vacation homes. 91.2% of households are owner-occupied while 8.8% rent. Average household size of rental occupied units were 12% larger than owner-occupied homes while the median house value was $81,300.00. 16.7% of rental homes remain vacant. Of the 227 occupied households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89. The community's population is spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 15 to 19, 14.5% from 20 to 34, 33.0% from 35 to 54, and 12.6% who were 55 to 64 and 16.3% aged 65 or over. The median age was 41.9 years. 98.3% of Warne residents are White, 1.4% are African American, 3% are Hispanic or Latino of any race, and .3% are of other races Warne was not specially delineated for population statistics after 2000. Economy Occupations The largest employment sector for the area is the sales and office industries, employing about 1/3 (32.5%) of the population, followed by production and transportation, which employs close to 1/4 (22.5%) of the population. The service industry provides jobs for the next largest section of the working population, at close to 1/5 (17.5%), followed closely by construction, extraction and maintenance, which provides jobs for 15.7%. The remaining 12.1% work in management or professional industries. Household income 1.9% make less than $10,000 per year. The largest percentage at 36.9% make between $15,000 and $24,999 per year. 16.8% make between $50,000 and $74,999 per year and 20.1% make between $35,000 and $49,999 per year. 22% make between $50,000 and $74,999 per year while the remaining 2.3% make over $75,000 per year. 8.4% of Warne individuals are unemployed with 3.9% living below poverty. Median household income is $33,120. Arts and culture Located in Brasstown Township, Warne is surrounded by many locations of cultural significance such as the John C. Campbell Folk School, which offers weekly and weekend classes in traditional and contemporary crafts such as basketry. Religion Local churches include Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Shady Grove Church and Copperhill Church. Parks and recreation Warne is a very rural town, surrounded by wildlife, countryside,