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Mitchell County:Fork Mountain-Little Rock Creek Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 745 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 745 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19 2.6%
Male 383 51.4%     Mexican 19 2.6%
Female 362 48.6%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 27 3.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 29 3.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 726 97.4%
10 to 14 years 33 4.4%     White alone 715 96.0%
15 to 19 years 44 5.9%        
20 to 24 years 31 4.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 98 13.2%       Total population 745 100.0%
35 to 44 years 94 12.6%   In households 745 100.0%
45 to 54 years 139 18.7%     Householder 327 43.9%
55 to 59 years 48 6.4%     Spouse 194 26.0%
60 to 64 years 43 5.8%     Child 170 22.8%
65 to 74 years 92 12.3%       Own child under 18 years 99 13.3%
75 to 84 years 53 7.1%     Other relatives 33 4.4%
85 years and over 14 1.9%       Under 18 years 8 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 21 2.8%
Median age (years) 46.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 11 1.5%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 634 85.1%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 314 42.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 320 43.0%        
21 years and over 610 81.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 185 24.8%       Total households 327 100.0%
65 years and over 159 21.3%   Family households (families) 241 73.7%
  Male 73 9.8%       With own children under 18 years 65 19.9%
  Female 86 11.5%     Married couple family 194 59.3%
            With own children under 18 years 48 14.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 28 8.6%
One race 742 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 8 2.4%
  White 733 98.4%   Nonfamily households 86 26.3%
  Black or African American 3 0.4%     Householder living alone 81 24.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 5 0.7%       Householder 65 years and over 40 12.2%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 73 22.3%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 117 35.8%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.28 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.65 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 516 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 327 63.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 189 36.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 70 13.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 1 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.6% (X)
Two or more races 3 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 736 98.8%       Occupied housing units 327 100.0%
Black or African American 3 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 272 83.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 1.1%   Renter-occupied housing units 55 16.8%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.28 (X)
Some other race 1 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.25 (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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