Quick Demographic Facts

(2000 Census Data)

Population

• Total Population: 2,870
• % of Barbour County Population: 18.46%
• Female: 56.0%
• Male: 44.0%
• 18 years and over: 79.1%
• 65 years and over: 18.6%
• Married Persons: 52.7%
• Single Persons: 47.3%
• Median Age: 34.3
• Average Family Size: 2.92

Ethnicity

• White: 96.5%
• Black/African American: 1.1%
• American Indian & Alaska Native : 1.1%
• Asian: 0.9%
• Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
• Other: 0.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 0.8%

Housing

• Total Housing Units: 1,242
• Median Home Cost: $ 61,900
• Number of Households: 1,119
• Persons per Household: 2.25
• Owner occupied households: 54%

Economic

• Median Household Income: $ 21,528
• Per Capita Income : $ 12,176
• In Labor Force: 53.6%
• Families below poverty level: 21.9%

Click Here for a Link to 2000 Census Data.
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