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Watauga County:Laurel Creek Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,756 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,756 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 25 1.4%
Male 887 50.5%     Mexican 10 0.6%
Female 869 49.5%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 6 0.3%
Under 5 years 85 4.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 9 0.5%
5 to 9 years 92 5.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,731 98.6%
10 to 14 years 120 6.8%     White alone 1,712 97.5%
15 to 19 years 109 6.2%        
20 to 24 years 98 5.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 214 12.2%       Total population 1,756 100.0%
35 to 44 years 280 15.9%   In households 1,756 100.0%
45 to 54 years 253 14.4%     Householder 732 41.7%
55 to 59 years 127 7.2%     Spouse 456 26.0%
60 to 64 years 121 6.9%     Child 445 25.3%
65 to 74 years 164 9.3%       Own child under 18 years 335 19.1%
75 to 84 years 68 3.9%     Other relatives 46 2.6%
85 years and over 25 1.4%       Under 18 years 17 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 77 4.4%
Median age (years) 40.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 36 2.1%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,395 79.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 699 39.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 696 39.6%        
21 years and over 1,340 76.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 330 18.8%       Total households 732 100.0%
65 years and over 257 14.6%   Family households (families) 522 71.3%
  Male 122 6.9%       With own children under 18 years 187 25.5%
  Female 135 7.7%     Married couple family 456 62.3%
            With own children under 18 years 156 21.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 40 5.5%
One race 1,743 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 20 2.7%
  White 1,724 98.2%   Nonfamily households 210 28.7%
  Black or African American 4 0.2%     Householder living alone 165 22.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 65 8.9%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 205 28.0%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 183 25.0%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.40 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.81 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 2,292 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 732 31.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,560 68.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,485 64.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 13 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5% (X)
Two or more races 13 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,737 98.9%       Occupied housing units 732 100.0%
Black or African American 5 0.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 597 81.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 135 18.4%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Some other race 21 1.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.17 (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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