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Alleghany County:Piney Creek Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

666

   

SEX

 

Male

317

Female

349
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

35

5 to 17 years

111

18 to 20 years

22

21 to 24 years

28

25 to 44 years

189

45 to 54 years

81

55 to 59 years

46

60 to 64 years

41

65 to 74 years

66

75 to 84 years

36

85 years and over

11
   

Under 18 years

146
   

65 years and over

113
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

271

Family households (families)

207

Married-couple families

185

Other family, male householder

5

Other family, female householder

17

Nonfamily households

64

Householder living alone

63

Householder 65 years and over

29
   

Persons living in households

666

Persons per household

2.46
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

664

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   

Total housing units

351

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

271

Owner occupied

235

Renter occupied

36

Vacant housing units

80

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

45
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

4.5

Rental vacancy rate

25.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.42

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.72
   

Units with over 1 person per room

7
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

282

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

0

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

68
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

110

Less than $50,000

46

$50,000 to $99,999

55

$100,000 to $149,999

7

$150,000 to $199,999

2

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

55,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

15

Less than $250

15

$250 to $499

0

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

155
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

271

White

270

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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