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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

811

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 391 48.2
Female 420 51.8
     
Under 5 years 30 3.7
5 to 9 years 20 2.5
10 to 14 years 26 3.2
15 to 19 years 206 25.4
20 to 24 years 193 23.8
25 to 34 years 76 9.4
35 to 44 years 60 7.4
45 to 54 years 64 7.9
55 to 59 years 38 4.7
60 to 64 years 19 2.3
65 to 74 years 49 6.0
75 to 84 years 21 2.6
85 years and over 9 1.1
     
Median age (years) 21.8  
     
18 years and over 724 89.3

Male

347 42.8

Female

377 46.5
21 years and over 455 56.1
62 years and over 88 10.9
65 years and over 79 9.7

Male

34 4.2

Female

45 5.5
     

RACE

   
One race 791 97.5

White

732 90.3

Black or African American

32 3.9

American Indian and Alaska Native

5 0.6

Asian

10 1.2

Asian Indian

4 0.5

Chinese

3 0.4

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

2 0.2

Korean

0 0.0

Vietnamese

1 0.1

Other Asian 1

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2 0.2

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

2 0.2

Some other race

10 1.2
Two or more races 20 2.5
     

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

   
White 752 92.7
Black or African American 32 3.9
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 1.8
Asian 18 2.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.2
Some other race 12 1.5
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

811

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 15 1.8

Mexican

7 0.9

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

2 0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

6 0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino 796 98.2

White alone

723 89.1
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

811

100.0

In households 458 56.5

Householder

215 26.5

Spouse

100 12.3

Child

96 11.8

Own child under 18 years

80 9.9

Other relatives

9 1.1

Under 18 years

3 0.4

Nonrelatives

38 4.7

Unmarried partner

10 1.2
In group quarters 353 43.5

Institutionalized population

14 1.7

Noninstitutionalized population

339 41.8
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

215

100.0

Family households (families) 124 57.7

With own children under 18 years

50 23.3

Married-couple family

100 46.5

With own children under 18 years

33 15.3

Female householder, no husband present

18 8.4

With own children under 18 years

13 6.0
Nonfamily households 91 42.3

Householder living alone

65 30.2

Householder 65 years and over

19 8.8
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 54 25.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over 51 23.7
     
Average household size 2.13  
Average family size 2.65  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

290

100.0

Occupied housing units 215 74.1
Vacant housing units 75 25.9

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

54 18.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

215

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 109 50.7
Renter-occupied housing units 106 49.3
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.16  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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