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Alleghany County:Whitehead Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

691

   

SEX

 

Male

340

Female

351
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

44

5 to 17 years

116

18 to 20 years

17

21 to 24 years

33

25 to 44 years

211

45 to 54 years

77

55 to 59 years

46

60 to 64 years

38

65 to 74 years

70

75 to 84 years

32

85 years and over

7
   

Under 18 years

160
   

65 years and over

109
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

280

Family households (families)

208

Married-couple families

177

Other family, male householder

10

Other family, female householder

21

Nonfamily households

72

Householder living alone

63

Householder 65 years and over

28
   

Persons living in households

691

Persons per household

2.47
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

685

Black

6

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   

Total housing units

371

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

280

Owner occupied

237

Renter occupied

43

Vacant housing units

91

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

60
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.3

Rental vacancy rate

4.4
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.50

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.28
   

Units with over 1 person per room

4
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

304

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

0

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

66
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

130

Less than $50,000

70

$50,000 to $99,999

58

$100,000 to $149,999

1

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

47,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

22

Less than $250

18

$250 to $499

4

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

175
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

280

White

279

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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