Sophia, WV

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5475172, place: Sophia town, West Virginia)

Total Population: 1,301
Male: 589 (45.27%)
Female: 712 (54.73%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 83 (6.38%)
5 to 9 years: 87 (6.69%)
10 to 14 years: 71 (5.46%)
15 to 19 years: 61 (4.69%)
20 to 24 years: 80 (6.15%)
25 to 34 years: 177 (13.6%)
35 to 44 years: 185 (14.22%)
45 to 54 years: 202 (15.53%)
55 to 59 years: 85 (6.53%)
60 to 64 years: 59 (4.53%)
65 to 74 years: 120 (9.22%)
75 to 84 years: 67 (5.15%)
85 years and over: 24 (1.84%)

Median age: 41.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,021 (78.48%)
21 years and over: 984 (75.63%)
62 years and over: 244 (18.75%)
65 years and over: 211 (16.22%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,021 (78.48%)
--Male: 442 (33.97%)
--Female: 579 (44.5%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 211 (16.22%)
--Male: 74 (5.69%)
--Female: 137 (10.53%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,285 (98.77%)
--White: 1,251 (96.16%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 8 (0.61%)
--Black or African American: 15 (1.15%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.31%)
--Asian: 7 (0.54%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 6 (0.46%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 2 (0.15%)
Two or more Races: 16 (1.23%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 8 (0.61%)
--Mexican: 1 (0.08%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.15%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.38%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,293 (99.39%)
--White Alone: 1,251 (96.16%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,301 (100%)
--Householder: 588 (45.2%)
--Spouse: 265 (20.37%)
--Child: 344 (26.44%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 242 (18.6%)
--Other relatives: 70 (5.38%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 33 (2.54%)
--Nonrelatives: 34 (2.61%)
----Unmarried partner: 23 (1.77%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 588
Family households (families): 387 (65.82%)
----With own children under 18 years: 154 (26.19%)
--Married-couple families: 265 (45.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 89 (15.14%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 101 (17.18%)
----With own children under 18 years: 59 (10.03%)
Nonfamily households: 201 (34.18%)
--Householder living alone: 184 (31.29%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 89 (15.14%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 179 (30.44%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 176 (29.93%)
Average household size: 2.21 people
Average family size: 2.75 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 643
Occupied housing units: 588 (91.45%)
Vacant housing units: 55 (8.55%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 2 (0.31%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.2%
Occupied housing units: 588 (91.45%)
Owner occupied housing units: 382 (59.41%)
Renter occupied housing units: 206 (32.04%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.24 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.17 people

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