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Preston County
Population by Age, Sex, and Race (2000 Census)

Category Age Group
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Total
White
   Males 804 900 1,067 1,162 802 1,756 2,261 2,220 1,523 1,116 602 159 14,372
   Females 804 881 953 997 769 1,832 2,216 2,169 1,530 1,242 893 337 14,623
   Both Sexes 1,608 1,781 2,020 2,159 1,571 3,588 4,477 4,389 3,053 2,358 1,495 496 28,995
   Percent of Age Group 98.4 98.1 98.6 98.2 98.7 99.1 98.9 99.1 99.2 99.1 99.2 99.2 98.8
Black
   Males 4 2 2 8 2 2 11 7 3 3 3 0 47
   Females 5 3 1 3 2 2 6 3 4 4 3 3 39
   Both Sexes 9 5 3 11 4 4 17 10 7 7 6 3 86
   Percent of Age Group 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3
Other Races
   Males 7 14 8 18 13 11 12 12 12 6 3 0 116
   Females 10 15 18 11 3 19 23 20 6 8 3 1 137
   Both Sexes 17 29 26 29 16 30 35 32 18 14 6 1 253
   Percent of Age Group 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9
All Races
   Males 815 916 1,077 1,188 817 1,769 2,284 2,239 1,538 1,125 608 159 14,535
   Females 819 899 972 1,011 774 1,853 2,245 2,192 1,540 1,254 899 341 14,799
   Both Sexes 1,634 1,815 2,049 2,199 1,591 3,622 4,529 4,431 3,078 2,379 1,507 500 29,334
Percent of Total 5.6 6.2 7.0 7.5 5.4 12.3 15.4 15.1 10.5 8.1 5.1 1.7 100.0
Category Age Group
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Total

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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