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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: McDowell County, North Carolina

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


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

35,681

 

 

SEX

 

Male

17,389

Female

18,292

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

2,206

5 to 17 years

6,322

18 to 20 years

1,615

21 to 24 years

1,890

25 to 44 years

10,757

45 to 54 years

4,146

55 to 59 years

1,807

60 to 64 years

1,786

65 to 74 years

3,018

75 to 84 years

1,664

85 years and over

470

 

 

Under 18 years

8,528

 

 

65 years and over

5,152

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

13,680

Family households (families)

10,366

Married-couple families

8,576

Other family, male householder

427

Other family, female householder

1,363

Nonfamily households

3,314

Householder living alone

2,996

Householder 65 years and over

1,399

 

 

Persons living in households

35,064

Persons per household

2.56

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

617

Institutionalized persons

416

Other persons in group quarters

201

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

33,901

Black

1,479

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

72

Asian or Pacific Islander

200

Other race

29

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

114

 

 

Total housing units

15,091

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

13,680

Owner occupied

10,543

Renter occupied

3,137

Vacant housing units

1,411

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

318

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.5

Rental vacancy rate

7.7

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.62

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.38

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

344

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

10,490

1-unit attached

86

2 to 4 units

404

5 to 9 units

241

10 or more units

211

Mobile home, trailer, or other

3,659

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

6,668

Less than $50,000

3,858

$50,000 to $99,999

2,443

$100,000 to $149,999

258

$150,000 to $199,999

69

$200,000 to $299,999

28

$300,000 or more

12

 

 

Median (dollars)

45,100

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

2,480

Less than $250

1,803

$250 to $499

663

$500 to $749

14

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

 

 

Median (dollars)

202

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

13,680

White

13,083

Black

513

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

32

Asian or Pacific Islander

45

Other race

7

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

37

(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.