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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

1,482

   

SEX

 

Male

629

Female

853
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

85

5 to 17 years

188

18 to 20 years

43

21 to 24 years

75

25 to 44 years

337

45 to 54 years

159

55 to 59 years

76

60 to 64 years

86

65 to 74 years

200

75 to 84 years

174

85 years and over

59
   

Under 18 years

273
   

65 years and over

433
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

673

Family households (families)

400

Married-couple families

317

Other family, male householder

15

Other family, female householder

68

Nonfamily households

273

Householder living alone

266

Householder 65 years and over

177
   

Persons living in households

1,408

Persons per household

2.09
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

74

Institutionalized persons

74

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

1,446

Black

33

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

10
   

Total housing units

747

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

673

Owner occupied

406

Renter occupied

267

Vacant housing units

74

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

21
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.2

Rental vacancy rate

7.3
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.17

Persons per renter-occupied unit

1.97
   

Units with over 1 person per room

10
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

459

1-unit attached

22

2 to 4 units

104

5 to 9 units

18

10 or more units

67

Mobile home, trailer, or other

77
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

318

Less than $50,000

108

$50,000 to $99,999

154

$100,000 to $149,999

41

$150,000 to $199,999

11

$200,000 to $299,999

3

$300,000 or more

1
   

Median (dollars)

63,200
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

239

Less than $250

195

$250 to $499

44

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

155
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

673

White

659

Black

11

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

3

Asian or Pacific Islander

0

Other race

0
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

5
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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