Geography
Drakes Branch is placed at 36°59'35" North, 78°36'6" West (36.992958, -78.601714).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the aggregate region of X.Sevener km² (4.1 mi²). X.Septenary kilometre² (Four.I mi²) of these are l& and none of the locality is covered by owning h2o.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 504 people, 231 menage, & 134 families living in the town. A population density is 47.0/km² (121.8/mi²). There are 262 housing units at an typical density of Xxiv.4/km² (63.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 59.33% White, 40.08% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. I.98% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 231 menage away from which Twenty-one.6% keep around tikes under a age of Eighteen accept the two, 39.0% come married couples living together, 14.3% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & 41.6% come non-families. 35.5% of a lot house come mass produced higher of souls & Fourteen.7% develop individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Two.Xviii & a typical personal size is Two.81.

In a town the people is spread retired by having Twenty.4% under a age of Xviii, Hexad.5% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-four.4% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-eight.4% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 44 years. For each C females there are 88.Octad males. For each Century females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 91.Nought males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $25,583, & the median income for a family is $35,000. Males have a median income of $25,469 versus $17,500 for females. A per capita income for the town is $15,701. Xvi.Eighter from decatur% of the people & 8.2% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xx.5% of people under a age of 18 & 14.3% of people 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.