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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

22,209

   

SEX

 

Male

10,748

Female

11,461
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

1,123

5 to 17 years

3,680

18 to 20 years

864

21 to 24 years

1,078

25 to 44 years

6,470

45 to 54 years

2,735

55 to 59 years

1,212

60 to 64 years

1,244

65 to 74 years

2,102

75 to 84 years

1,277

85 years and over

424
   

Under 18 years

4,803
   

65 years and over

3,803
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

8,848

Family households (families)

6,748

Married-couple families

5,643

Other family, male householder

289

Other family, female householder

816

Nonfamily households

2,100

Householder living alone

1,935

Householder 65 years and over

1,014
   

Persons living in households

21,965

Persons per household

2.48
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

244

Institutionalized persons

220

Other persons in group quarters

24
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

21,960

Black

144

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

21

Asian or Pacific Islander

31

Other race

53
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

102
   

Total housing units

11,119

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

8,848

Owner occupied

7,314

Renter occupied

1,534

Vacant housing units

2,271

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,215
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.9

Rental vacancy rate

8.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.50

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.38
   

Units with over 1 person per room

168
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

8,446

1-unit attached

87

2 to 4 units

215

5 to 9 units

143

10 or more units

82

Mobile home, trailer, or other

2,146
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

3,845

Less than $50,000

1,519

$50,000 to $99,999

1,888

$100,000 to $149,999

318

$150,000 to $199,999

82

$200,000 to $299,999

29

$300,000 or more

9
   

Median (dollars)

57,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

986

Less than $250

812

$250 to $499

169

$500 to $749

3

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

181
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

8,848

White

8,778

Black

47

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

6

Other race

10
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

32
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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