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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

1,257

   

SEX

 

Male

563

Female

694
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

49

5 to 17 years

162

18 to 20 years

29

21 to 24 years

52

25 to 44 years

339

45 to 54 years

151

55 to 59 years

91

60 to 64 years

84

65 to 74 years

157

75 to 84 years

97

85 years and over

46
   

Under 18 years

211
   

65 years and over

300
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

570

Family households (families)

333

Married-couple families

286

Other family, male householder

13

Other family, female householder

34

Nonfamily households

237

Householder living alone

213

Householder 65 years and over

85
   

Persons living in households

1,179

Persons per household

2.07
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

78

Institutionalized persons

76

Other persons in group quarters

2
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,244

Black

9

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

8
   

Total housing units

1,427

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

570

Owner occupied

396

Renter occupied

174

Vacant housing units

857

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

629
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

8.8

Rental vacancy rate

18.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.11

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.98
   

Units with over 1 person per room

2
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,046

1-unit attached

49

2 to 4 units

126

5 to 9 units

76

10 or more units

85

Mobile home, trailer, or other

45
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

322

Less than $50,000

44

$50,000 to $99,999

121

$100,000 to $149,999

60

$150,000 to $199,999

36

$200,000 to $299,999

39

$300,000 or more

22
   

Median (dollars)

98,400
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

144

Less than $250

29

$250 to $499

77

$500 to $749

31

$750 to $999

5

$1,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

331
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

570

White

569

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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