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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

933

   

SEX

 

Male

538

Female

395
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

22

5 to 17 years

48

18 to 20 years

545

21 to 24 years

76

25 to 44 years

121

45 to 54 years

43

55 to 59 years

13

60 to 64 years

16

65 to 74 years

22

75 to 84 years

25

85 years and over

2
   

Under 18 years

70
   

65 years and over

49
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

163

Family households (families)

89

Married-couple families

67

Other family, male householder

4

Other family, female householder

18

Nonfamily households

74

Householder living alone

64

Householder 65 years and over

24
   

Persons living in households

339

Persons per household

2.08
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

594

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

594
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

858

Black

66

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

6

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   

Total housing units

229

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

163

Owner occupied

100

Renter occupied

63

Vacant housing units

66

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

42
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

7.4

Rental vacancy rate

10.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.30

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.73
   

Units with over 1 person per room

0
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

152

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

26

5 to 9 units

4

10 or more units

32

Mobile home, trailer, or other

14
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

79

Less than $50,000

19

$50,000 to $99,999

37

$100,000 to $149,999

13

$150,000 to $199,999

9

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

71,900
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

56

Less than $250

35

$250 to $499

16

$500 to $749

4

$750 to $999

1

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

196
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

163

White

161

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

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