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Ashe County:Jefferson Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

3,691

   

SEX

 

Male

1,725

Female

1,966
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

202

5 to 17 years

557

18 to 20 years

149

21 to 24 years

178

25 to 44 years

1,018

45 to 54 years

438

55 to 59 years

187

60 to 64 years

204

65 to 74 years

376

75 to 84 years

251

85 years and over

131
   

Under 18 years

759
   

65 years and over

758
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,440

Family households (families)

1,062

Married-couple families

855

Other family, male householder

39

Other family, female householder

168

Nonfamily households

378

Householder living alone

343

Householder 65 years and over

173
   

Persons living in households

3,471

Persons per household

2.41
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

220

Institutionalized persons

220

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

3,618

Black

45

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

14

Other race

7
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

19
   

Total housing units

1,608

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,440

Owner occupied

1,122

Renter occupied

318

Vacant housing units

168

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

68
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.4

Rental vacancy rate

7.6
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.44

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.31
   

Units with over 1 person per room

25
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,177

1-unit attached

11

2 to 4 units

43

5 to 9 units

51

10 or more units

34

Mobile home, trailer, or other

292
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

742

Less than $50,000

208

$50,000 to $99,999

410

$100,000 to $149,999

81

$150,000 to $199,999

27

$200,000 to $299,999

12

$300,000 or more

4
   

Median (dollars)

65,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

259

Less than $250

217

$250 to $499

39

$500 to $749

1

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

178
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,440

White

1,419

Black

13

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

8
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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