Alleghany County Ashe County Avery County Mitchell County Watauga County Wilkes County Yancey County

Elk Park

DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

486

   

SEX

 

Male

238

Female

248
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

32

5 to 17 years

79

18 to 20 years

27

21 to 24 years

22

25 to 44 years

148

45 to 54 years

64

55 to 59 years

21

60 to 64 years

27

65 to 74 years

48

75 to 84 years

15

85 years and over

3
   

Under 18 years

111
   

65 years and over

66
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

198

Family households (families)

141

Married-couple families

108

Other family, male householder

10

Other family, female householder

23

Nonfamily households

57

Householder living alone

52

Householder 65 years and over

23
   

Persons living in households

486

Persons per household

2.45
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

485

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   

Total housing units

220

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

198

Owner occupied

151

Renter occupied

47

Vacant housing units

22

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

7
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.7

Rental vacancy rate

2.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.48

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.38
   

Units with over 1 person per room

6
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

151

1-unit attached

2

2 to 4 units

12

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

55
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

102

Less than $50,000

62

$50,000 to $99,999

35

$100,000 to $149,999

4

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

40,000
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

30

Less than $250

23

$250 to $499

7

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

210
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

198

White

198

Black

0

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, Census1990.
purpose | membership | staff | board | calendar | annual report
program divisions | local govt | state reps | links | demographics&statistics


Purpose of High Country High Country membership High Country Staff High Country Board of Directors Calendar Annual Report