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Watauga County:Watauga Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,346

   

SEX

 

Male

1,156

Female

1,190
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

123

5 to 17 years

341

18 to 20 years

73

21 to 24 years

137

25 to 44 years

789

45 to 54 years

290

55 to 59 years

138

60 to 64 years

139

65 to 74 years

216

75 to 84 years

73

85 years and over

27
   

Under 18 years

464
   

65 years and over

316
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,006

Family households (families)

713

Married-couple families

617

Other family, male householder

20

Other family, female householder

76

Nonfamily households

293

Householder living alone

226

Householder 65 years and over

69
   

Persons living in households

2,345

Persons per household

2.33
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

1

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

1
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,338

Black

5

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

19
   

Total housing units

2,113

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,006

Owner occupied

750

Renter occupied

256

Vacant housing units

1,107

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

995
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.7

Rental vacancy rate

11.7
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.42

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.07
   

Units with over 1 person per room

13
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,628

1-unit attached

85

2 to 4 units

203

5 to 9 units

29

10 or more units

9

Mobile home, trailer, or other

159
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

480

Less than $50,000

91

$50,000 to $99,999

238

$100,000 to $149,999

83

$150,000 to $199,999

38

$200,000 to $299,999

19

$300,000 or more

11
   

Median (dollars)

75,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

195

Less than $250

52

$250 to $499

123

$500 to $749

18

$750 to $999

2

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

319
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,006

White

1,002

Black

3

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

11
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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