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Watauga County:Brushy Fork Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

3,368

   

SEX

 

Male

1,718

Female

1,650
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

161

5 to 17 years

474

18 to 20 years

187

21 to 24 years

424

25 to 44 years

1,095

45 to 54 years

399

55 to 59 years

150

60 to 64 years

147

65 to 74 years

215

75 to 84 years

87

85 years and over

29
   

Under 18 years

635
   

65 years and over

331
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,391

Family households (families)

898

Married-couple families

763

Other family, male householder

32

Other family, female householder

103

Nonfamily households

493

Householder living alone

325

Householder 65 years and over

92
   

Persons living in households

3,292

Persons per household

2.37
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

76

Institutionalized persons

76

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

3,278

Black

80

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

4

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

8
   

Total housing units

1,683

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,391

Owner occupied

902

Renter occupied

489

Vacant housing units

292

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

171
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.5

Rental vacancy rate

11.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.49

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.13
   

Units with over 1 person per room

22
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,127

1-unit attached

21

2 to 4 units

160

5 to 9 units

70

10 or more units

88

Mobile home, trailer, or other

217
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

613

Less than $50,000

110

$50,000 to $99,999

362

$100,000 to $149,999

98

$150,000 to $199,999

30

$200,000 to $299,999

9

$300,000 or more

4
   

Median (dollars)

72,000
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

427

Less than $250

114

$250 to $499

281

$500 to $749

32

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

312
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,391

White

1,364

Black

24

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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