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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

459

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 220 47.9
Female 239 52.1
     
Under 5 years 22 4.8
5 to 9 years 35 7.6
10 to 14 years 32 7.0
15 to 19 years 30 6.5
20 to 24 years 31 6.8
25 to 34 years 63 13.7
35 to 44 years 68 14.8
45 to 54 years 58 12.6
55 to 59 years 27 5.9
60 to 64 years 24 5.2
65 to 74 years 34 7.4
75 to 84 years 31 6.8
85 years and over 4 0.9
     
Median age (years) 38.1  
     
18 years and over 350 76.3

Male

170 37.0

Female

180 39.2
21 years and over 335 73.0
62 years and over 83 18.1
65 years and over 69 15.0

Male

30 6.5

Female

39 8.5
     

RACE

   
One race 457 99.6

White

457 99.6

Black or African American

0 0.0

American Indian and Alaska Native

0 0.0

Asian

0 0.0

Asian Indian

0 0.0

Chinese

0 0.0

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

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

0 0.0
Two or more races 2 0.4
     

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

   
White 459 100.0
Black or African American 0 0.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.4
Asian 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 0 0.0
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

459

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11 2.4

Mexican

4 0.9

Puerto Rican

3 0.7

Cuban

0 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

4 0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino 448 97.6

White alone

446 97.2
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

459

100.0

In households 459 100.0

Householder

205 44.7

Spouse

91 19.8

Child

139 30.3

Own child under 18 years

107 23.3

Other relatives

9 2.0

Under 18 years

2 0.4

Nonrelatives

15 3.3

Unmarried partner

11 2.4
In group quarters 0 0.0

Institutionalized population

0 0.0

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

205

100.0

Family households (families) 125 61.0

With own children under 18 years

64 31.2

Married-couple family

91 44.4

With own children under 18 years

42 20.5

Female householder, no husband present

27 13.2

With own children under 18 years

19 9.3
Nonfamily households 80 39.0

Householder living alone

72 35.1

Householder 65 years and over

30 14.6
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 65 31.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 58 28.3
     
Average household size 2.24  
Average family size 2.91  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

237

100.0

Occupied housing units 205 86.5
Vacant housing units 32 13.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11 4.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

205

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 149 72.7
Renter-occupied housing units 56 27.3
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.33  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.00  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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