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Watauga County:Meat Camp Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,214

   

SEX

 

Male

1,096

Female

1,118
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

150

5 to 17 years

442

18 to 20 years

71

21 to 24 years

117

25 to 44 years

773

45 to 54 years

219

55 to 59 years

93

60 to 64 years

90

65 to 74 years

163

75 to 84 years

83

85 years and over

13
   

Under 18 years

592
   

65 years and over

259
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

827

Family households (families)

665

Married-couple families

563

Other family, male householder

28

Other family, female householder

74

Nonfamily households

162

Householder living alone

142

Householder 65 years and over

50
   

Persons living in households

2,214

Persons per household

2.68
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,204

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

8
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

17
   

Total housing units

981

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

827

Owner occupied

712

Renter occupied

115

Vacant housing units

154

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

93
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.8

Rental vacancy rate

6.5
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.74

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.28
   

Units with over 1 person per room

29
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

777

1-unit attached

9

2 to 4 units

16

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

179
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

407

Less than $50,000

141

$50,000 to $99,999

214

$100,000 to $149,999

39

$150,000 to $199,999

9

$200,000 to $299,999

3

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

60,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

68

Less than $250

32

$250 to $499

32

$500 to $749

4

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

261
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

827

White

823

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

3
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

7
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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