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Watauga County:Cove Creek Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,935 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,935 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22 0.7%
Male 1,457 49.6%     Mexican 15 0.5%
Female 1,478 50.4%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 174 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 7 0.2%
5 to 9 years 202 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,913 99.3%
10 to 14 years 197 6.7%     White alone 2,896 98.7%
15 to 19 years 146 5.0%        
20 to 24 years 191 6.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 429 14.6%       Total population 2,935 100.0%
35 to 44 years 483 16.5%   In households 2,935 100.0%
45 to 54 years 424 14.4%     Householder 1,231 41.9%
55 to 59 years 168 5.7%     Spouse 723 24.6%
60 to 64 years 144 4.9%     Child 812 27.7%
65 to 74 years 208 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 634 21.6%
75 to 84 years 120 4.1%     Other relatives 76 2.6%
85 years and over 49 1.7%       Under 18 years 20 0.7%
          Nonrelatives 93 3.2%
Median age (years) 37.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 44 1.5%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 2,273 77.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,116 38.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 1,157 39.4%        
21 years and over 2,184 74.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 463 15.8%       Total households 1,231 100.0%
65 years and over 377 12.8%   Family households (families) 876 71.2%
  Male 166 5.7%       With own children under 18 years 375 30.5%
  Female 211 7.2%     Married couple family 723 58.7%
            With own children under 18 years 287 23.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 106 8.6%
One race 2,921 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 57 4.6%
  White 2,915 99.3%   Nonfamily households 355 28.8%
  Black or African American 0 0.0%     Householder living alone 303 24.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 118 9.6%
  Asian 3 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 2 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 395 32.1%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 287 23.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.38 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.84 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,407 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,231 87.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 176 12.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 102 7.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 0 0.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0% (X)
Two or more races 14 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,927 99.7%       Occupied housing units 1,231 100.0%
Black or African American 1 0.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 980 79.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 251 20.4%
Asian 4 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.40 (X)
Some other race 3 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.31 (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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