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Wilkes County:Moravian Falls Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,357

   

SEX

 

Male

1,147

Female

1,210
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

122

5 to 17 years

395

18 to 20 years

111

21 to 24 years

123

25 to 44 years

792

45 to 54 years

310

55 to 59 years

123

60 to 64 years

90

65 to 74 years

174

75 to 84 years

100

85 years and over

17
   

Under 18 years

517
   

65 years and over

291
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

936

Family households (families)

704

Married-couple families

584

Other family, male householder

27

Other family, female householder

93

Nonfamily households

232

Householder living alone

203

Householder 65 years and over

82
   

Persons living in households

2,349

Persons per household

2.51
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

8

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

8
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,256

Black

79

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

18
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

37
   

Total housing units

1,001

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

936

Owner occupied

738

Renter occupied

198

Vacant housing units

65

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

5
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.8

Rental vacancy rate

6.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.56

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.31
   

Units with over 1 person per room

16
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

725

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

29

5 to 9 units

7

10 or more units

6

Mobile home, trailer, or other

231
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

444

Less than $50,000

217

$50,000 to $99,999

174

$100,000 to $149,999

37

$150,000 to $199,999

11

$200,000 to $299,999

4

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

50,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

146

Less than $250

103

$250 to $499

42

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

1

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

221
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

936

White

893

Black

32

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

10
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

18
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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