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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

1,002

   

SEX

 

Male

429

Female

573
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

55

5 to 17 years

156

18 to 20 years

28

21 to 24 years

38

25 to 44 years

287

45 to 54 years

101

55 to 59 years

51

60 to 64 years

72

65 to 74 years

116

75 to 84 years

73

85 years and over

25
   

Under 18 years

211
   

65 years and over

214
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

476

Family households (families)

291

Married-couple families

203

Other family, male householder

11

Other family, female householder

77

Nonfamily households

185

Householder living alone

173

Householder 65 years and over

89
   

Persons living in households

1,002

Persons per household

2.11
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

984

Black

7

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

7

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   

Total housing units

548

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

476

Owner occupied

265

Renter occupied

211

Vacant housing units

72

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

7
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

4.0

Rental vacancy rate

10.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.23

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.94
   

Units with over 1 person per room

9
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

363

1-unit attached

6

2 to 4 units

72

5 to 9 units

65

10 or more units

16

Mobile home, trailer, or other

26
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

229

Less than $50,000

102

$50,000 to $99,999

113

$100,000 to $149,999

10

$150,000 to $199,999

3

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

53,700
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

192

Less than $250

159

$250 to $499

31

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

196
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

476

White

470

Black

3

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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