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Watauga County:Elk Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 462 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 462 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3 0.6%
Male 228 49.4%     Mexican 2 0.4%
Female 234 50.6%     Puerto Rican 1 0.2%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 19 4.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 30 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 459 99.4%
10 to 14 years 31 6.7%     White alone 445 96.3%
15 to 19 years 23 5.0%        
20 to 24 years 29 6.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 46 10.0%       Total population 462 100.0%
35 to 44 years 84 18.2%   In households 462 100.0%
45 to 54 years 69 14.9%     Householder 200 43.3%
55 to 59 years 32 6.9%     Spouse 117 25.3%
60 to 64 years 27 5.8%     Child 115 24.9%
65 to 74 years 49 10.6%       Own child under 18 years 87 18.8%
75 to 84 years 18 3.9%     Other relatives 10 2.2%
85 years and over 5 1.1%       Under 18 years 3 0.6%
          Nonrelatives 20 4.3%
Median age (years) 41.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 8 1.7%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 370 80.1%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 180 39.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 190 41.1%        
21 years and over 353 76.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 86 18.6%       Total households 200 100.0%
65 years and over 72 15.6%   Family households (families) 136 68.0%
  Male 33 7.1%       With own children under 18 years 50 25.0%
  Female 39 8.4%     Married couple family 117 58.5%
            With own children under 18 years 44 22.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 17 8.5%
One race 456 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 4 2.0%
  White 447 96.8%   Nonfamily households 64 32.0%
  Black or African American 2 0.4%     Householder living alone 52 26.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.6%       Householder 65 years and over 25 12.5%
  Asian 2 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 54 27.0%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 58 29.0%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.31 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.78 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 2 0.4%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 368 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 200 54.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 168 45.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 160 43.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 2 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6% (X)
Two or more races 6 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 453 98.1%       Occupied housing units 200 100.0%
Black or African American 2 0.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 166 83.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 1.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 34 17.0%
Asian 4 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.31 (X)
Some other race 3 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32 (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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