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Wilkes County:Walnut Grove Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

985

   

SEX

 

Male

496

Female

489
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

65

5 to 17 years

183

18 to 20 years

40

21 to 24 years

54

25 to 44 years

326

45 to 54 years

109

55 to 59 years

51

60 to 64 years

44

65 to 74 years

67

75 to 84 years

36

85 years and over

10
   

Under 18 years

248
   

65 years and over

113
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

374

Family households (families)

291

Married-couple families

247

Other family, male householder

10

Other family, female householder

34

Nonfamily households

83

Householder living alone

76

Householder 65 years and over

38
   

Persons living in households

985

Persons per household

2.63
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

0

Institutionalized persons

0

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

983

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

1
   

Total housing units

446

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

374

Owner occupied

323

Renter occupied

51

Vacant housing units

72

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

46
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.6

Rental vacancy rate

7.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.70

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.22
   

Units with over 1 person per room

16
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

284

1-unit attached

3

2 to 4 units

5

5 to 9 units

0

10 or more units

1

Mobile home, trailer, or other

153
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

102

Less than $50,000

66

$50,000 to $99,999

35

$100,000 to $149,999

1

$150,000 to $199,999

0

$200,000 to $299,999

0

$300,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

43,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

25

Less than $250

22

$250 to $499

3

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

142
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

374

White

372

Black

0

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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