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Avery County:Roaring Creek Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

842

   

SEX

 

Male

413

Female

429
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

46

5 to 17 years

135

18 to 20 years

49

21 to 24 years

52

25 to 44 years

229

45 to 54 years

97

55 to 59 years

47

60 to 64 years

57

65 to 74 years

80

75 to 84 years

39

85 years and over

11
   

Under 18 years

181
   

65 years and over

130
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

320

Family households (families)

253

Married-couple families

215

Other family, male householder

11

Other family, female householder

27

Nonfamily households

67

Householder living alone

61

Householder 65 years and over

29
   

Persons living in households

842

Persons per household

2.63
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

835

Black

7

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   

Total housing units

346

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

320

Owner occupied

284

Renter occupied

36

Vacant housing units

26

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

12
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.4

Rental vacancy rate

0.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.67

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.33
   

Units with over 1 person per room

6
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

242

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

1

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

102
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

149

Less than $50,000

108

$50,000 to $99,999

36

$100,000 to $149,999

3

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

37,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

22

Less than $250

20

$250 to $499

2

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

131
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

320

White

316

Black

4

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

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