Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,473 people, 304 households, and 292 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density was 159.2/mi² (61.5/km²). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 33.6/mi² (13.0/km²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 42.84% White, 1.70% Black or African American, 51.80% Native American, 0.20% Pacific Islander, and 3.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 304 households out of which 85.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.9% were non-families. 1.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.85 and the average family size was 4.67.
In the Indian reservation the population was spread out with 50.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 11.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.5 males.
The median income for a household in the Indian reservation was $65,655, and the median income for a family was $57,250. Males had a median income of $44,688 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation was $15,425. About 8.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
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