Cricket, North Carolina

Cricket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,053 at the 2000 census.GeographyCricket is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,053 people, 862 households, and 581 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 514.7 people per square mile (198.7/km²). There were 951 housing units at an average density of 238.4/sq mi (92.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.30% White, 0.34% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 6.87% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.81% of the population.There were 862 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.