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Wilkes County:Union Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

1,021

   

SEX

 

Male

507

Female

514
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

48

5 to 17 years

187

18 to 20 years

35

21 to 24 years

43

25 to 44 years

306

45 to 54 years

135

55 to 59 years

66

60 to 64 years

65

65 to 74 years

92

75 to 84 years

34

85 years and over

10
   

Under 18 years

235
   

65 years and over

136
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

398

Family households (families)

312

Married-couple families

273

Other family, male householder

14

Other family, female householder

25

Nonfamily households

86

Householder living alone

84

Householder 65 years and over

52
   

Persons living in households

1,021

Persons per household

2.57
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,014

Black

1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

1

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

9
   

Total housing units

540

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

398

Owner occupied

344

Renter occupied

54

Vacant housing units

142

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

113
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.4

Rental vacancy rate

5.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.58

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.50
   

Units with over 1 person per room

9
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

406

1-unit attached

4

2 to 4 units

0

5 to 9 units

1

10 or more units

0

Mobile home, trailer, or other

129
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

129

Less than $50,000

78

$50,000 to $99,999

43

$100,000 to $149,999

7

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

1

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

45,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

23

Less than $250

18

$250 to $499

5

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

138
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

398

White

396

Black

1

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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