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Watauga County:Shawneehaw Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 675 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 675 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11 1.6%
Male 333 49.3%     Mexican 5 0.7%
Female 342 50.7%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 6 0.9%
Under 5 years 35 5.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 42 6.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 664 98.4%
10 to 14 years 47 7.0%     White alone 658 97.5%
15 to 19 years 50 7.4%        
20 to 24 years 24 3.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 69 10.2%       Total population 675 100.0%
35 to 44 years 111 16.4%   In households 675 100.0%
45 to 54 years 122 18.1%     Householder 286 42.4%
55 to 59 years 48 7.1%     Spouse 171 25.3%
60 to 64 years 31 4.6%     Child 178 26.4%
65 to 74 years 60 8.9%       Own child under 18 years 144 21.3%
75 to 84 years 23 3.4%     Other relatives 20 3.0%
85 years and over 13 1.9%       Under 18 years 8 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 20 3.0%
Median age (years) 41.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 7 1.0%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 520 77.0%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 249 36.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 271 40.1%        
21 years and over 498 73.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 115 17.0%       Total households 286 100.0%
65 years and over 96 14.2%   Family households (families) 203 71.0%
  Male 45 6.7%       With own children under 18 years 90 31.5%
  Female 51 7.6%     Married couple family 171 59.8%
            With own children under 18 years 72 25.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 25 8.7%
One race 671 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 15 5.2%
  White 664 98.4%   Nonfamily households 83 29.0%
  Black or African American 0 0.0%     Householder living alone 74 25.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 27 9.4%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 94 32.9%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 70 24.5%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.1%   Average household size 2.36 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.82 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 421 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 286 67.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 135 32.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 122 29.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 6 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4% (X)
Two or more races 4 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 668 99.0%       Occupied housing units 286 100.0%
Black or African American 2 0.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 234 81.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 52 18.2%
Asian 1 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.42 (X)
Some other race 6 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.08 (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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