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Watauga County:Cove Creek Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,335

   

SEX

 

Male

1,134

Female

1,201
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

168

5 to 17 years

402

18 to 20 years

96

21 to 24 years

145

25 to 44 years

746

45 to 54 years

290

55 to 59 years

86

60 to 64 years

103

65 to 74 years

174

75 to 84 years

102

85 years and over

23
   

Under 18 years

570
   

65 years and over

299
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

904

Family households (families)

717

Married-couple families

612

Other family, male householder

24

Other family, female householder

81

Nonfamily households

187

Householder living alone

170

Householder 65 years and over

88
   

Persons living in households

2,335

Persons per household

2.58
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,329

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

20
   

Total housing units

1,024

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

904

Owner occupied

719

Renter occupied

185

Vacant housing units

120

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

50
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.5

Rental vacancy rate

7.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.60

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.51
   

Units with over 1 person per room

10
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

750

1-unit attached

8

2 to 4 units

11

5 to 9 units

4

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

251
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

365

Less than $50,000

139

$50,000 to $99,999

201

$100,000 to $149,999

22

$150,000 to $199,999

2

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

56,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

123

Less than $250

87

$250 to $499

36

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

192
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

904

White

903

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

3
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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