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Wilkes County:Boomer Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,760

   

SEX

 

Male

884

Female

876
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

81

5 to 17 years

345

18 to 20 years

79

21 to 24 years

84

25 to 44 years

565

45 to 54 years

232

55 to 59 years

77

60 to 64 years

87

65 to 74 years

138

75 to 84 years

61

85 years and over

11
   

Under 18 years

426
   

65 years and over

210
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

657

Family households (families)

516

Married-couple families

434

Other family, male householder

21

Other family, female householder

61

Nonfamily households

141

Householder living alone

128

Householder 65 years and over

50
   

Persons living in households

1,760

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

1,428

Black

327

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   

Total housing units

704

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

657

Owner occupied

572

Renter occupied

85

Vacant housing units

47

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

5
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.2

Rental vacancy rate

10.5
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.70

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.54
   

Units with over 1 person per room

11
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

525

1-unit attached

2

2 to 4 units

4

5 to 9 units

1

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

172
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

328

Less than $50,000

177

$50,000 to $99,999

93

$100,000 to $149,999

37

$150,000 to $199,999

11

$200,000 to $299,999

10

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

47,500
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

56

Less than $250

46

$250 to $499

7

$500 to $749

3

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

187
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

657

White

548

Black

108

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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