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Wilkes County:Elk Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 997 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 997 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6 0.6%
Male 507 50.9%     Mexican 6 0.6%
Female 490 49.1%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 56 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 49 4.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 991 99.4%
10 to 14 years 45 4.5%     White alone 922 92.5%
15 to 19 years 51 5.1%        
20 to 24 years 61 6.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 110 11.0%       Total population 997 100.0%
35 to 44 years 166 16.6%   In households 997 100.0%
45 to 54 years 175 17.6%     Householder 422 42.3%
55 to 59 years 85 8.5%     Spouse 257 25.8%
60 to 64 years 66 6.6%     Child 227 22.8%
65 to 74 years 72 7.2%       Own child under 18 years 151 15.1%
75 to 84 years 45 4.5%     Other relatives 57 5.7%
85 years and over 16 1.6%       Under 18 years 26 2.6%
          Nonrelatives 34 3.4%
Median age (years) 42.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 18 1.8%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 814 81.6%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 412 41.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 402 40.3%        
21 years and over 784 78.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 167 16.8%       Total households 422 100.0%
65 years and over 133 13.3%   Family households (families) 307 72.7%
  Male 55 5.5%       With own children under 18 years 95 22.5%
  Female 78 7.8%     Married couple family 257 60.9%
            With own children under 18 years 76 18.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 31 7.3%
One race 990 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 14 3.3%
  White 927 93.0%   Nonfamily households 115 27.3%
  Black or African American 59 5.9%     Householder living alone 97 23.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 44 10.4%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 114 27.0%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 101 23.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.36 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.76 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 567 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 422 74.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 145 25.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 75 13.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 2 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 7 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 22.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 934 93.7%       Occupied housing units 422 100.0%
Black or African American 61 6.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 355 84.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 67 15.9%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.37 (X)
Some other race 2 0.2%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.30 (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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