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Wilkes County:Edwards Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

6,300

   

SEX

 

Male

3,095

Female

3,205
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

335

5 to 17 years

1,042

18 to 20 years

277

21 to 24 years

350

25 to 44 years

1,821

45 to 54 years

824

55 to 59 years

325

60 to 64 years

363

65 to 74 years

597

75 to 84 years

309

85 years and over

57
   

Under 18 years

1,377
   

65 years and over

963
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

2,480

Family households (families)

1,961

Married-couple families

1,708

Other family, male householder

62

Other family, female householder

191

Nonfamily households

519

Householder living alone

482

Householder 65 years and over

244
   

Persons living in households

6,297

Persons per household

2.54
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

3

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

3
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

6,145

Black

124

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

22
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

39
   

Total housing units

2,678

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

2,480

Owner occupied

2,123

Renter occupied

357

Vacant housing units

198

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

18
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.8

Rental vacancy rate

10.8
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.56

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.40
   

Units with over 1 person per room

39
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

2,015

1-unit attached

5

2 to 4 units

16

5 to 9 units

11

10 or more units

1

Mobile home, trailer, or other

630
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,173

Less than $50,000

689

$50,000 to $99,999

436

$100,000 to $149,999

45

$150,000 to $199,999

2

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

46,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

217

Less than $250

183

$250 to $499

32

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

185
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

2,480

White

2,422

Black

52

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

12
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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