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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

2,030

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 951 46.8
Female 1,079 53.2
     
Under 5 years 100 4.9
5 to 9 years 147 7.2
10 to 14 years 144 7.1
15 to 19 years 132 6.5
20 to 24 years 117 5.8
25 to 34 years 234 11.5
35 to 44 years 305 15.0
45 to 54 years 251 12.4
55 to 59 years 115 5.7
60 to 64 years 86 4.2
65 to 74 years 209 10.3
75 to 84 years 149 7.3
85 years and over 41 2.0
     
Median age (years) 39.8  
     
18 years and over 1,558 76.7

Male

714 35.2

Female

844 41.6
21 years and over 1,488 73.3
62 years and over 449 22.1
65 years and over 399 19.7

Male

139 6.8

Female

260 12.8
     

RACE

   
One race 2,022 99.6

White

1,956 96.4

Black or African American

8 0.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

11 0.5

Asian

1 0.0

Asian Indian

1 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

46 2.3
Two or more races 8 0.4
     

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

   
White 1,964 96.7
Black or African American 9 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.7
Asian 1 0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0
Some other race 48 2.4
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

2,030

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 77 3.8

Mexican

71 3.5

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

0 0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

6 0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,953 96.2

White alone

1,936 95.4
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

2,030

100.0

In households 2,030 100.0

Householder

888 43.7

Spouse

433 21.3

Child

555 27.3

Own child under 18 years

437 21.5

Other relatives

97 4.8

Under 18 years

28 1.4

Nonrelatives

57 2.8

Unmarried partner

23 1.1
In group quarters 0 0.0

Institutionalized population

0 0.0

Noninstitutionalized population

0 0.0
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

888

100.0

Family households (families) 575 64.8

With own children under 18 years

242 27.3

Married-couple family

433 48.8

With own children under 18 years

166 18.7

Female householder, no husband present

111 12.5

With own children under 18 years

63 7.1
Nonfamily households 313 35.2

Householder living alone

285 32.1

Householder 65 years and over

149 16.8
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 263 29.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over 300 33.8
     
Average household size 2.29  
Average family size 2.89  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

968

100.0

Occupied housing units 888 91.7
Vacant housing units 80 8.3

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

12 1.2
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

888

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 540 60.8
Renter-occupied housing units 348 39.2
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.32  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.23  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000
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