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North Carolina :1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

6,628,637

   

SEX

 

Male

3,214,290

Female

3,414,347
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

458,955

5 to 17 years

1,147,194

18 to 20 years

348,346

21 to 24 years

432,707

25 to 44 years

2,151,486

45 to 54 years

698,705

55 to 59 years

295,739

60 to 64 years

291,164

65 to 74 years

483,105

75 to 84 years

251,267

85 years and over

69,969
   

Under 18 years

1,606,149
   

65 years and over

804,341
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

2,517,026

Family households (families)

1,812,053

Married-couple families

1,424,206

Other family, male householder

77,971

Other family, female householder

309,876

Nonfamily households

704,973

Householder living alone

596,959

Householder 65 years and over

226,384
   

Persons living in households

6,404,167

Persons per household

2.54
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

224,470

Institutionalized persons

83,400

Other persons in group quarters

141,070
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

5,008,491

Black

1,456,323

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

80,155

Asian or Pacific Islander

52,166

Other race

31,502
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

76,726
   

Total housing units

2,818,193

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

2,517,026

Owner occupied

1,711,817

Renter occupied

805,209

Vacant housing units

301,167

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

98,714
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.8

Rental vacancy rate

9.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.62

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.39
   

Units with over 1 person per room

72,635
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,830,229

1-unit attached

74,318

2 to 4 units

177,700

5 to 9 units

130,801

10 or more units

150,986

Mobile home, trailer, or other

454,159
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,217,975

Less than $50,000

382,781

$50,000 to $99,999

575,677

$100,000 to $149,999

155,158

$150,000 to $199,999

56,252

$200,000 to $299,999

33,088

$300,000 or more

15,019
   

Median (dollars)

65,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

709,716

Less than $250

288,186

$250 to $499

360,735

$500 to $749

52,038

$750 to $999

4,888

$1,000 or more

3,869
   

Median (dollars)

284
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

2,517,026

White

1,977,594

Black

492,214

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

25,528

Asian or Pacific Islander

13,706

Other race

7,984
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

21,533
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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