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Wilkes County:Walnut Grove Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,258 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,258 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 21 1.7%
Male 613 48.7%     Mexican 13 1.0%
Female 645 51.3%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 2 0.2%
Under 5 years 77 6.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 6 0.5%
5 to 9 years 96 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,237 98.3%
10 to 14 years 107 8.5%     White alone 1,226 97.5%
15 to 19 years 74 5.9%        
20 to 24 years 59 4.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 184 14.6%       Total population 1,258 100.0%
35 to 44 years 196 15.6%   In households 1,258 100.0%
45 to 54 years 187 14.9%     Householder 478 38.0%
55 to 59 years 55 4.4%     Spouse 301 23.9%
60 to 64 years 64 5.1%     Child 389 30.9%
65 to 74 years 94 7.5%       Own child under 18 years 297 23.6%
75 to 84 years 48 3.8%     Other relatives 57 4.5%
85 years and over 17 1.4%       Under 18 years 24 1.9%
          Nonrelatives 33 2.6%
Median age (years) 36.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 22 1.7%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 933 74.2%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 452 35.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 481 38.2%        
21 years and over 897 71.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 189 15.0%       Total households 478 100.0%
65 years and over 159 12.6%   Family households (families) 362 75.7%
  Male 74 5.9%       With own children under 18 years 171 35.8%
  Female 85 6.8%     Married couple family 301 63.0%
            With own children under 18 years 139 29.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 47 9.8%
One race 1,249 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 23 4.8%
  White 1,237 98.3%   Nonfamily households 116 24.3%
  Black or African American 1 0.1%     Householder living alone 100 20.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 40 8.4%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 188 39.3%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 119 24.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.63 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 553 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 478 86.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 75 13.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 43 7.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 10 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2% (X)
Two or more races 9 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,246 99.0%       Occupied housing units 478 100.0%
Black or African American 2 0.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 425 88.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 53 11.1%
Asian 0 0.0%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.69 (X)
Some other race 10 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.17 (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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