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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

3,384

   

SEX

 

Male

1,569

Female

1,815
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

249

5 to 17 years

547

18 to 20 years

159

21 to 24 years

178

25 to 44 years

1,032

45 to 54 years

324

55 to 59 years

161

60 to 64 years

164

65 to 74 years

330

75 to 84 years

197

85 years and over

43
   

Under 18 years

796
   

65 years and over

570
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,471

Family households (families)

867

Married-couple families

565

Other family, male householder

36

Other family, female householder

266

Nonfamily households

604

Householder living alone

550

Householder 65 years and over

274
   

Persons living in households

3,258

Persons per household

2.21
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

126

Institutionalized persons

121

Other persons in group quarters

5
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,799

Black

574

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

4

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

9
   

Total housing units

1,607

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,471

Owner occupied

708

Renter occupied

763

Vacant housing units

136

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

21
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

3.0

Rental vacancy rate

7.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.32

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.12
   

Units with over 1 person per room

19
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

918

1-unit attached

19

2 to 4 units

356

5 to 9 units

79

10 or more units

135

Mobile home, trailer, or other

100
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

602

Less than $50,000

258

$50,000 to $99,999

227

$100,000 to $149,999

79

$150,000 to $199,999

14

$200,000 to $299,999

15

$300,000 or more

9
   

Median (dollars)

55,900
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

737

Less than $250

494

$250 to $499

222

$500 to $749

20

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

204
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,471

White

1,275

Black

193

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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