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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

1,300

   

SEX

 

Male

569

Female

731
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

53

5 to 17 years

158

18 to 20 years

46

21 to 24 years

55

25 to 44 years

297

45 to 54 years

137

55 to 59 years

72

60 to 64 years

83

65 to 74 years

162

75 to 84 years

132

85 years and over

105
   

Under 18 years

211
   

65 years and over

399
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

474

Family households (families)

329

Married-couple families

256

Other family, male householder

8

Other family, female householder

65

Nonfamily households

145

Householder living alone

135

Householder 65 years and over

72
   

Persons living in households

1,080

Persons per household

2.28
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

220

Institutionalized persons

220

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,263

Black

22

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

5

Asian or Pacific Islander

8

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   

Total housing units

521

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

474

Owner occupied

339

Renter occupied

135

Vacant housing units

47

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

14
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.3

Rental vacancy rate

6.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.30

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.21
   

Units with over 1 person per room

7
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

408

1-unit attached

4

2 to 4 units

21

5 to 9 units

48

10 or more units

20

Mobile home, trailer, or other

20
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

295

Less than $50,000

68

$50,000 to $99,999

170

$100,000 to $149,999

38

$150,000 to $199,999

10

$200,000 to $299,999

6

$300,000 or more

3
   

Median (dollars)

68,400
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

117

Less than $250

96

$250 to $499

20

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

180
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

474

White

468

Black

3

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

1
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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