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Wilkes County:Lewis Fork Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,416 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,416 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6 0.4%
Male 717 50.6%     Mexican 5 0.4%
Female 699 49.4%     Puerto Rican 1 0.1%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 87 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 0 0.0%
5 to 9 years 63 4.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,410 99.6%
10 to 14 years 91 6.4%     White alone 1,394 98.4%
15 to 19 years 76 5.4%        
20 to 24 years 55 3.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 198 14.0%       Total population 1,416 100.0%
35 to 44 years 222 15.7%   In households 1,309 92.4%
45 to 54 years 204 14.4%     Householder 537 37.9%
55 to 59 years 113 8.0%     Spouse 342 24.2%
60 to 64 years 83 5.9%     Child 342 24.2%
65 to 74 years 126 8.9%       Own child under 18 years 263 18.6%
75 to 84 years 70 4.9%     Other relatives 46 3.2%
85 years and over 28 2.0%       Under 18 years 16 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 42 3.0%
Median age (years) 41.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 25 1.8%
        In group quarters 107 7.6%
18 years and over 1,129 79.7%     Institutionalized population 33 2.3%
  Male 576 40.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 74 5.2%
  Female 553 39.1%        
21 years and over 1,087 76.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 277 19.6%       Total households 537 100.0%
65 years and over 224 15.8%   Family households (families) 397 73.9%
  Male 99 7.0%       With own children under 18 years 166 30.9%
  Female 125 8.8%     Married couple family 342 63.7%
            With own children under 18 years 136 25.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 36 6.7%
One race 1,412 99.7%       With own children under 18 years 16 3.0%
  White 1,398 98.7%   Nonfamily households 140 26.1%
  Black or African American 11 0.8%     Householder living alone 123 22.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 45 8.4%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 178 33.1%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 128 23.8%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.44 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.84 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 606 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 537 88.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 69 11.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 2.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 2 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 4 0.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,402 99.0%       Occupied housing units 537 100.0%
Black or African American 11 0.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 441 82.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 96 17.9%
Asian 2 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.50 (X)
Some other race 2 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.16 (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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