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Wilkes County:Brushy Mountain Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 524 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 524 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5 1.0%
Male 276 52.7%     Mexican 4 0.8%
Female 248 47.3%     Puerto Rican 1 0.2%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 13 2.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 36 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 519 99.0%
10 to 14 years 28 5.3%     White alone 507 96.8%
15 to 19 years 33 6.3%        
20 to 24 years 23 4.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 64 12.2%       Total population 524 100.0%
35 to 44 years 84 16.0%   In households 524 100.0%
45 to 54 years 89 17.0%     Householder 220 42.0%
55 to 59 years 35 6.7%     Spouse 151 28.8%
60 to 64 years 33 6.3%     Child 132 25.2%
65 to 74 years 51 9.7%       Own child under 18 years 93 17.7%
75 to 84 years 27 5.2%     Other relatives 13 2.5%
85 years and over 8 1.5%       Under 18 years 5 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 8 1.5%
Median age (years) 42.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 3 0.6%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 426 81.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 219 41.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 207 39.5%        
21 years and over 411 78.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 106 20.2%       Total households 220 100.0%
65 years and over 86 16.4%   Family households (families) 169 76.8%
  Male 42 8.0%       With own children under 18 years 53 24.1%
  Female 44 8.4%     Married couple family 151 68.6%
            With own children under 18 years 47 21.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 13 5.9%
One race 520 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 4 1.8%
  White 508 96.9%   Nonfamily households 51 23.2%
  Black or African American 10 1.9%     Householder living alone 47 21.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 20 9.1%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 56 25.5%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 60 27.3%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.38 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.75 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 264 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 220 83.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 44 16.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 9.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 2 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0% (X)
Two or more races 4 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 512 97.7%       Occupied housing units 220 100.0%
Black or African American 10 1.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 197 89.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 23 10.5%
Asian 1 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.42 (X)
Some other race 5 1.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.04 (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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