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Ashe County:Helton Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

772

   

SEX

 

Male

379

Female

393
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

38

5 to 17 years

139

18 to 20 years

30

21 to 24 years

42

25 to 44 years

200

45 to 54 years

108

55 to 59 years

42

60 to 64 years

37

65 to 74 years

67

75 to 84 years

55

85 years and over

14
   

Under 18 years

177
   

65 years and over

136
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

301

Family households (families)

239

Married-couple families

207

Other family, male householder

9

Other family, female householder

23

Nonfamily households

62

Householder living alone

61

Householder 65 years and over

35
   

Persons living in households

772

Persons per household

2.56
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

770

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   

Total housing units

382

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

301

Owner occupied

258

Renter occupied

43

Vacant housing units

81

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

19
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.1

Rental vacancy rate

2.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.54

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.70
   

Units with over 1 person per room

14
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

293

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

5

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

81
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

82

Less than $50,000

37

$50,000 to $99,999

43

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

2

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

52,900
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

19

Less than $250

17

$250 to $499

2

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

169
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

301

White

300

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

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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