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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

14,433

   

SEX

 

Male

6,930

Female

7,503
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

818

5 to 17 years

2,291

18 to 20 years

525

21 to 24 years

678

25 to 44 years

4,141

45 to 54 years

1,720

55 to 59 years

841

60 to 64 years

865

65 to 74 years

1,417

75 to 84 years

868

85 years and over

269
   

Under 18 years

3,109
   

65 years and over

2,554
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

5,779

Family households (families)

4,420

Married-couple families

3,777

Other family, male householder

164

Other family, female householder

479

Nonfamily households

1,359

Householder living alone

1,265

Householder 65 years and over

669
   

Persons living in households

14,288

Persons per household

2.47
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

145

Institutionalized persons

130

Other persons in group quarters

15
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

14,354

Black

23

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

19

Asian or Pacific Islander

19

Other race

18
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

50
   

Total housing units

6,983

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

5,779

Owner occupied

4,765

Renter occupied

1,014

Vacant housing units

1,204

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

364
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.3

Rental vacancy rate

10.9
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.51

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.31
   

Units with over 1 person per room

90
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

5,269

1-unit attached

104

2 to 4 units

201

5 to 9 units

67

10 or more units

37

Mobile home, trailer, or other

1,305
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,820

Less than $50,000

1,467

$50,000 to $99,999

1,125

$100,000 to $149,999

160

$150,000 to $199,999

46

$200,000 to $299,999

19

$300,000 or more

3
   

Median (dollars)

48,700
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

678

Less than $250

514

$250 to $499

154

$500 to $749

10

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

196
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

5,779

White

5,747

Black

13

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

7

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

16
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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