Benson, NC

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3705040, place: Benson town, North Carolina)

Total Population: 2,923
Male: 1,326 (45.36%)
Female: 1,597 (54.64%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 256 (8.76%)
5 to 9 years: 220 (7.53%)
10 to 14 years: 198 (6.77%)
15 to 19 years: 215 (7.36%)
20 to 24 years: 194 (6.64%)
25 to 34 years: 419 (14.33%)
35 to 44 years: 389 (13.31%)
45 to 54 years: 344 (11.77%)
55 to 59 years: 134 (4.58%)
60 to 64 years: 110 (3.76%)
65 to 74 years: 228 (7.8%)
75 to 84 years: 170 (5.82%)
85 years and over: 46 (1.57%)

Median age: 34.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,118 (72.46%)
21 years and over: 2,000 (68.42%)
62 years and over: 514 (17.58%)
65 years and over: 444 (15.19%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 2,118 (72.46%)
--Male: 901 (30.82%)
--Female: 1,217 (41.64%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 444 (15.19%)
--Male: 152 (5.2%)
--Female: 292 (9.99%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,877 (98.43%)
--White: 1,655 (56.62%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 213 (7.29%)
--Black or African American: 995 (34.04%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 14 (0.48%)
--Asian: 13 (0.44%)
----Asian Indian: 9 (0.31%)
----Chinese: 4 (0.14%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.07%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0.07%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 169 (5.78%)
Two or more Races: 46 (1.57%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 213 (7.29%)
--Mexican: 164 (5.61%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.07%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 46 (1.57%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,710 (92.71%)
--White Alone: 1,655 (56.62%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,923 (100%)
--Householder: 1,230 (42.08%)
--Spouse: 455 (15.57%)
--Child: 879 (30.07%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 693 (23.71%)
--Other relatives: 217 (7.42%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 96 (3.28%)
--Nonrelatives: 142 (4.86%)
----Unmarried partner: 54 (1.85%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 1,230
Family households (families): 758 (61.63%)
----With own children under 18 years: 365 (29.67%)
--Married-couple families: 455 (36.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 169 (13.74%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 253 (20.57%)
----With own children under 18 years: 180 (14.63%)
Nonfamily households: 472 (38.37%)
--Householder living alone: 421 (34.23%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 210 (17.07%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 419 (34.07%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 367 (29.84%)
Average household size: 2.38 people
Average family size: 3.05 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 1,364
Occupied housing units: 1,230 (90.18%)
Vacant housing units: 134 (9.82%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 5 (0.37%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.3%
Occupied housing units: 1,230 (90.18%)
Owner occupied housing units: 586 (42.96%)
Renter occupied housing units: 644 (47.21%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.3 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.45 people

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