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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

1,623

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 697 42.9
Female 926 57.1
     
Under 5 years 68 4.2
5 to 9 years 76 4.7
10 to 14 years 89 5.5
15 to 19 years 88 5.4
20 to 24 years 65 4.0
25 to 34 years 173 10.7
35 to 44 years 190 11.7
45 to 54 years 188 11.6
55 to 59 years 97 6.0
60 to 64 years 91 5.6
65 to 74 years 203 12.5
75 to 84 years 185 11.4
85 years and over 110 6.8
     
Median age (years) 48.2  
     
18 years and over 1,329 81.9

Male

551 33.9

Female

778 47.9
21 years and over 1,289 79.4
62 years and over 552 34.0
65 years and over 498 30.7

Male

155 9.6

Female

343 21.1
     

RACE

   
One race 1,610 99.2

White

1,550 95.5

Black or African American

31 1.9

American Indian and Alaska Native

8 0.5

Asian

7 0.4

Asian Indian

1 0.1

Chinese

6 0.4

Filipino

0 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

0 0.0

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

14 0.9
Two or more races 13 0.8
     

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

   
White 1,563 96.3
Black or African American 33 2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 1.0
Asian 7 0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0
Some other race 17 1.0
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

1,623

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 63 3.9

Mexican

44 2.7

Puerto Rican

1 0.1

Cuban

4 0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

14 0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,560 96.1

White alone

1,505 92.7
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

1,623

100.0

In households 1,499 92.4

Householder

748 46.1

Spouse

308 19.0

Child

346 21.3

Own child under 18 years

272 16.8

Other relatives

46 2.8

Under 18 years

15 0.9

Nonrelatives

51 3.1

Unmarried partner

23 1.4
In group quarters 124 7.6

Institutionalized population

119 7.3

Noninstitutionalized population

5 0.3
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

748

100.0

Family households (families) 412 55.1

With own children under 18 years

164 21.9

Married-couple family

308 41.2

With own children under 18 years

104 13.9

Female householder, no husband present

87 11.6

With own children under 18 years

52 7.0
Nonfamily households 336 44.9

Householder living alone

315 42.1

Householder 65 years and over

188 25.1
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 183 24.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over 317 42.4
     
Average household size 2.00  
Average family size 2.70  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

845

100.0

Occupied housing units 748 88.5
Vacant housing units 97 11.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

16 1.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

748

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 400 53.5
Renter-occupied housing units 348 46.5
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.15  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 1.83  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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