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Watauga County:Laurel Fork Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,383

   

SEX

 

Male

697

Female

686
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

92

5 to 17 years

221

18 to 20 years

45

21 to 24 years

64

25 to 44 years

429

45 to 54 years

184

55 to 59 years

77

60 to 64 years

71

65 to 74 years

116

75 to 84 years

66

85 years and over

18
   

Under 18 years

313
   

65 years and over

200
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

556

Family households (families)

425

Married-couple families

385

Other family, male householder

13

Other family, female householder

27

Nonfamily households

131

Householder living alone

114

Householder 65 years and over

41
   

Persons living in households

1,383

Persons per household

2.49
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,372

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

8

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

4
   

Total housing units

1,958

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

556

Owner occupied

451

Renter occupied

105

Vacant housing units

1,402

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,317
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.5

Rental vacancy rate

8.7
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.55

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.22
   

Units with over 1 person per room

12
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,327

1-unit attached

72

2 to 4 units

102

5 to 9 units

141

10 or more units

181

Mobile home, trailer, or other

135
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

236

Less than $50,000

90

$50,000 to $99,999

95

$100,000 to $149,999

30

$150,000 to $199,999

12

$200,000 to $299,999

9

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

59,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

58

Less than $250

27

$250 to $499

30

$500 to $749

1

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

259
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

556

White

552

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

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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