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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: McDowell County, West Virginia

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

27,329

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

12,975

47.5

Female

14,354

52.5

 

 

 

Under 5 years

1,406

5.1

5 to 9 years

1,692

6.2

10 to 14 years

1,981

7.2

15 to 19 years

1,954

7.1

20 to 24 years

1,460

5.3

25 to 34 years

3,115

11.4

35 to 44 years

4,197

15.4

45 to 54 years

4,314

15.8

55 to 59 years

1,512

5.5

60 to 64 years

1,296

4.7

65 to 74 years

2,315

8.5

75 to 84 years

1,591

5.8

85 years and over

496

1.8

 

 

 

Median age (years)

40.5

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

20,995

76.8

Male

9,721

35.6

Female

11,274

41.3

21 years and over

20,003

73.2

62 years and over

5,187

19.0

65 years and over

4,402

16.1

Male

1,659

6.1

Female

2,743

10.0

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

27,126

99.3

White

23,792

87.1

Black or African American

3,250

11.9

American Indian and Alaska Native

46

0.2

Asian

16

0.1

Asian Indian

1

0.0

Chinese

2

0.0

Filipino

6

0.0

Japanese

1

0.0

Korean

2

0.0

Vietnamese

2

0.0

Other Asian 1

2

0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2

0.0

Native Hawaiian

2

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0

0.0

Samoan

0

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0

0.0

Some other race

20

0.1

Two or more races

203

0.7

 

 

 

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

 

 

White

23,968

87.7

Black or African American

3,330

12.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

158

0.6

Asian

33

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

4

0.0

Some other race

46

0.2

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

27,329

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

132

0.5

Mexican

52

0.2

Puerto Rican

12

0.0

Cuban

3

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

65

0.2

Not Hispanic or Latino

27,197

99.5

White alone

23,695

86.7

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

27,329

100.0

In households

27,026

98.9

Householder

11,169

40.9

Spouse

5,710

20.9

Child

7,736

28.3

Own child under 18 years

5,412

19.8

Other relatives

1,582

5.8

Under 18 years

775

2.8

Nonrelatives

829

3.0

Unmarried partner

451

1.7

In group quarters

303

1.1

Institutionalized population

259

0.9

Noninstitutionalized population

44

0.2

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

11,169

100.0

Family households (families)

7,841

70.2

With own children under 18 years

3,256

29.2

Married-couple family

5,710

51.1

With own children under 18 years

2,240

20.1

Female householder, no husband present

1,667

14.9

With own children under 18 years

805

7.2

Nonfamily households

3,328

29.8

Householder living alone

3,048

27.3

Householder 65 years and over

1,462

13.1

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

3,760

33.7

Households with individuals 65 years and over

3,378

30.2

 

 

 

Average household size

2.42

(X)

Average family size

2.92

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

13,582

100.0

Occupied housing units

11,169

82.2

Vacant housing units

2,413

17.8

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

130

1.0

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

4.6

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

13.1

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

11,169

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

8,942

80.1

Renter-occupied housing units

2,227

19.9

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.43

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.37

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more 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 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.