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Alleghany County:Gap Civil Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

3,676

   

SEX

 

Male

1,724

Female

1,952
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

169

5 to 17 years

600

18 to 20 years

140

21 to 24 years

148

25 to 44 years

1,017

45 to 54 years

438

55 to 59 years

200

60 to 64 years

230

65 to 74 years

377

75 to 84 years

258

85 years and over

99
   

Under 18 years

769
   

65 years and over

734
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,484

Family households (families)

1,016

Married-couple families

828

Other family, male householder

37

Other family, female householder

151

Nonfamily households

468

Householder living alone

440

Householder 65 years and over

253
   

Persons living in households

3,467

Persons per household

2.34
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

209

Institutionalized persons

193

Other persons in group quarters

16
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

3,567

Black

76

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

25
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

29
   

Total housing units

1,712

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,484

Owner occupied

1,060

Renter occupied

424

Vacant housing units

228

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

90
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.7

Rental vacancy rate

11.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.41

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.15
   

Units with over 1 person per room

26
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,255

1-unit attached

13

2 to 4 units

95

5 to 9 units

112

10 or more units

78

Mobile home, trailer, or other

159
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

767

Less than $50,000

407

$50,000 to $99,999

306

$100,000 to $149,999

38

$150,000 to $199,999

12

$200,000 to $299,999

3

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

48,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

348

Less than $250

288

$250 to $499

58

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

172
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,484

White

1,455

Black

24

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

3
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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