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Watauga County:Brushy Fork Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,205 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,205 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 50 1.6%
Male 1,663 51.9%     Mexican 22 0.7%
Female 1,542 48.1%     Puerto Rican 4 0.1%
          Cuban 6 0.2%
Under 5 years 121 3.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 18 0.6%
5 to 9 years 129 4.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,155 98.4%
10 to 14 years 166 5.2%     White alone 3,055 95.3%
15 to 19 years 205 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 598 18.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 428 13.4%       Total population 3,205 100.0%
35 to 44 years 428 13.4%   In households 3,166 98.8%
45 to 54 years 400 12.5%     Householder 1,454 45.4%
55 to 59 years 185 5.8%     Spouse 653 20.4%
60 to 64 years 162 5.1%     Child 611 19.1%
65 to 74 years 218 6.8%       Own child under 18 years 494 15.4%
75 to 84 years 133 4.1%     Other relatives 83 2.6%
85 years and over 32 1.0%       Under 18 years 28 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 365 11.4%
Median age (years) 33.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 52 1.6%
        In group quarters 39 1.2%
18 years and over 2,679 83.6%     Institutionalized population 25 0.8%
  Male 1,402 43.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 14 0.4%
  Female 1,277 39.8%        
21 years and over 2,465 76.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 473 14.8%       Total households 1,454 100.0%
65 years and over 383 12.0%   Family households (families) 772 53.1%
  Male 180 5.6%       With own children under 18 years 299 20.6%
  Female 203 6.3%     Married couple family 653 44.9%
            With own children under 18 years 232 16.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 81 5.6%
One race 3,183 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 46 3.2%
  White 3,095 96.6%   Nonfamily households 682 46.9%
  Black or African American 66 2.1%     Householder living alone 437 30.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 124 8.5%
  Asian 11 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 6 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 322 22.1%
    Chinese 2 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 281 19.3%
    Filipino 2 0.1%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.18 (X)
    Korean 1 0.0%   Average family size 2.74 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1%       Total housing units 1,726 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.1%   Occupied housing units 1,454 84.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 272 15.8%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 134 7.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 5 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 22 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,116 97.2%       Occupied housing units 1,454 100.0%
Black or African American 71 2.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 835 57.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 619 42.6%
Asian 16 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.34 (X)
Some other race 8 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.96 (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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