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Watauga County:Blue Ridge Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,628 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,628 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27 0.7%
Male 1,872 51.6%     Mexican 7 0.2%
Female 1,756 48.4%     Puerto Rican 8 0.2%
          Cuban 3 0.1%
Under 5 years 141 3.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 9 0.2%
5 to 9 years 211 5.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,601 99.3%
10 to 14 years 207 5.7%     White alone 3,517 96.9%
15 to 19 years 182 5.0%        
20 to 24 years 314 8.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 377 10.4%       Total population 3,628 100.0%
35 to 44 years 579 16.0%   In households 3,316 91.4%
45 to 54 years 771 21.3%     Householder 1,426 39.3%
55 to 59 years 236 6.5%     Spouse 819 22.6%
60 to 64 years 183 5.0%     Child 797 22.0%
65 to 74 years 250 6.9%       Own child under 18 years 640 17.6%
75 to 84 years 145 4.0%     Other relatives 71 2.0%
85 years and over 32 0.9%       Under 18 years 22 0.6%
          Nonrelatives 203 5.6%
Median age (years) 42.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 54 1.5%
        In group quarters 312 8.6%
18 years and over 2,954 81.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,542 42.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 312 8.6%
  Female 1,412 38.9%        
21 years and over 2,837 78.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 534 14.7%       Total households 1,426 100.0%
65 years and over 427 11.8%   Family households (families) 938 65.8%
  Male 210 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 374 26.2%
  Female 217 6.0%     Married couple family 819 57.4%
            With own children under 18 years 308 21.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 81 5.7%
One race 3,605 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 46 3.2%
  White 3,538 97.5%   Nonfamily households 488 34.2%
  Black or African American 24 0.7%     Householder living alone 356 25.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 76 5.3%
  Asian 28 0.8%        
    Asian Indian 3 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 394 27.6%
    Chinese 8 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 292 20.5%
    Filipino 4 0.1%        
    Japanese 4 0.1%   Average household size 2.33 (X)
    Korean 3 0.1%   Average family size 2.80 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 4 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 1,874 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,426 76.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 448 23.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 299 16.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 3 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0% (X)
Two or more races 23 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,559 98.1%       Occupied housing units 1,426 100.0%
Black or African American 32 0.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,064 74.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 362 25.4%
Asian 31 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.44 (X)
Some other race 9 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.99 (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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