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Ashe County:Oldfields Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,562

   

SEX

 

Male

756

Female

806
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

81

5 to 17 years

303

18 to 20 years

60

21 to 24 years

78

25 to 44 years

468

45 to 54 years

193

55 to 59 years

78

60 to 64 years

91

65 to 74 years

131

75 to 84 years

68

85 years and over

11
   

Under 18 years

384
   

65 years and over

210
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

599

Family households (families)

482

Married-couple families

415

Other family, male householder

17

Other family, female householder

50

Nonfamily households

117

Householder living alone

113

Householder 65 years and over

54
   

Persons living in households

1,562

Persons per household

2.61
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,557

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   

Total housing units

815

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

599

Owner occupied

511

Renter occupied

88

Vacant housing units

216

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

168
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.4

Rental vacancy rate

8.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.62

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.52
   

Units with over 1 person per room

14
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

670

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

8

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

134
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

318

Less than $50,000

99

$50,000 to $99,999

165

$100,000 to $149,999

38

$150,000 to $199,999

11

$200,000 to $299,999

3

$300,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

63,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

49

Less than $250

39

$250 to $499

10

$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

599

White

598

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

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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