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Wilkes County:Wilkesboro Township:1990

DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total population

9,211

   

SEX

 

Male

4,418

Female

4,793
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

598

5 to 17 years

1,544

18 to 20 years

411

21 to 24 years

516

25 to 44 years

2,992

45 to 54 years

992

55 to 59 years

449

60 to 64 years

414

65 to 74 years

675

75 to 84 years

449

85 years and over

171
   

Under 18 years

2,142
   

65 years and over

1,295
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

3,549

Family households (families)

2,582

Married-couple families

2,031

Other family, male householder

105

Other family, female householder

446

Nonfamily households

967

Householder living alone

832

Householder 65 years and over

275
   

Persons living in households

8,756

Persons per household

2.47
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

455

Institutionalized persons

451

Other persons in group quarters

4
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

7,983

Black

1,100

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

5

Asian or Pacific Islander

62

Other race

61
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

107
   

Total housing units

3,784

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

3,549

Owner occupied

2,517

Renter occupied

1,032

Vacant housing units

235

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.9

Rental vacancy rate

8.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.54

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.28
   

Units with over 1 person per room

55
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

2,443

1-unit attached

83

2 to 4 units

134

5 to 9 units

232

10 or more units

57

Mobile home, trailer, or other

835
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,768

Less than $50,000

545

$50,000 to $99,999

808

$100,000 to $149,999

261

$150,000 to $199,999

106

$200,000 to $299,999

36

$300,000 or more

12
   

Median (dollars)

67,400
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

931

Less than $250

584

$250 to $499

337

$500 to $749

8

$750 to $999

2

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

225
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

3,549

White

3,095

Black

414

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

2

Asian or Pacific Islander

17

Other race

21
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

36
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
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