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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

1,418

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 659 46.5
Female 759 53.5
     
Under 5 years 39 2.8
5 to 9 years 45 3.2
10 to 14 years 78 5.5
15 to 19 years 67 4.7
20 to 24 years 53 3.7
25 to 34 years 119 8.4
35 to 44 years 164 11.6
45 to 54 years 268 18.9
55 to 59 years 122 8.6
60 to 64 years 94 6.6
65 to 74 years 174 12.3
75 to 84 years 129 9.1
85 years and over 66 4.7
     
Median age (years) 50.7  
     
18 years and over 1,205 85.0

Male

537 37.9

Female

668 47.1
21 years and over 1,181 83.3
62 years and over 415 29.3
65 years and over 369 26.0

Male

138 9.7

Female

231 16.3
     

RACE

   
One race 1,403 98.9

White

1,389 98.0

Black or African American

5 0.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

3 0.2

Asian

5 0.4

Asian Indian

0 0.0

Chinese

4 0.3

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

0 0.0

Vietnamese

1 0.1

Other Asian 1

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

1 0.1
Two or more races 15 1.1
     

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

   
White 1,404 99.0
Black or African American 9 0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.6
Asian 6 0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 5 0.4
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

1,418

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 9 0.6

Mexican

3 0.2

Puerto Rican

2 0.1

Cuban

2 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

2 0.1
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,409 99.4

White alone

1,382 97.5
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

1,418

100.0

In households 1,344 94.8

Householder

663 46.8

Spouse

347 24.5

Child

247 17.4

Own child under 18 years

195 13.8

Other relatives

24 1.7

Under 18 years

4 0.3

Nonrelatives

63 4.4

Unmarried partner

23 1.6
In group quarters 74 5.2

Institutionalized population

67 4.7

Noninstitutionalized population

7 0.5
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

663

100.0

Family households (families) 388 58.5

With own children under 18 years

112 16.9

Married-couple family

347 52.3

With own children under 18 years

89 13.4

Female householder, no husband present

30 4.5

With own children under 18 years

16 2.4
Nonfamily households 275 41.5

Householder living alone

235 35.4

Householder 65 years and over

97 14.6
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 121 18.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over 222 33.5
     
Average household size 2.03  
Average family size 2.59  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

1,524

100.0

Occupied housing units 663 43.5
Vacant housing units 861 56.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

712 46.7
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 6.8  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.5  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

663

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 481 72.5
Renter-occupied housing units 182 27.5
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.07  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.91  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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