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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

59,393

   

SEX

 

Male

29,052

Female

30,341
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

3,532

5 to 17 years

10,438

18 to 20 years

2,682

21 to 24 years

3,184

25 to 44 years

18,868

45 to 54 years

7,181

55 to 59 years

2,890

60 to 64 years

2,782

65 to 74 years

4,625

75 to 84 years

2,592

85 years and over

619
   

Under 18 years

13,970
   

65 years and over

7,836
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

23,021

Family households (families)

17,586

Married-couple families

14,634

Other family, male householder

678

Other family, female householder

2,274

Nonfamily households

5,435

Householder living alone

4,855

Householder 65 years and over

2,182
   

Persons living in households

58,787

Persons per household

2.55
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

606

Institutionalized persons

586

Other persons in group quarters

20
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

56,237

Black

2,824

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

69

Asian or Pacific Islander

100

Other race

163
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

362
   

Total housing units

24,960

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

23,021

Owner occupied

18,271

Renter occupied

4,750

Vacant housing units

1,939

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

390
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.0

Rental vacancy rate

8.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.60

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.38
   

Units with over 1 person per room

410
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

17,444

1-unit attached

184

2 to 4 units

750

5 to 9 units

396

10 or more units

200

Mobile home, trailer, or other

5,986
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

10,845

Less than $50,000

4,993

$50,000 to $99,999

4,775

$100,000 to $149,999

795

$150,000 to $199,999

176

$200,000 to $299,999

82

$300,000 or more

24
   

Median (dollars)

52,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

3,735

Less than $250

2,591

$250 to $499

1,095

$500 to $749

44

$750 to $999

4

$1,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

213
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

23,021

White

21,856

Black

1,060

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

26

Asian or Pacific Islander

22

Other race

57
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

132
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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