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Wilkes County:Somers Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 989 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 989 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4 0.4%
Male 484 48.9%     Mexican 3 0.3%
Female 505 51.1%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 53 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1 0.1%
5 to 9 years 74 7.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 985 99.6%
10 to 14 years 69 7.0%     White alone 976 98.7%
15 to 19 years 55 5.6%        
20 to 24 years 42 4.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 117 11.8%       Total population 989 100.0%
35 to 44 years 174 17.6%   In households 989 100.0%
45 to 54 years 137 13.9%     Householder 401 40.5%
55 to 59 years 78 7.9%     Spouse 265 26.8%
60 to 64 years 53 5.4%     Child 277 28.0%
65 to 74 years 81 8.2%       Own child under 18 years 209 21.1%
75 to 84 years 44 4.4%     Other relatives 32 3.2%
85 years and over 12 1.2%       Under 18 years 17 1.7%
          Nonrelatives 14 1.4%
Median age (years) 39.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 7 0.7%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 760 76.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 363 36.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 397 40.1%        
21 years and over 726 73.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 170 17.2%       Total households 401 100.0%
65 years and over 137 13.9%   Family households (families) 309 77.1%
  Male 52 5.3%       With own children under 18 years 126 31.4%
  Female 85 8.6%     Married couple family 265 66.1%
            With own children under 18 years 114 28.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 33 8.2%
One race 985 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 9 2.2%
  White 976 98.7%   Nonfamily households 92 22.9%
  Black or African American 1 0.1%     Householder living alone 86 21.4%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 43 10.7%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 138 34.4%
    Chinese 1 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 104 25.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.47 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.86 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 449 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 401 89.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 48 10.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 2.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 4 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9% (X)
Two or more races 4 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 980 99.1%       Occupied housing units 401 100.0%
Black or African American 2 0.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 344 85.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 57 14.2%
Asian 1 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.53 (X)
Some other race 4 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.07 (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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