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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

12,915

   

SEX

 

Male

6,182

Female

6,733
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

247

5 to 17 years

682

18 to 20 years

4,662

21 to 24 years

3,425

25 to 44 years

1,804

45 to 54 years

655

55 to 59 years

263

60 to 64 years

244

65 to 74 years

498

75 to 84 years

295

85 years and over

140
   

Under 18 years

929
   

65 years and over

933
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

4,053

Family households (families)

1,470

Married-couple families

1,141

Other family, male householder

81

Other family, female householder

248

Nonfamily households

2,583

Householder living alone

1,305

Householder 65 years and over

275
   

Persons living in households

8,607

Persons per household

2.12
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

4,308

Institutionalized persons

127

Other persons in group quarters

4,181
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

12,169

Black

602

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

24

Asian or Pacific Islander

100

Other race

20
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

86
   

Total housing units

4,534

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

4,053

Owner occupied

1,381

Renter occupied

2,672

Vacant housing units

481

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

75
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.0

Rental vacancy rate

8.6
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.34

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.01
   

Units with over 1 person per room

86
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,505

1-unit attached

112

2 to 4 units

650

5 to 9 units

614

10 or more units

1,390

Mobile home, trailer, or other

263
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,061

Less than $50,000

117

$50,000 to $99,999

581

$100,000 to $149,999

240

$150,000 to $199,999

72

$200,000 to $299,999

36

$300,000 or more

15
   

Median (dollars)

85,100
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

2,564

Less than $250

624

$250 to $499

1,585

$500 to $749

343

$750 to $999

7

$1,000 or more

5
   

Median (dollars)

325
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

4,053

White

3,880

Black

127

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

9

Asian or Pacific Islander

30

Other race

7
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

27
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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