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Mitchell County:Bakersville Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,724 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,724 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 26 1.5%
Male 835 48.4%     Mexican 21 1.2%
Female 889 51.6%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 2 0.1%
Under 5 years 101 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3 0.2%
5 to 9 years 77 4.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,698 98.5%
10 to 14 years 118 6.8%     White alone 1,689 98.0%
15 to 19 years 100 5.8%        
20 to 24 years 82 4.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 197 11.4%       Total population 1,724 100.0%
35 to 44 years 203 11.8%   In households 1,693 98.2%
45 to 54 years 271 15.7%     Householder 723 41.9%
55 to 59 years 136 7.9%     Spouse 437 25.3%
60 to 64 years 75 4.4%     Child 434 25.2%
65 to 74 years 185 10.7%       Own child under 18 years 343 19.9%
75 to 84 years 136 7.9%     Other relatives 71 4.1%
85 years and over 43 2.5%       Under 18 years 18 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 28 1.6%
Median age (years) 44.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 10 0.6%
        In group quarters 31 1.8%
18 years and over 1,360 78.9%     Institutionalized population 10 0.6%
  Male 654 37.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 21 1.2%
  Female 706 41.0%        
21 years and over 1,315 76.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 406 23.5%       Total households 723 100.0%
65 years and over 364 21.1%   Family households (families) 519 71.8%
  Male 144 8.4%       With own children under 18 years 193 26.7%
  Female 220 12.8%     Married couple family 437 60.4%
            With own children under 18 years 157 21.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 65 9.0%
One race 1,718 99.7%       With own children under 18 years 29 4.0%
  White 1,702 98.7%   Nonfamily households 204 28.2%
  Black or African American 1 0.1%     Householder living alone 186 25.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 101 14.0%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 203 28.1%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 250 34.6%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.34 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.82 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 847 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 723 85.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 124 14.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 2.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 12 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 6 0.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,706 99.0%       Occupied housing units 723 100.0%
Black or African American 4 0.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 573 79.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 150 20.7%
Asian 3 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.40 (X)
Some other race 15 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.10 (X)
             
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
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