Whetstone, Arizona

Según el censo de 2020 , Whetstone tenía una población de 3236 habitantes. La edad media era de 54,4 años. El 15,4 % de los residentes eran menores de 18 años y el 28,2 % tenían 65 años o más. Por cada 100 mujeres había 104,4 hombres, y por cada 100 mujeres mayores de 18 años había 101,9 hombres mayores de 18 años. ^{[ 5 ] [ 6 ]}

El 0,0% de los residentes vivía en zonas urbanas, mientras que el 100,0% vivía en zonas rurales. ^{[ 7 ]}

En Whetstone había 1452 hogares, de los cuales el 20,3% tenía niños menores de 18 años. Del total de hogares, el 51,0% eran hogares con parejas casadas, el 22,4% eran hogares con un cabeza de familia masculino sin cónyuge ni pareja, y el 20,7% eran hogares con una cabeza de familia femenina sin cónyuge ni pareja. Aproximadamente el 28,8% de todos los hogares estaban formados por una sola persona y el 15,0% tenía a alguien viviendo solo que tenía 65 años o más. ^{[ 5 ]}

Había 1.623 viviendas, de las cuales el 10,5% estaban vacías. La tasa de desocupación de viviendas en propiedad era del 2,5% y la de viviendas de alquiler era del 10,5%. ^{[ 5 ]}

The population of Whetstone was 2,617 at the 2010 census.^[4]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,354 people, 904 households, and 664 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 199.5 inhabitants per square mile (77.0/km²). There were 1,056 housing units at an average density of 89.5 per square mile (34.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.0% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 6.5% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. 13.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 904 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,507, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $25,424 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,370. About 13.4% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.