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Watauga County:Meat Camp Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,673 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,673 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 43 1.6%
Male 1,342 50.2%     Mexican 25 0.9%
Female 1,331 49.8%     Puerto Rican 6 0.2%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 151 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 12 0.4%
5 to 9 years 173 6.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,630 98.4%
10 to 14 years 193 7.2%     White alone 2,589 96.9%
15 to 19 years 171 6.4%        
20 to 24 years 208 7.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 356 13.3%       Total population 2,673 100.0%
35 to 44 years 411 15.4%   In households 2,650 99.1%
45 to 54 years 446 16.7%     Householder 1,059 39.6%
55 to 59 years 146 5.5%     Spouse 643 24.1%
60 to 64 years 101 3.8%     Child 756 28.3%
65 to 74 years 167 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 589 22.0%
75 to 84 years 122 4.6%     Other relatives 79 3.0%
85 years and over 28 1.0%       Under 18 years 32 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 113 4.2%
Median age (years) 37.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 42 1.6%
        In group quarters 23 0.9%
18 years and over 2,046 76.5%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,032 38.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 23 0.9%
  Female 1,014 37.9%        
21 years and over 1,967 73.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 379 14.2%       Total households 1,059 100.0%
65 years and over 317 11.9%   Family households (families) 773 73.0%
  Male 145 5.4%       With own children under 18 years 331 31.3%
  Female 172 6.4%     Married couple family 643 60.7%
            With own children under 18 years 266 25.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 88 8.3%
One race 2,656 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 48 4.5%
  White 2,627 98.3%   Nonfamily households 286 27.0%
  Black or African American 11 0.4%     Householder living alone 221 20.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 73 6.9%
  Asian 3 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 362 34.2%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 232 21.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.50 (X)
    Korean 1 0.0%   Average family size 2.91 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,318 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,059 80.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 259 19.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 152 11.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 9 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 17 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,644 98.9%       Occupied housing units 1,059 100.0%
Black or African American 13 0.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 843 79.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 216 20.4%
Asian 6 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.56 (X)
Some other race 10 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.30 (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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