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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

226

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 120 53.1
Female 106 46.9
     
Under 5 years 5 2.2
5 to 9 years 2 0.9
10 to 14 years 4 1.8
15 to 19 years 13 5.8
20 to 24 years 32 14.2
25 to 34 years 38 16.8
35 to 44 years 25 11.1
45 to 54 years 29 12.8
55 to 59 years 17 7.5
60 to 64 years 18 8.0
65 to 74 years 30 13.3
75 to 84 years 12 5.3
85 years and over 1 0.4
     
Median age (years) 43.0  
     
18 years and over 212 93.8

Male

113 50.0

Female

99 43.8
21 years and over 196 86.7
62 years and over 54 23.9
65 years and over 43 19.0

Male

20 8.8

Female

23 10.2
     

RACE

   
One race 225 99.6

White

224 99.1

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

1 0.4

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

1 0.4

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

0 0.0
Two or more races 1 0.4
     

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

   
White 225 99.6
Black or African American 0 0.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.4
Asian 0 0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.4
Some other race 0 0.0
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

226

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 0 0.0

Mexican

0 0.0

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

0 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

0 0.0
Not Hispanic or Latino 226 100.0

White alone

224 99.1
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

226

100.0

In households 226 100.0

Householder

121 53.5

Spouse

52 23.0

Child

25 11.1

Own child under 18 years

12 5.3

Other relatives

5 2.2

Under 18 years

2 0.9

Nonrelatives

23 10.2

Unmarried partner

5 2.2
In group quarters 0 0.0

Institutionalized population

0 0.0

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

121

100.0

Family households (families) 62 51.2

With own children under 18 years

9 7.4

Married-couple family

52 43.0

With own children under 18 years

6 5.0

Female householder, no husband present

5 4.1

With own children under 18 years

1 0.8
Nonfamily households 59 48.8

Householder living alone

43 35.5

Householder 65 years and over

10 8.3
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 10 8.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over 30 24.8
     
Average household size 1.87  
Average family size 2.32  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

1,212

100.0

Occupied housing units 121 10.0
Vacant housing units 1,091 90.0

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,023 84.4
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 8.1  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 66.3  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

121

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 91 75.2
Renter-occupied housing units 30 24.8
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 1.84  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.97  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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