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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

14,867

   

SEX

 

Male

7,441

Female

7,426
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

845

5 to 17 years

2,493

18 to 20 years

1,151

21 to 24 years

862

25 to 44 years

4,267

45 to 54 years

1,644

55 to 59 years

680

60 to 64 years

744

65 to 74 years

1,282

75 to 84 years

690

85 years and over

209
   

Under 18 years

3,338
   

65 years and over

2,181
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

5,520

Family households (families)

4,162

Married-couple families

3,500

Other family, male householder

182

Other family, female householder

480

Nonfamily households

1,358

Householder living alone

1,229

Householder 65 years and over

549
   

Persons living in households

13,918

Persons per household

2.52
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

949

Institutionalized persons

320

Other persons in group quarters

629
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

14,596

Black

158

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

23

Asian or Pacific Islander

23

Other race

67
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

118
   

Total housing units

8,923

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

5,520

Owner occupied

4,471

Renter occupied

1,049

Vacant housing units

3,403

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

2,697
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.2

Rental vacancy rate

10.5
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.57

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.31
   

Units with over 1 person per room

135
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

5,917

1-unit attached

79

2 to 4 units

488

5 to 9 units

251

10 or more units

625

Mobile home, trailer, or other

1,563
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,548

Less than $50,000

1,126

$50,000 to $99,999

1,074

$100,000 to $149,999

233

$150,000 to $199,999

65

$200,000 to $299,999

28

$300,000 or more

22
   

Median (dollars)

55,100
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

685

Less than $250

442

$250 to $499

227

$500 to $749

15

$750 to $999

1

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

214
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

5,520

White

5,475

Black

20

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

6

Other race

12
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

23
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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