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Watauga County:Watauga Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,914 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,914 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 29 1.0%
Male 1,463 50.2%     Mexican 20 0.7%
Female 1,451 49.8%     Puerto Rican 1 0.0%
          Cuban 4 0.1%
Under 5 years 157 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4 0.1%
5 to 9 years 183 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,885 99.0%
10 to 14 years 151 5.2%     White alone 2,831 97.2%
15 to 19 years 147 5.0%        
20 to 24 years 213 7.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 387 13.3%       Total population 2,914 100.0%
35 to 44 years 458 15.7%   In households 2,884 99.0%
45 to 54 years 487 16.7%     Householder 1,251 42.9%
55 to 59 years 204 7.0%     Spouse 710 24.4%
60 to 64 years 141 4.8%     Child 682 23.4%
65 to 74 years 236 8.1%       Own child under 18 years 557 19.1%
75 to 84 years 117 4.0%     Other relatives 73 2.5%
85 years and over 33 1.1%       Under 18 years 25 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 168 5.8%
Median age (years) 40.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 60 2.1%
        In group quarters 30 1.0%
18 years and over 2,326 79.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,160 39.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 30 1.0%
  Female 1,166 40.0%        
21 years and over 2,239 76.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 469 16.1%       Total households 1,251 100.0%
65 years and over 386 13.2%   Family households (families) 828 66.2%
  Male 185 6.3%       With own children under 18 years 327 26.1%
  Female 201 6.9%     Married couple family 710 56.8%
            With own children under 18 years 259 20.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 86 6.9%
One race 2,892 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 52 4.2%
  White 2,844 97.6%   Nonfamily households 423 33.8%
  Black or African American 18 0.6%     Householder living alone 313 25.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 89 7.1%
  Asian 5 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 343 27.4%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 278 22.2%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.31 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.77 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 2,401 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,251 52.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,150 47.9%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,000 41.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 17 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 22 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,865 98.3%       Occupied housing units 1,251 100.0%
Black or African American 20 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 947 75.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 304 24.3%
Asian 12 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.35 (X)
Some other race 19 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.15 (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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