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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

2,573

   

SEX

 

Male

1,126

Female

1,447
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

127

5 to 17 years

360

18 to 20 years

111

21 to 24 years

119

25 to 44 years

656

45 to 54 years

259

55 to 59 years

155

60 to 64 years

158

65 to 74 years

262

75 to 84 years

237

85 years and over

129
   

Under 18 years

487
   

65 years and over

628
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

984

Family households (families)

673

Married-couple families

503

Other family, male householder

28

Other family, female householder

142

Nonfamily households

311

Householder living alone

275

Householder 65 years and over

99
   

Persons living in households

2,239

Persons per household

2.28
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

334

Institutionalized persons

330

Other persons in group quarters

4
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

2,251

Black

283

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

23

Other race

16
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

31
   

Total housing units

1,027

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

984

Owner occupied

608

Renter occupied

376

Vacant housing units

43

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

3
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

0.5

Rental vacancy rate

4.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.33

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.18
   

Units with over 1 person per room

12
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

725

1-unit attached

7

2 to 4 units

73

5 to 9 units

142

10 or more units

10

Mobile home, trailer, or other

70
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

512

Less than $50,000

125

$50,000 to $99,999

290

$100,000 to $149,999

65

$150,000 to $199,999

25

$200,000 to $299,999

3

$300,000 or more

4
   

Median (dollars)

70,100
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

351

Less than $250

227

$250 to $499

117

$500 to $749

6

$750 to $999

1

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

223
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

984

White

871

Black

103

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

0

Asian or Pacific Islander

5

Other race

5
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

10
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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