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Watauga County:Blowing Rock Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,858 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,858 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16 0.6%
Male 1,374 48.1%     Mexican 7 0.2%
Female 1,484 51.9%     Puerto Rican 2 0.1%
          Cuban 3 0.1%
Under 5 years 107 3.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4 0.1%
5 to 9 years 123 4.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,842 99.4%
10 to 14 years 165 5.8%     White alone 2,787 97.5%
15 to 19 years 122 4.3%        
20 to 24 years 162 5.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 324 11.3%       Total population 2,858 100.0%
35 to 44 years 398 13.9%   In households 2,760 96.6%
45 to 54 years 514 18.0%     Householder 1,321 46.2%
55 to 59 years 218 7.6%     Spouse 676 23.7%
60 to 64 years 173 6.1%     Child 559 19.6%
65 to 74 years 295 10.3%       Own child under 18 years 454 15.9%
75 to 84 years 180 6.3%     Other relatives 57 2.0%
85 years and over 77 2.7%       Under 18 years 14 0.5%
          Nonrelatives 147 5.1%
Median age (years) 45.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 54 1.9%
        In group quarters 98 3.4%
18 years and over 2,377 83.2%     Institutionalized population 67 2.3%
  Male 1,127 39.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 31 1.1%
  Female 1,250 43.7%        
21 years and over 2,315 81.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 648 22.7%       Total households 1,321 100.0%
65 years and over 552 19.3%   Family households (families) 772 58.4%
  Male 224 7.8%       With own children under 18 years 256 19.4%
  Female 328 11.5%     Married couple family 676 51.2%
            With own children under 18 years 204 15.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 64 4.8%
One race 2,838 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 34 2.6%
  White 2,801 98.0%   Nonfamily households 549 41.6%
  Black or African American 14 0.5%     Householder living alone 452 34.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 161 12.2%
  Asian 8 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 273 20.7%
    Chinese 5 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 361 27.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.09 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.67 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1%       Total housing units 2,671 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,321 49.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,350 50.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,113 41.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.1%        
  Some other race 3 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.4% (X)
Two or more races 20 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 15.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,821 98.7%       Occupied housing units 1,321 100.0%
Black or African American 19 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 935 70.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 20 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 386 29.2%
Asian 9 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.14 (X)
Some other race 7 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.98 (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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