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Wilkes County:Elk Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

943

   

SEX

 

Male

468

Female

475
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

34

5 to 17 years

179

18 to 20 years

44

21 to 24 years

51

25 to 44 years

307

45 to 54 years

133

55 to 59 years

45

60 to 64 years

27

65 to 74 years

75

75 to 84 years

39

85 years and over

9
   

Under 18 years

213
   

65 years and over

123
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

359

Family households (families)

285

Married-couple families

245

Other family, male householder

14

Other family, female householder

26

Nonfamily households

74

Householder living alone

67

Householder 65 years and over

34
   

Persons living in households

943

Persons per household

2.63
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

872

Black

71

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

7
   

Total housing units

425

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

359

Owner occupied

309

Renter occupied

50

Vacant housing units

66

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

12
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.6

Rental vacancy rate

10.7
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.70

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.18
   

Units with over 1 person per room

7
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

271

1-unit attached

4

2 to 4 units

2

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

148
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

113

Less than $50,000

72

$50,000 to $99,999

37

$100,000 to $149,999

4

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

42,500
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

28

Less than $250

24

$250 to $499

4

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

164
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

359

White

338

Black

21

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

3
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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