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Wilkes County:Traphill Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 3,083 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 3,083 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 30 1.0%
Male 1,518 49.2%     Mexican 21 0.7%
Female 1,565 50.8%     Puerto Rican 6 0.2%
          Cuban 1 0.0%
Under 5 years 221 7.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 2 0.1%
5 to 9 years 195 6.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 3,053 99.0%
10 to 14 years 207 6.7%     White alone 3,015 97.8%
15 to 19 years 171 5.5%        
20 to 24 years 162 5.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 457 14.8%       Total population 3,083 100.0%
35 to 44 years 463 15.0%   In households 3,083 100.0%
45 to 54 years 433 14.0%     Householder 1,247 40.4%
55 to 59 years 181 5.9%     Spouse 771 25.0%
60 to 64 years 178 5.8%     Child 825 26.8%
65 to 74 years 241 7.8%       Own child under 18 years 656 21.3%
75 to 84 years 132 4.3%     Other relatives 132 4.3%
85 years and over 42 1.4%       Under 18 years 53 1.7%
          Nonrelatives 108 3.5%
Median age (years) 37.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 58 1.9%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 2,351 76.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 1,142 37.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 1,209 39.2%        
21 years and over 2,261 73.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 519 16.8%       Total households 1,247 100.0%
65 years and over 415 13.5%   Family households (families) 932 74.7%
  Male 178 5.8%       With own children under 18 years 394 31.6%
  Female 237 7.7%     Married couple family 771 61.8%
            With own children under 18 years 307 24.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 106 8.5%
One race 3,066 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 55 4.4%
  White 3,022 98.0%   Nonfamily households 315 25.3%
  Black or African American 20 0.6%     Householder living alone 273 21.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 130 10.4%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 432 34.6%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 329 26.4%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.47 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.85 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,424 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,247 87.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 177 12.4%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 38 2.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 21 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8% (X)
Two or more races 17 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,039 98.6%       Occupied housing units 1,247 100.0%
Black or African American 21 0.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,050 84.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 197 15.8%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.50 (X)
Some other race 22 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32 (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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