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Wilkes County:North Wilkesboro Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

6,954

   

SEX

 

Male

3,244

Female

3,710
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

460

5 to 17 years

1,210

18 to 20 years

300

21 to 24 years

357

25 to 44 years

2,113

45 to 54 years

779

55 to 59 years

334

60 to 64 years

336

65 to 74 years

624

75 to 84 years

377

85 years and over

64
   

Under 18 years

1,670
   

65 years and over

1,065
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

2,952

Family households (families)

1,960

Married-couple families

1,444

Other family, male householder

84

Other family, female householder

432

Nonfamily households

992

Householder living alone

901

Householder 65 years and over

424
   

Persons living in households

6,949

Persons per household

2.35
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

5

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

5
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

6,097

Black

824

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

13

Asian or Pacific Islander

4

Other race

16
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

40
   

Total housing units

3,160

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

2,952

Owner occupied

1,769

Renter occupied

1,183

Vacant housing units

208

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

27
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.9

Rental vacancy rate

6.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.45

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.22
   

Units with over 1 person per room

56
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

2,021

1-unit attached

27

2 to 4 units

452

5 to 9 units

103

10 or more units

133

Mobile home, trailer, or other

424
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,380

Less than $50,000

686

$50,000 to $99,999

552

$100,000 to $149,999

101

$150,000 to $199,999

17

$200,000 to $299,999

15

$300,000 or more

9
   

Median (dollars)

50,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

1,088

Less than $250

710

$250 to $499

355

$500 to $749

21

$750 to $999

1

$1,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

214
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

2,952

White

2,631

Black

311

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

14
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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