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Watauga County:Blowing Rock Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,332

   

SEX

 

Male

1,108

Female

1,224
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

102

5 to 17 years

308

18 to 20 years

71

21 to 24 years

137

25 to 44 years

672

45 to 54 years

311

55 to 59 years

139

60 to 64 years

156

65 to 74 years

247

75 to 84 years

126

85 years and over

63
   

Under 18 years

410
   

65 years and over

436
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,029

Family households (families)

639

Married-couple families

549

Other family, male householder

23

Other family, female householder

67

Nonfamily households

390

Householder living alone

340

Householder 65 years and over

129
   

Persons living in households

2,241

Persons per household

2.18
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

91

Institutionalized persons

76

Other persons in group quarters

15
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,303

Black

17

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

9

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

10
   

Total housing units

2,261

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,029

Owner occupied

751

Renter occupied

278

Vacant housing units

1,232

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

881
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

5.9

Rental vacancy rate

19.4
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.25

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.98
   

Units with over 1 person per room

6
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,711

1-unit attached

69

2 to 4 units

192

5 to 9 units

79

10 or more units

87

Mobile home, trailer, or other

123
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

569

Less than $50,000

82

$50,000 to $99,999

243

$100,000 to $149,999

98

$150,000 to $199,999

68

$200,000 to $299,999

52

$300,000 or more

26
   

Median (dollars)

90,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

213

Less than $250

54

$250 to $499

117

$500 to $749

34

$750 to $999

5

$1,000 or more

3
   

Median (dollars)

312
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,029

White

1,022

Black

4

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

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