As of the
census of 2000, there were 741 people,
301 households, and 198 families residing in
the town. The
population density was 194.6/km²
(502.6/mi²). There were 340 housing units at
an average density of 89.3/km² (230.6/mi²).
The racial makeup of the town was 46.69%
White, 51.15%
African American, 0.40%
Native American, 0.40%
Asian, 0.94% from
other races, and 0.40% from two or more
races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.48% of the
population.
There were 301
households out of which 24.3% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5%
were
married couples living together, 24.3%
had a female householder with no husband
present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.6%
of all households were made up of
individuals and 14.3% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.36 and the
average family size was 2.97.
In the town
the population was spread out with 25.0%
under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24,
25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64,
and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 41 years. For every 100
females there were 95.0 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 87.8
males.
The median
income for a household in the town was
$26,563, and the median income for a family
was $35,769. Males had a median income of
$23,750 versus $19,196 for females. The
per capita income for the town was
$13,709. About 22.3% of families and 28.5%
of the population were below the
poverty line, including 48.3% of those
under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or
over.
