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Watauga County:Elk Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

314

   

SEX

 

Male

160

Female

154
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

21

5 to 17 years

32

18 to 20 years

10

21 to 24 years

16

25 to 44 years

75

45 to 54 years

54

55 to 59 years

19

60 to 64 years

18

65 to 74 years

50

75 to 84 years

15

85 years and over

4
   

Under 18 years

53
   

65 years and over

69
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

135

Family households (families)

103

Married-couple families

84

Other family, male householder

4

Other family, female householder

15

Nonfamily households

32

Householder living alone

30

Householder 65 years and over

17
   

Persons living in households

314

Persons per household

2.33
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

313

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   

Total housing units

298

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

135

Owner occupied

124

Renter occupied

11

Vacant housing units

163

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

149
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.9

Rental vacancy rate

0.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.27

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.91
   

Units with over 1 person per room

4
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

271

1-unit attached

2

2 to 4 units

1

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

24
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

81

Less than $50,000

28

$50,000 to $99,999

42

$100,000 to $149,999

9

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

61,900
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

5

Less than $250

4

$250 to $499

1

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

213
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

135

White

135

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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