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Wilkes County:Somers Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

958

   

SEX

 

Male

492

Female

466
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

57

5 to 17 years

163

18 to 20 years

43

21 to 24 years

49

25 to 44 years

302

45 to 54 years

119

55 to 59 years

47

60 to 64 years

39

65 to 74 years

78

75 to 84 years

52

85 years and over

9
   

Under 18 years

220
   

65 years and over

139
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

362

Family households (families)

282

Married-couple families

248

Other family, male householder

7

Other family, female householder

27

Nonfamily households

80

Householder living alone

78

Householder 65 years and over

45
   

Persons living in households

958

Persons per household

2.65
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

950

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

3

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

6
   

Total housing units

391

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

362

Owner occupied

328

Renter occupied

34

Vacant housing units

29

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

7
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.6

Rental vacancy rate

15.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.64

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.74
   

Units with over 1 person per room

7
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

285

1-unit attached

2

2 to 4 units

0

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

104
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

106

Less than $50,000

41

$50,000 to $99,999

57

$100,000 to $149,999

6

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

58,600
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

9

Less than $250

8

$250 to $499

1

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

156
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

362

White

361

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

1
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

2
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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