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Wilkes County:Traphill Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

2,600

   

SEX

 

Male

1,269

Female

1,331
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

138

5 to 17 years

447

18 to 20 years

131

21 to 24 years

157

25 to 44 years

779

45 to 54 years

328

55 to 59 years

122

60 to 64 years

126

65 to 74 years

208

75 to 84 years

130

85 years and over

34
   

Under 18 years

585
   

65 years and over

372
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

1,026

Family households (families)

786

Married-couple families

678

Other family, male householder

36

Other family, female householder

72

Nonfamily households

240

Householder living alone

218

Householder 65 years and over

134
   

Persons living in households

2,600

Persons per household

2.53
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,564

Black

31

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

7
   

Total housing units

1,161

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

1,026

Owner occupied

892

Renter occupied

134

Vacant housing units

135

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

28
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.7

Rental vacancy rate

13.0
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.55

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.42
   

Units with over 1 person per room

22
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

757

1-unit attached

7

2 to 4 units

4

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

393
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

331

Less than $50,000

223

$50,000 to $99,999

99

$100,000 to $149,999

8

$150,000 to $199,999

1

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

42,100
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

66

Less than $250

55

$250 to $499

11

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

171
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

1,026

White

1,011

Black

14

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

3
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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