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Yancey County:Cane River Township:2000

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,670 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,670 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 34 2.0%
Male 800 47.9%     Mexican 30 1.8%
Female 870 52.1%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 108 6.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 4 0.2%
5 to 9 years 111 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,636 98.0%
10 to 14 years 113 6.8%     White alone 1,623 97.2%
15 to 19 years 77 4.6%        
20 to 24 years 69 4.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 219 13.1%       Total population 1,670 100.0%
35 to 44 years 244 14.6%   In households 1,670 100.0%
45 to 54 years 233 14.0%     Householder 699 41.9%
55 to 59 years 98 5.9%     Spouse 430 25.7%
60 to 64 years 90 5.4%     Child 442 26.5%
65 to 74 years 173 10.4%       Own child under 18 years 356 21.3%
75 to 84 years 92 5.5%     Other relatives 64 3.8%
85 years and over 43 2.6%       Under 18 years 21 1.3%
          Nonrelatives 35 2.1%
Median age (years) 40.6 (X)       Unmarried partner 20 1.2%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,289 77.2%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 615 36.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 674 40.4%        
21 years and over 1,252 75.0%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 371 22.2%       Total households 699 100.0%
65 years and over 308 18.4%   Family households (families) 498 71.2%
  Male 129 7.7%       With own children under 18 years 200 28.6%
  Female 179 10.7%     Married couple family 430 61.5%
            With own children under 18 years 170 24.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 52 7.4%
One race 1,660 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 23 3.3%
  White 1,644 98.4%   Nonfamily households 201 28.8%
  Black or African American 0 0.0%     Householder living alone 179 25.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 90 12.9%
  Asian 1 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 211 30.2%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 228 32.6%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.39 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 2.88 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 820 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 699 85.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 121 14.8%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 26 3.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 13 0.8%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8% (X)
Two or more races 10 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,653 99.0%       Occupied housing units 699 100.0%
Black or African American 1 0.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 611 87.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 88 12.6%
Asian 2 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.36 (X)
Some other race 13 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.57 (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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