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Watauga County:Stony Fork Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,061 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,061 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 31 1.5%
Male 1,064 51.6%     Mexican 17 0.8%
Female 997 48.4%     Puerto Rican 2 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 109 5.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 12 0.6%
5 to 9 years 115 5.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,030 98.5%
10 to 14 years 169 8.2%     White alone 1,974 95.8%
15 to 19 years 133 6.5%        
20 to 24 years 149 7.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 268 13.0%       Total population 2,061 100.0%
35 to 44 years 371 18.0%   In households 2,046 99.3%
45 to 54 years 318 15.4%     Householder 835 40.5%
55 to 59 years 103 5.0%     Spouse 515 25.0%
60 to 64 years 98 4.8%     Child 568 27.6%
65 to 74 years 135 6.6%       Own child under 18 years 453 22.0%
75 to 84 years 76 3.7%     Other relatives 45 2.2%
85 years and over 17 0.8%       Under 18 years 18 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 83 4.0%
Median age (years) 37.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 31 1.5%
        In group quarters 15 0.7%
18 years and over 1,580 76.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 775 37.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 15 0.7%
  Female 805 39.1%        
21 years and over 1,507 73.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 286 13.9%       Total households 835 100.0%
65 years and over 228 11.1%   Family households (families) 599 71.7%
  Male 94 4.6%       With own children under 18 years 261 31.3%
  Female 134 6.5%     Married couple family 515 61.7%
            With own children under 18 years 212 25.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 55 6.6%
One race 2,050 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 34 4.1%
  White 1,999 97.0%   Nonfamily households 236 28.3%
  Black or African American 18 0.9%     Householder living alone 199 23.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 77 9.2%
  Asian 9 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 282 33.8%
    Chinese 8 0.4%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 169 20.2%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.45 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.88 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 976 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 835 85.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 141 14.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 73 7.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 16 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6% (X)
Two or more races 11 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,010 97.5%       Occupied housing units 835 100.0%
Black or African American 21 1.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 632 75.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 203 24.3%
Asian 9 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.48 (X)
Some other race 18 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.35 (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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