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DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990
Data Set: 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) - 100-Percent data
Geographic Area: Etowah County, Alabama

NOTE: For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expstf190.htm.


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

99,840

 

 

SEX

 

Male

47,261

Female

52,579

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

5,973

5 to 17 years

18,616

18 to 20 years

4,555

21 to 24 years

5,129

25 to 44 years

28,713

45 to 54 years

10,737

55 to 59 years

4,951

60 to 64 years

5,290

65 to 74 years

9,424

75 to 84 years

5,213

85 years and over

1,239

 

 

Under 18 years

24,589

 

 

65 years and over

15,876

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

38,675

Family households (families)

28,585

Married-couple families

22,956

Other family, male householder

1,056

Other family, female householder

4,573

Nonfamily households

10,090

Householder living alone

9,411

Householder 65 years and over

4,763

 

 

Persons living in households

98,568

Persons per household

2.55

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

1,272

Institutionalized persons

980

Other persons in group quarters

292

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

85,274

Black

13,799

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

250

Asian or Pacific Islander

419

Other race

98

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

331

 

 

Total housing units

41,787

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

38,675

Owner occupied

28,612

Renter occupied

10,063

Vacant housing units

3,112

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

135

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.4

Rental vacancy rate

9.1

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.61

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.37

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

737

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

31,606

1-unit attached

548

2 to 4 units

2,214

5 to 9 units

1,219

10 or more units

1,428

Mobile home, trailer, or other

4,772

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

21,384

Less than $50,000

12,846

$50,000 to $99,999

7,262

$100,000 to $149,999

878

$150,000 to $199,999

232

$200,000 to $299,999

114

$300,000 or more

52

 

 

Median (dollars)

42,700

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

8,625

Less than $250

6,289

$250 to $499

2,286

$500 to $749

46

$750 to $999

2

$1,000 or more

2

 

 

Median (dollars)

186

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

38,675

White

33,600

Black

4,849

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

95

Asian or Pacific Islander

98

Other race

33

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

91

(X) Not applicable
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
             Matrices P1, P3, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15, P16, P23, H1, H2, H3, H5, H8, H10, H18A, H21, H23, H23B, H32, H32B, H41.