As of the
census[1] of 2000, there were 903 people, 388 households, and 230 families residing in the city. The
population density was 620.9 people per square mile (240.4/km
2). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 319.0 per square mile (123.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 75.30%
White, 21.82%
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian, 1.66% from
other races, and 0.66% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 388 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were
married couples
living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 40.5% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made
up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average
family size was 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age
of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and
23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years.
For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 77.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,677, and the
median income for a family was $35,278. Males had a median income of
$38,125 versus $19,167 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,469. About 14.9% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.
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