Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Nelson town
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,964 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,964 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 24 1.2%
Male 1,000 50.9%     Mexican 3 0.2%
Female 964 49.1%     Puerto Rican 8 0.4%
          Cuban 4 0.2%
Under 5 years 114 5.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 9 0.5%
5 to 9 years 133 6.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 1,940 98.8%
10 to 14 years 200 10.2%     White alone 1,911 97.3%
15 to 19 years 149 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 69 3.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 183 9.3%       Total population 1,964 100.0%
35 to 44 years 387 19.7%   In households 1,964 100.0%
45 to 54 years 358 18.2%     Householder 731 37.2%
55 to 59 years 105 5.3%     Spouse 472 24.0%
60 to 64 years 77 3.9%     Child 622 31.7%
65 to 74 years 115 5.9%       Own child under 18 years 528 26.9%
75 to 84 years 60 3.1%     Other relatives 47 2.4%
85 years and over 14 0.7%       Under 18 years 14 0.7%
          Nonrelatives 92 4.7%
Median age (years) 38.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 46 2.3%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 1,409 71.7%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 717 36.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 692 35.2%        
21 years and over 1,354 68.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 231 11.8%       Total households 731 100.0%
65 years and over 189 9.6%   Family households (families) 550 75.2%
  Male 97 4.9%       With own children under 18 years 283 38.7%
  Female 92 4.7%     Married couple family 472 64.6%
            With own children under 18 years 236 32.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 45 6.2%
One race 1,947 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 29 4.0%
  White 1,930 98.3%   Nonfamily households 181 24.8%
  Black or African American 4 0.2%     Householder living alone 138 18.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 40 5.5%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 294 40.2%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 140 19.2%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.69 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.07 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%       Total housing units 1,020 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 731 71.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 289 28.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 240 23.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 11 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.3% (X)
Two or more races 17 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,945 99.0%       Occupied housing units 731 100.0%
Black or African American 10 0.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 640 87.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 91 12.4%
Asian 2 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.72 (X)
Some other race 17 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- 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.