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Mitchell County:Grassy Creek Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 8,282 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 8,282 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 206 2.5%
Male 3,993 48.2%     Mexican 181 2.2%
Female 4,289 51.8%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 6 0.1%
Under 5 years 401 4.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 19 0.2%
5 to 9 years 535 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 8,076 97.5%
10 to 14 years 563 6.8%     White alone 7,975 96.3%
15 to 19 years 505 6.1%        
20 to 24 years 409 4.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 981 11.8%       Total population 8,282 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,230 14.9%   In households 8,152 98.4%
45 to 54 years 1,153 13.9%     Householder 3,452 41.7%
55 to 59 years 515 6.2%     Spouse 2,005 24.2%
60 to 64 years 463 5.6%     Child 2,173 26.2%
65 to 74 years 845 10.2%       Own child under 18 years 1,683 20.3%
75 to 84 years 512 6.2%     Other relatives 342 4.1%
85 years and over 170 2.1%       Under 18 years 119 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 180 2.2%
Median age (years) 41.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 88 1.1%
        In group quarters 130 1.6%
18 years and over 6,458 78.0%     Institutionalized population 130 1.6%
  Male 3,063 37.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 3,395 41.0%        
21 years and over 6,212 75.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,789 21.6%       Total households 3,452 100.0%
65 years and over 1,527 18.4%   Family households (families) 2,432 70.5%
  Male 609 7.4%       With own children under 18 years 968 28.0%
  Female 918 11.1%     Married couple family 2,005 58.1%
            With own children under 18 years 738 21.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 307 8.9%
One race 8,221 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 167 4.8%
  White 8,053 97.2%   Nonfamily households 1,020 29.5%
  Black or African American 27 0.3%     Householder living alone 928 26.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 39 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 440 12.7%
  Asian 18 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,057 30.6%
    Chinese 12 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,047 30.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 3 0.0%   Average household size 2.36 (X)
    Korean 1 0.0%   Average family size 2.86 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 4,086 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,452 84.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 634 15.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 296 7.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 84 1.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8% (X)
Two or more races 61 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 8,111 97.9%       Occupied housing units 3,452 100.0%
Black or African American 35 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,683 77.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 81 1.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 769 22.3%
Asian 22 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.38 (X)
Some other race 93 1.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.28 (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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