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Ashe County:Obids Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,132

   

SEX

 

Male

559

Female

573
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

70

5 to 17 years

169

18 to 20 years

49

21 to 24 years

66

25 to 44 years

361

45 to 54 years

126

55 to 59 years

59

60 to 64 years

58

65 to 74 years

111

75 to 84 years

49

85 years and over

14
   

Under 18 years

239
   

65 years and over

174
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

464

Family households (families)

343

Married-couple families

289

Other family, male householder

14

Other family, female householder

40

Nonfamily households

121

Householder living alone

107

Householder 65 years and over

45
   

Persons living in households

1,129

Persons per household

2.43
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

3

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

3
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,119

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

12
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

14
   

Total housing units

764

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

464

Owner occupied

386

Renter occupied

78

Vacant housing units

300

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

257
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.3

Rental vacancy rate

10.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.45

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.35
   

Units with over 1 person per room

6
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

594

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

18

5 to 9 units

12

10 or more units

19

Mobile home, trailer, or other

118
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

212

Less than $50,000

51

$50,000 to $99,999

138

$100,000 to $149,999

19

$150,000 to $199,999

2

$200,000 to $299,999

2

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

65,700
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

48

Less than $250

43

$250 to $499

5

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

178
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

464

White

462

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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