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Mitchell County:Poplar Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 339 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 339 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6 1.8%
Male 164 48.4%     Mexican 0 0.0%
Female 175 51.6%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 6 1.8%
Under 5 years 8 2.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 22 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 333 98.2%
10 to 14 years 18 5.3%     White alone 333 98.2%
15 to 19 years 19 5.6%        
20 to 24 years 12 3.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 27 8.0%       Total population 339 100.0%
35 to 44 years 45 13.3%   In households 339 100.0%
45 to 54 years 67 19.8%     Householder 143 42.2%
55 to 59 years 28 8.3%     Spouse 92 27.1%
60 to 64 years 26 7.7%     Child 83 24.5%
65 to 74 years 33 9.7%       Own child under 18 years 54 15.9%
75 to 84 years 22 6.5%     Other relatives 17 5.0%
85 years and over 12 3.5%       Under 18 years 0 0.0%
          Nonrelatives 4 1.2%
Median age (years) 48.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 2 0.6%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 285 84.1%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 137 40.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 148 43.7%        
21 years and over 270 79.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 84 24.8%       Total households 143 100.0%
65 years and over 67 19.8%   Family households (families) 105 73.4%
  Male 26 7.7%       With own children under 18 years 29 20.3%
  Female 41 12.1%     Married couple family 92 64.3%
            With own children under 18 years 27 18.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 10 7.0%
One race 339 100.0%       With own children under 18 years 2 1.4%
  White 339 100.0%   Nonfamily households 38 26.6%
  Black or African American 0 0.0%     Householder living alone 36 25.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 12 8.4%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 29 20.3%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 45 31.5%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.37 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.83 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 173 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 143 82.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 30 17.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 2.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 0 0.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 0 0.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 339 100.0%       Occupied housing units 143 100.0%
Black or African American 0 0.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 134 93.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 9 6.3%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.40 (X)
Some other race 0 0.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.00 (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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