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Wilkes County:Mulberry Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

5,878

   

SEX

 

Male

2,901

Female

2,977
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

315

5 to 17 years

1,071

18 to 20 years

294

21 to 24 years

304

25 to 44 years

1,862

45 to 54 years

729

55 to 59 years

288

60 to 64 years

280

65 to 74 years

457

75 to 84 years

228

85 years and over

50
   

Under 18 years

1,386
   

65 years and over

735
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

2,209

Family households (families)

1,776

Married-couple families

1,527

Other family, male householder

48

Other family, female householder

201

Nonfamily households

433

Householder living alone

382

Householder 65 years and over

189
   

Persons living in households

5,878

Persons per household

2.66
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

5,837

Black

29

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

7

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

21
   

Total housing units

2,359

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

2,209

Owner occupied

1,901

Renter occupied

308

Vacant housing units

150

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

25
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.1

Rental vacancy rate

7.2
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.67

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.57
   

Units with over 1 person per room

47
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,750

1-unit attached

16

2 to 4 units

27

5 to 9 units

19

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

547
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,171

Less than $50,000

526

$50,000 to $99,999

593

$100,000 to $149,999

46

$150,000 to $199,999

3

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

52,900
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

231

Less than $250

163

$250 to $499

68

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

213
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

2,209

White

2,197

Black

7

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

9
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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