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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

2,010

   

SEX

 

Male

917

Female

1,093
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

127

5 to 17 years

334

18 to 20 years

52

21 to 24 years

80

25 to 44 years

575

45 to 54 years

165

55 to 59 years

109

60 to 64 years

134

65 to 74 years

243

75 to 84 years

154

85 years and over

37
   

Under 18 years

461
   

65 years and over

434
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

858

Family households (families)

610

Married-couple families

474

Other family, male householder

18

Other family, female householder

118

Nonfamily households

248

Householder living alone

234

Householder 65 years and over

134
   

Persons living in households

2,010

Persons per household

2.34
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,001

Black

3

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

11
   

Total housing units

1,010

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

858

Owner occupied

588

Renter occupied

270

Vacant housing units

152

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

27
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.0

Rental vacancy rate

15.6
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.43

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.16
   

Units with over 1 person per room

15
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

715

1-unit attached

23

2 to 4 units

112

5 to 9 units

30

10 or more units

18

Mobile home, trailer, or other

112
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

480

Less than $50,000

260

$50,000 to $99,999

190

$100,000 to $149,999

23

$150,000 to $199,999

6

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

47,500
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

225

Less than $250

185

$250 to $499

40

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

138
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

858

White

854

Black

2

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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