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DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total population

15,419

   

SEX

 

Male

7,463

Female

7,956
   

AGE

 

Under 5 years

898

5 to 17 years

2,536

18 to 20 years

598

21 to 24 years

798

25 to 44 years

4,528

45 to 54 years

1,765

55 to 59 years

810

60 to 64 years

843

65 to 74 years

1,519

75 to 84 years

884

85 years and over

240
   

Under 18 years

3,434
   

65 years and over

2,643
   

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

6,124

Family households (families)

4,683

Married-couple families

4,010

Other family, male householder

163

Other family, female householder

510

Nonfamily households

1,441

Householder living alone

1,354

Householder 65 years and over

729
   

Persons living in households

15,235

Persons per household

2.49
   

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

184

Institutionalized persons

184

Other persons in group quarters

0
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

15,221

Black

151

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

27

Asian or Pacific Islander

11

Other race

9
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

49
   

Total housing units

7,994

   

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

6,124

Owner occupied

4,951

Renter occupied

1,173

Vacant housing units

1,870

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,125
   

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.7

Rental vacancy rate

10.1
   

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.52

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.36
   

Units with over 1 person per room

135
   

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

5,924

1-unit attached

85

2 to 4 units

163

5 to 9 units

54

10 or more units

81

Mobile home, trailer, or other

1,687
   

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,588

Less than $50,000

1,249

$50,000 to $99,999

1,100

$100,000 to $149,999

174

$150,000 to $199,999

44

$200,000 to $299,999

16

$300,000 or more

5
   

Median (dollars)

51,300
   

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

726

Less than $250

594

$250 to $499

131

$500 to $749

1

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

179
   

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

6,124

White

6,065

Black

45

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

10

Asian or Pacific Islander

2

Other race

2
   

Hispanic origin (of any race)

17
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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