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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

9,590

   

SEX

 

Male

4,625

Female

4,965
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

468

5 to 17 years

1,587

18 to 20 years

344

21 to 24 years

421

25 to 44 years

2,694

45 to 54 years

1,164

55 to 59 years

558

60 to 64 years

573

65 to 74 years

994

75 to 84 years

596

85 years and over

191
   

Under 18 years

2,055
   

65 years and over

1,781
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

3,894

Family households (families)

2,829

Married-couple families

2,421

Other family, male householder

105

Other family, female householder

303

Nonfamily households

1,065

Householder living alone

990

Householder 65 years and over

539
   

Persons living in households

9,381

Persons per household

2.41
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

209

Institutionalized persons

193

Other persons in group quarters

16
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

9,338

Black

177

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

8

Asian or Pacific Islander

5

Other race

62
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

85
   

Total housing units

5,344

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

3,894

Owner occupied

3,114

Renter occupied

780

Vacant housing units

1,450

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,053
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.4

Rental vacancy rate

11.7
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.42

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.37
   

Units with over 1 person per room

77
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

4,232

1-unit attached

32

2 to 4 units

134

5 to 9 units

118

10 or more units

79

Mobile home, trailer, or other

749
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,803

Less than $50,000

953

$50,000 to $99,999

712

$100,000 to $149,999

88

$150,000 to $199,999

35

$200,000 to $299,999

9

$300,000 or more

6
   

Median (dollars)

48,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

541

Less than $250

445

$250 to $499

91

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

3
   

Median (dollars)

175
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

3,894

White

3,818

Black

61

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

11
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

17
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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