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Alleghany County:Prathers Creek Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

767

   

SEX

 

Male

374

Female

393
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

45

5 to 17 years

115

18 to 20 years

33

21 to 24 years

33

25 to 44 years

225

45 to 54 years

90

55 to 59 years

34

60 to 64 years

41

65 to 74 years

82

75 to 84 years

52

85 years and over

17
   

Under 18 years

160
   

65 years and over

151
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

317

Family households (families)

234

Married-couple families

197

Other family, male householder

14

Other family, female householder

23

Nonfamily households

83

Householder living alone

73

Householder 65 years and over

43
   

Persons living in households

767

Persons per household

2.42
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

755

Black

9

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   

Total housing units

430

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

317

Owner occupied

272

Renter occupied

45

Vacant housing units

113

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

76
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.5

Rental vacancy rate

6.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.38

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.64
   

Units with over 1 person per room

4
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

354

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

1

5 to 9 units

5

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

69
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

107

Less than $50,000

66

$50,000 to $99,999

36

$100,000 to $149,999

4

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

42,500
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

22

Less than $250

15

$250 to $499

6

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

150
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

317

White

310

Black

5

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

2
   

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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