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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

36,952

   

SEX

 

Male

18,063

Female

18,889
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

1,714

5 to 17 years

4,608

18 to 20 years

5,654

21 to 24 years

5,122

25 to 44 years

9,601

45 to 54 years

3,522

55 to 59 years

1,401

60 to 64 years

1,399

65 to 74 years

2,335

75 to 84 years

1,184

85 years and over

412
   

Under 18 years

6,322
   

65 years and over

3,931
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

13,693

Family households (families)

8,415

Married-couple families

7,121

Other family, male householder

319

Other family, female householder

975

Nonfamily households

5,278

Householder living alone

3,437

Householder 65 years and over

1,041
   

Persons living in households

32,476

Persons per household

2.37
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

4,476

Institutionalized persons

279

Other persons in group quarters

4,197
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

35,930

Black

768

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

59

Asian or Pacific Islander

152

Other race

43
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

249
   

Total housing units

19,538

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

13,693

Owner occupied

8,786

Renter occupied

4,907

Vacant housing units

5,845

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

4,261
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.5

Rental vacancy rate

9.9
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.52

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.11
   

Units with over 1 person per room

276
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

12,622

1-unit attached

421

2 to 4 units

1,503

5 to 9 units

992

10 or more units

1,847

Mobile home, trailer, or other

2,153
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

5,598

Less than $50,000

1,178

$50,000 to $99,999

2,975

$100,000 to $149,999

892

$150,000 to $199,999

315

$200,000 to $299,999

164

$300,000 or more

74
   

Median (dollars)

73,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

4,256

Less than $250

1,216

$250 to $499

2,543

$500 to $749

474

$750 to $999

14

$1,000 or more

9
   

Median (dollars)

312
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

13,693

White

13,425

Black

183

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

24

Asian or Pacific Islander

47

Other race

14
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

74
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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