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Wilkes County:Edwards Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 6,959 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 6,959 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 112 1.6%
Male 3,422 49.2%     Mexican 90 1.3%
Female 3,537 50.8%     Puerto Rican 4 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 388 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 18 0.3%
5 to 9 years 440 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 6,847 98.4%
10 to 14 years 452 6.5%     White alone 6,663 95.7%
15 to 19 years 420 6.0%        
20 to 24 years 375 5.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 972 14.0%       Total population 6,959 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,080 15.5%   In households 6,959 100.0%
45 to 54 years 963 13.8%     Householder 2,836 40.8%
55 to 59 years 423 6.1%     Spouse 1,802 25.9%
60 to 64 years 403 5.8%     Child 1,897 27.3%
65 to 74 years 584 8.4%       Own child under 18 years 1,409 20.2%
75 to 84 years 366 5.3%     Other relatives 246 3.5%
85 years and over 93 1.3%       Under 18 years 101 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 178 2.6%
Median age (years) 39.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 80 1.1%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 5,415 77.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 2,637 37.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 2,778 39.9%        
21 years and over 5,179 74.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,286 18.5%       Total households 2,836 100.0%
65 years and over 1,043 15.0%   Family households (families) 2,122 74.8%
  Male 450 6.5%       With own children under 18 years 827 29.2%
  Female 593 8.5%     Married couple family 1,802 63.5%
            With own children under 18 years 664 23.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 211 7.4%
One race 6,932 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 102 3.6%
  White 6,727 96.7%   Nonfamily households 714 25.2%
  Black or African American 156 2.2%     Householder living alone 660 23.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 310 10.9%
  Asian 5 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 898 31.7%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 771 27.2%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.45 (X)
    Korean 2 0.0%   Average family size 2.86 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 3,094 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 2,836 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 258 8.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 0.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 40 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8% (X)
Two or more races 27 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 6,754 97.1%       Occupied housing units 2,836 100.0%
Black or African American 160 2.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,366 83.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 470 16.6%
Asian 9 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Some other race 52 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.46 (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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