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Wilkes County:Union Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,178 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,178 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 7 0.6%
Male 594 50.4%     Mexican 4 0.3%
Female 584 49.6%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 76 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3 0.3%
5 to 9 years 72 6.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,171 99.4%
10 to 14 years 69 5.9%     White alone 1,162 98.6%
15 to 19 years 68 5.8%        
20 to 24 years 57 4.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 146 12.4%       Total population 1,178 100.0%
35 to 44 years 201 17.1%   In households 1,178 100.0%
45 to 54 years 173 14.7%     Householder 471 40.0%
55 to 59 years 66 5.6%     Spouse 305 25.9%
60 to 64 years 81 6.9%     Child 305 25.9%
65 to 74 years 103 8.7%       Own child under 18 years 219 18.6%
75 to 84 years 55 4.7%     Other relatives 65 5.5%
85 years and over 11 0.9%       Under 18 years 33 2.8%
          Nonrelatives 32 2.7%
Median age (years) 40.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 21 1.8%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 922 78.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 460 39.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 462 39.2%        
21 years and over 881 74.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 215 18.3%       Total households 471 100.0%
65 years and over 169 14.3%   Family households (families) 349 74.1%
  Male 83 7.0%       With own children under 18 years 126 26.8%
  Female 86 7.3%     Married couple family 305 64.8%
            With own children under 18 years 109 23.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 27 5.7%
One race 1,172 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 11 2.3%
  White 1,168 99.2%   Nonfamily households 122 25.9%
  Black or African American 1 0.1%     Householder living alone 105 22.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 46 9.8%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 150 31.8%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 128 27.2%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.50 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.93 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 614 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 471 76.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 143 23.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 113 18.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 3 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 6 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,174 99.7%       Occupied housing units 471 100.0%
Black or African American 1 0.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 414 87.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 57 12.1%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.50 (X)
Some other race 3 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.53 (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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