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Ashe County:West Jefferson Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

3,972

   

SEX

 

Male

1,870

Female

2,102
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

211

5 to 17 years

633

18 to 20 years

156

21 to 24 years

175

25 to 44 years

1,129

45 to 54 years

512

55 to 59 years

227

60 to 64 years

245

65 to 74 years

408

75 to 84 years

210

85 years and over

66
   

Under 18 years

844
   

65 years and over

684
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,668

Family households (families)

1,218

Married-couple families

996

Other family, male householder

36

Other family, female householder

186

Nonfamily households

450

Householder living alone

421

Householder 65 years and over

214
   

Persons living in households

3,967

Persons per household

2.38
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

5

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

5
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

3,910

Black

40

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

6

Asian or Pacific Islander

9

Other race

7
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

12
   

Total housing units

1,936

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,668

Owner occupied

1,273

Renter occupied

395

Vacant housing units

268

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

85
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.5

Rental vacancy rate

12.8
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.46

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.12
   

Units with over 1 person per room

22
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,410

1-unit attached

28

2 to 4 units

95

5 to 9 units

71

10 or more units

29

Mobile home, trailer, or other

303
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

918

Less than $50,000

323

$50,000 to $99,999

476

$100,000 to $149,999

88

$150,000 to $199,999

25

$200,000 to $299,999

6

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

61,100
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

343

Less than $250

264

$250 to $499

77

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

194
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,668

White

1,653

Black

10

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

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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