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Wilkes County:Rock Creek Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

5,194

   

SEX

 

Male

2,592

Female

2,602
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

343

5 to 17 years

1,004

18 to 20 years

239

21 to 24 years

274

25 to 44 years

1,738

45 to 54 years

629

55 to 59 years

240

60 to 64 years

212

65 to 74 years

305

75 to 84 years

173

85 years and over

37
   

Under 18 years

1,347
   

65 years and over

515
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,935

Family households (families)

1,555

Married-couple families

1,319

Other family, male householder

63

Other family, female householder

173

Nonfamily households

380

Householder living alone

331

Householder 65 years and over

144
   

Persons living in households

5,194

Persons per household

2.68
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

5,130

Black

45

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

10

Asian or Pacific Islander

5

Other race

4
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

24
   

Total housing units

2,062

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,935

Owner occupied

1,620

Renter occupied

315

Vacant housing units

127

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

9
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.9

Rental vacancy rate

10.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.70

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.62
   

Units with over 1 person per room

35
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

1,435

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

14

5 to 9 units

11

10 or more units

1

Mobile home, trailer, or other

598
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

964

Less than $50,000

503

$50,000 to $99,999

421

$100,000 to $149,999

39

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

48,800
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

242

Less than $250

199

$250 to $499

41

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

207
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,935

White

1,908

Black

21

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

4

Asian or Pacific Islander

1

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

7
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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