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Wilkes County:Moravian Fall Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,800 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,800 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 137 4.9%
Male 1,372 49.0%     Mexican 103 3.7%
Female 1,428 51.0%     Puerto Rican 1 0.0%
          Cuban 3 0.1%
Under 5 years 203 7.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 30 1.1%
5 to 9 years 191 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,663 95.1%
10 to 14 years 153 5.5%     White alone 2,521 90.0%
15 to 19 years 164 5.9%        
20 to 24 years 184 6.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 390 13.9%       Total population 2,800 100.0%
35 to 44 years 417 14.9%   In households 2,794 99.8%
45 to 54 years 431 15.4%     Householder 1,131 40.4%
55 to 59 years 174 6.2%     Spouse 671 24.0%
60 to 64 years 133 4.8%     Child 771 27.5%
65 to 74 years 191 6.8%       Own child under 18 years 590 21.1%
75 to 84 years 131 4.7%     Other relatives 118 4.2%
85 years and over 38 1.4%       Under 18 years 58 2.1%
          Nonrelatives 103 3.7%
Median age (years) 37.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 50 1.8%
        In group quarters 6 0.2%
18 years and over 2,144 76.6%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,053 37.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 6 0.2%
  Female 1,091 39.0%        
21 years and over 2,058 73.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 432 15.4%       Total households 1,131 100.0%
65 years and over 360 12.9%   Family households (families) 823 72.8%
  Male 141 5.0%       With own children under 18 years 338 29.9%
  Female 219 7.8%     Married couple family 671 59.3%
            With own children under 18 years 252 22.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 108 9.5%
One race 2,767 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 60 5.3%
  White 2,572 91.9%   Nonfamily households 308 27.2%
  Black or African American 104 3.7%     Householder living alone 264 23.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 85 7.5%
  Asian 6 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 4 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 382 33.8%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 259 22.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.47 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.90 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,221 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,131 92.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 90 7.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 1.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 85 3.0%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9% (X)
Two or more races 33 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 2,602 92.9%       Occupied housing units 1,131 100.0%
Black or African American 123 4.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 859 76.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 272 24.0%
Asian 14 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.49 (X)
Some other race 92 3.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.42 (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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