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Wilkes County:New Castle Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,689 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,689 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 66 3.9%
Male 833 49.3%     Mexican 62 3.7%
Female 856 50.7%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 95 5.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4 0.2%
5 to 9 years 112 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,623 96.1%
10 to 14 years 105 6.2%     White alone 1,520 90.0%
15 to 19 years 95 5.6%        
20 to 24 years 101 6.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 237 14.0%       Total population 1,689 100.0%
35 to 44 years 256 15.2%   In households 1,689 100.0%
45 to 54 years 255 15.1%     Householder 674 39.9%
55 to 59 years 112 6.6%     Spouse 437 25.9%
60 to 64 years 88 5.2%     Child 464 27.5%
65 to 74 years 141 8.3%       Own child under 18 years 338 20.0%
75 to 84 years 82 4.9%     Other relatives 70 4.1%
85 years and over 10 0.6%       Under 18 years 22 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 44 2.6%
Median age (years) 39.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 18 1.1%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,325 78.4%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 647 38.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 678 40.1%        
21 years and over 1,263 74.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 274 16.2%       Total households 674 100.0%
65 years and over 233 13.8%   Family households (families) 510 75.7%
  Male 95 5.6%       With own children under 18 years 201 29.8%
  Female 138 8.2%     Married couple family 437 64.8%
            With own children under 18 years 171 25.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 45 6.7%
One race 1,674 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 17 2.5%
  White 1,545 91.5%   Nonfamily households 164 24.3%
  Black or African American 84 5.0%     Householder living alone 147 21.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.4%       Householder 65 years and over 68 10.1%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 215 31.9%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 166 24.6%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.51 (X)
    Korean 1 0.1%   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 737 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 674 91.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 63 8.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 0.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 38 2.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 15 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,560 92.4%       Occupied housing units 674 100.0%
Black or African American 85 5.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 562 83.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 16 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 112 16.6%
Asian 1 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.52 (X)
Some other race 42 2.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.41 (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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