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Avery County:Altamont Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,633

   

SEX

 

Male

862

Female

771
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

87

5 to 17 years

315

18 to 20 years

69

21 to 24 years

95

25 to 44 years

545

45 to 54 years

169

55 to 59 years

61

60 to 64 years

63

65 to 74 years

134

75 to 84 years

80

85 years and over

15
   

Under 18 years

402
   

65 years and over

229
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

568

Family households (families)

444

Married-couple families

369

Other family, male householder

21

Other family, female householder

54

Nonfamily households

124

Householder living alone

115

Householder 65 years and over

54
   

Persons living in households

1,479

Persons per household

2.60
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

154

Institutionalized persons

144

Other persons in group quarters

10
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,585

Black

33

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

19
   

Total housing units

723

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

568

Owner occupied

488

Renter occupied

80

Vacant housing units

155

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

93
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.2

Rental vacancy rate

9.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.65

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.35
   

Units with over 1 person per room

14
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

523

1-unit attached

4

2 to 4 units

5

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

191
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

240

Less than $50,000

112

$50,000 to $99,999

104

$100,000 to $149,999

17

$150,000 to $199,999

7

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

52,700
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

40

Less than $250

28

$250 to $499

12

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

217
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

568

White

563

Black

2

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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