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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

704

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 332 47.2
Female 372 52.8
     
Under 5 years 47 6.7
5 to 9 years 33 4.7
10 to 14 years 34 4.8
15 to 19 years 47 6.7
20 to 24 years 52 7.4
25 to 34 years 92 13.1
35 to 44 years 96 13.6
45 to 54 years 77 10.9
55 to 59 years 50 7.1
60 to 64 years 34 4.8
65 to 74 years 76 10.8
75 to 84 years 55 7.8
85 years and over 11 1.6
     
Median age (years) 39.8  
     
18 years and over 561 79.7

Male

257 36.5

Female

304 43.2
21 years and over 534 75.9
62 years and over 161 22.9
65 years and over 142 20.2

Male

54 7.7

Female

88 12.5
     

RACE

   
One race 704 100.0

White

697 99.0

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

7 1.0
Two or more races 0 0.0
     

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

   
White 697 99.0
Black or African American 0 0.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0
Asian 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 7 1.0
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

704

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11 1.6

Mexican

11 1.6

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

0 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

0 0.0
Not Hispanic or Latino 693 98.4

White alone

693 98.4
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

704

100.0

In households 699 99.3

Householder

334 47.4

Spouse

142 20.2

Child

174 24.7

Own child under 18 years

133 18.9

Other relatives

22 3.1

Under 18 years

5 0.7

Nonrelatives

27 3.8

Unmarried partner

18 2.6
In group quarters 5 0.7

Institutionalized population

5 0.7

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

334

100.0

Family households (families) 207 62.0

With own children under 18 years

86 25.7

Married-couple family

142 42.5

With own children under 18 years

51 15.3

Female householder, no husband present

53 15.9

With own children under 18 years

27 8.1
Nonfamily households 127 38.0

Householder living alone

116 34.7

Householder 65 years and over

59 17.7
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 91 27.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over 113 33.8
     
Average household size 2.09  
Average family size 2.63  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

363

100.0

Occupied housing units 334 92.0
Vacant housing units 29 8.0

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

13 3.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

334

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 226 67.7
Renter-occupied housing units 108 32.3
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.09  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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