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Mitchell County:Snow Creek Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,679 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,679 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 39 2.3%
Male 828 49.3%     Mexican 28 1.7%
Female 851 50.7%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 6 0.4%
Under 5 years 111 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 5 0.3%
5 to 9 years 77 4.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,640 97.7%
10 to 14 years 89 5.3%     White alone 1,616 96.2%
15 to 19 years 88 5.2%        
20 to 24 years 72 4.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 226 13.5%       Total population 1,679 100.0%
35 to 44 years 244 14.5%   In households 1,653 98.5%
45 to 54 years 258 15.4%     Householder 703 41.9%
55 to 59 years 139 8.3%     Spouse 466 27.8%
60 to 64 years 103 6.1%     Child 396 23.6%
65 to 74 years 158 9.4%       Own child under 18 years 308 18.3%
75 to 84 years 100 6.0%     Other relatives 60 3.6%
85 years and over 14 0.8%       Under 18 years 28 1.7%
          Nonrelatives 28 1.7%
Median age (years) 42.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 21 1.3%
        In group quarters 26 1.5%
18 years and over 1,338 79.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 650 38.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 26 1.5%
  Female 688 41.0%        
21 years and over 1,304 77.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 328 19.5%       Total households 703 100.0%
65 years and over 272 16.2%   Family households (families) 526 74.8%
  Male 122 7.3%       With own children under 18 years 190 27.0%
  Female 150 8.9%     Married couple family 466 66.3%
            With own children under 18 years 158 22.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 42 6.0%
One race 1,666 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 24 3.4%
  White 1,631 97.1%   Nonfamily households 177 25.2%
  Black or African American 2 0.1%     Householder living alone 159 22.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 20 1.2%       Householder 65 years and over 66 9.4%
  Asian 9 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 210 29.9%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 192 27.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.35 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.75 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 9 0.5%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 810 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 703 86.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 107 13.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 2.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 4 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 13 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,642 97.8%       Occupied housing units 703 100.0%
Black or African American 2 0.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 599 85.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 1.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 104 14.8%
Asian 12 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.39 (X)
Some other race 6 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.13 (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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