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Wilkes County:Reddies River Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 10,047 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 10,047 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 347 3.5%
Male 4,943 49.2%     Mexican 240 2.4%
Female 5,104 50.8%     Puerto Rican 5 0.0%
          Cuban 7 0.1%
Under 5 years 635 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 95 0.9%
5 to 9 years 610 6.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 9,700 96.5%
10 to 14 years 625 6.2%     White alone 9,612 95.7%
15 to 19 years 606 6.0%        
20 to 24 years 552 5.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,505 15.0%       Total population 10,047 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,589 15.8%   In households 10,041 99.9%
45 to 54 years 1,533 15.3%     Householder 4,154 41.3%
55 to 59 years 622 6.2%     Spouse 2,513 25.0%
60 to 64 years 482 4.8%     Child 2,721 27.1%
65 to 74 years 757 7.5%       Own child under 18 years 2,068 20.6%
75 to 84 years 435 4.3%     Other relatives 377 3.8%
85 years and over 96 1.0%       Under 18 years 144 1.4%
          Nonrelatives 276 2.7%
Median age (years) 38.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 172 1.7%
        In group quarters 6 0.1%
18 years and over 7,802 77.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 3,807 37.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 6 0.1%
  Female 3,995 39.8%        
21 years and over 7,445 74.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,578 15.7%       Total households 4,154 100.0%
65 years and over 1,288 12.8%   Family households (families) 3,057 73.6%
  Male 567 5.6%       With own children under 18 years 1,289 31.0%
  Female 721 7.2%     Married couple family 2,513 60.5%
            With own children under 18 years 999 24.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 386 9.3%
One race 9,996 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 199 4.8%
  White 9,769 97.2%   Nonfamily households 1,097 26.4%
  Black or African American 13 0.1%     Householder living alone 974 23.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 372 9.0%
  Asian 21 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 13 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,386 33.4%
    Chinese 2 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 961 23.1%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 1 0.0%   Average household size 2.42 (X)
    Korean 2 0.0%   Average family size 2.84 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 2 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 4,466 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 4,154 93.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 312 7.0%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 184 1.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1% (X)
Two or more races 51 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 9,817 97.7%       Occupied housing units 4,154 100.0%
Black or African American 28 0.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,343 80.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 24 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 811 19.5%
Asian 34 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.43 (X)
Some other race 205 2.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.35 (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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