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Wilkes County:New Castle Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,529

   

SEX

 

Male

730

Female

799
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

96

5 to 17 years

263

18 to 20 years

78

21 to 24 years

77

25 to 44 years

458

45 to 54 years

191

55 to 59 years

72

60 to 64 years

86

65 to 74 years

138

75 to 84 years

51

85 years and over

19
   

Under 18 years

359
   

65 years and over

208
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

573

Family households (families)

450

Married-couple families

386

Other family, male householder

24

Other family, female householder

40

Nonfamily households

123

Householder living alone

107

Householder 65 years and over

51
   

Persons living in households

1,529

Persons per household

2.67
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,430

Black

83

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

13
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

19
   

Total housing units

616

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

573

Owner occupied

468

Renter occupied

105

Vacant housing units

43

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

8
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.6

Rental vacancy rate

7.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.68

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.61
   

Units with over 1 person per room

5
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

446

1-unit attached

1

2 to 4 units

1

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

168
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

204

Less than $50,000

103

$50,000 to $99,999

86

$100,000 to $149,999

13

$150,000 to $199,999

2

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

49,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

37

Less than $250

31

$250 to $499

6

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

172
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

573

White

535

Black

33

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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