 11.7
35 to 44 years 145 13.4
45 to 54 years 149 13.8
55 to 59 years 48 4.4
60 to 64 years 57 5.3
65 to 74 years 135 12.5
75 to 84 years 96 8.9
85 years and over 20 1.9
     
Median age (years) 43.0  
     
18 years and over 872 80.7

Male

398 36.8

Female

474 43.8
21 years and over 829 76.7
62 years and over 282 26.1
65 years and over 251 23.2

Male

89 8.2

Female

162 15.0
     

RACE

   
One race 1,072 99.2

White

1,024 94.7

Black or African American

4 0.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

17 1.6

Asian

3 0.3

Asian Indian

2 0.2

Chinese

1 0.1

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

2 0.2

Native Hawaiian

1 0.1

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1 0.1

Some other race

22 2.0
Two or more races 9 0.8
     

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

   
White 1,032 95.5
Black or African American 5 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 23 2.1
Asian 4 0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.2
Some other race 24 2.2
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

1,081

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 57 5.3

Mexican

31 2.9

Puerto Rican

1 0.1

Cuban

2 0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

23 2.1
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,024 94.7

White alone

1,004 92.9
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

1,081

100.0

In households 1,067 98.7

Householder

527 48.8

Spouse

213 19.7

Child

233 21.6

Own child under 18 years

184 17.0

Other relatives

47 4.3

Under 18 years

17 1.6

Nonrelatives

47 4.3

Unmarried partner

10 0.9
In group quarters 14 1.3

Institutionalized population

2 0.2

Noninstitutionalized population

12 1.1
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

527

100.0

Family households (families) 291 55.2

With own children under 18 years

117 22.2

Married-couple family

213 40.4

With own children under 18 years

71 13.5

Female householder, no husband present

58 11.0

With own children under 18 years

37 7.0
Nonfamily households 236 44.8

Householder living alone

218 41.4

Householder 65 years and over

104 19.7
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 130 24.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 193 36.6
     
Average household size 2.02  
Average family size 2.69  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

601

100.0

Occupied housing units 527 87.7
Vacant housing units 74 12.3

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

14 2.3
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.4  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

527

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 261 49.5
Renter-occupied housing units 266 50.5
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.15  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.90  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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