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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: Sussex County, Delaware

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


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

113,229

 

 

SEX

 

Male

54,784

Female

58,445

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

7,693

5 to 17 years

19,395

18 to 20 years

4,019

21 to 24 years

5,550

25 to 44 years

33,590

45 to 54 years

11,517

55 to 59 years

5,710

60 to 64 years

6,824

65 to 74 years

11,966

75 to 84 years

5,364

85 years and over

1,601

 

 

Under 18 years

27,088

 

 

65 years and over

18,931

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

43,681

Family households (families)

32,016

Married-couple families

25,672

Other family, male householder

1,568

Other family, female householder

4,776

Nonfamily households

11,665

Householder living alone

9,736

Householder 65 years and over

4,791

 

 

Persons living in households

111,163

Persons per household

2.54

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

2,066

Institutionalized persons

1,978

Other persons in group quarters

88

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

92,395

Black

18,995

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

645

Asian or Pacific Islander

589

Other race

605

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

1,476

 

 

Total housing units

74,253

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

43,681

Owner occupied

34,325

Renter occupied

9,356

Vacant housing units

30,572

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

18,631

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

4.0

Rental vacancy rate

13.0

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.53

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.59

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

1,151

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

42,337

1-unit attached

3,339

2 to 4 units

2,267

5 to 9 units

1,709

10 or more units

2,840

Mobile home, trailer, or other

21,761

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

21,751

Less than $50,000

4,322

$50,000 to $99,999

10,271

$100,000 to $149,999

3,777

$150,000 to $199,999

1,740

$200,000 to $299,999

1,093

$300,000 or more

548

 

 

Median (dollars)

79,800

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

7,942

Less than $250

3,291

$250 to $499

4,076

$500 to $749

514

$750 to $999

22

$1,000 or more

39

 

 

Median (dollars)

278

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

43,681

White

37,001

Black

6,129

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

269

Asian or Pacific Islander

147

Other race

135

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

373

(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.