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Bakersville

General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

357

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 156 43.7
Female 201 56.3
     
Under 5 years 28 7.8
5 to 9 years 11 3.1
10 to 14 years 21 5.9
15 to 19 years 14 3.9
20 to 24 years 24 6.7
25 to 34 years 40 11.2
35 to 44 years 33 9.2
45 to 54 years 50 14.0
55 to 59 years 21 5.9
60 to 64 years 22 6.2
65 to 74 years 47 13.2
75 to 84 years 33 9.2
85 years and over 13 3.6
     
Median age (years) 46.4  
     
18 years and over 288 80.7

Male

125 35.0

Female

163 45.7
21 years and over 278 77.9
62 years and over 108 30.3
65 years and over 93 26.1

Male

34 9.5

Female

59 16.5
     

RACE

   
One race 357 100.0

White

356 99.7

Black or African American

0 0.0

American Indian and Alaska Native

1 0.3

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 0 0.0
     

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

   
White 356 99.7
Black or African American 0 0.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.3
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

357

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1 0.3

Mexican

1 0.3

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

0 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

0 0.0
Not Hispanic or Latino 356 99.7

White alone

355 99.4
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

357

100.0

In households 342 95.8

Householder

168 47.1

Spouse

76 21.3

Child

78 21.8

Own child under 18 years

62 17.4

Other relatives

15 4.2

Under 18 years

7 2.0

Nonrelatives

5 1.4

Unmarried partner

2 0.6
In group quarters 15 4.2

Institutionalized population

10 2.8

Noninstitutionalized population

5 1.4
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

168

100.0

Family households (families) 98 58.3

With own children under 18 years

34 20.2

Married-couple family

76 45.2

With own children under 18 years

21 12.5

Female householder, no husband present

21 12.5

With own children under 18 years

12 7.1
Nonfamily households 70 41.7

Householder living alone

66 39.3

Householder 65 years and over

38 22.6
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 36 21.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over 71 42.3
     
Average household size 2.04  
Average family size 2.72  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

206

100.0

Occupied housing units 168 81.6
Vacant housing units 38 18.4

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

5 2.4
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.9  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.9  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

168

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 99 58.9
Renter-occupied housing units 69 41.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.13  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.90  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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