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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

1,957

   

SEX

 

Male

878

Female

1,079
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

72

5 to 17 years

311

18 to 20 years

76

21 to 24 years

72

25 to 44 years

510

45 to 54 years

227

55 to 59 years

96

60 to 64 years

111

65 to 74 years

231

75 to 84 years

176

85 years and over

75
   

Under 18 years

383
   

65 years and over

482
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

809

Family households (families)

484

Married-couple families

365

Other family, male householder

19

Other family, female householder

100

Nonfamily households

325

Householder living alone

307

Householder 65 years and over

180
   

Persons living in households

1,759

Persons per household

2.17
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

198

Institutionalized persons

193

Other persons in group quarters

5
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,897

Black

43

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

12
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

16
   

Total housing units

915

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

809

Owner occupied

499

Renter occupied

310

Vacant housing units

106

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

24
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.0

Rental vacancy rate

12.7
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.32

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.94
   

Units with over 1 person per room

11
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

590

1-unit attached

9

2 to 4 units

83

5 to 9 units

110

10 or more units

78

Mobile home, trailer, or other

45
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

435

Less than $50,000

236

$50,000 to $99,999

175

$100,000 to $149,999

20

$150,000 to $199,999

3

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

47,700
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

283

Less than $250

240

$250 to $499

41

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

170
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

809

White

794

Black

11

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

3
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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