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Watauga County:Blue Ridge Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,204

   

SEX

 

Male

1,117

Female

1,087
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

130

5 to 17 years

356

18 to 20 years

86

21 to 24 years

152

25 to 44 years

738

45 to 54 years

283

55 to 59 years

98

60 to 64 years

90

65 to 74 years

172

75 to 84 years

82

85 years and over

17
   

Under 18 years

486
   

65 years and over

271
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

873

Family households (families)

640

Married-couple families

569

Other family, male householder

18

Other family, female householder

53

Nonfamily households

233

Householder living alone

182

Householder 65 years and over

44
   

Persons living in households

2,204

Persons per household

2.52
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,175

Black

3

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

17

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

21
   

Total housing units

1,213

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

873

Owner occupied

676

Renter occupied

197

Vacant housing units

340

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

231
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.9

Rental vacancy rate

17.9
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.66

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.06
   

Units with over 1 person per room

16
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

968

1-unit attached

11

2 to 4 units

58

5 to 9 units

27

10 or more units

62

Mobile home, trailer, or other

87
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

528

Less than $50,000

51

$50,000 to $99,999

274

$100,000 to $149,999

136

$150,000 to $199,999

41

$200,000 to $299,999

22

$300,000 or more

4
   

Median (dollars)

90,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

175

Less than $250

45

$250 to $499

116

$500 to $749

14

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

304
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

873

White

864

Black

2

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

5

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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