ALLEGANY COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Allegany County
      Total population50,470
SEX
   Male25,044
   Female25,426
AGE
   Under 5 years3,469
   5 to 17 years9,530
   18 to 20 years5,345
   21 to 24 years3,038
   25 to 44 years13,057
   45 to 54 years4,777
   55 to 59 years2,275
   60 to 64 years2,213
   65 to 74 years3,659
   75 to 84 years2,369
   85 years and over738
   Median age31.1
Under 18 years12,999
   Percent of total population25.8
65 years and over6,766
   Percent of total population13.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households17,011
   Family households (families)12,318
      Married-couple families10,231
         Percent of total households60.1
      Other family, male householder621
      Other family, female householder1,466
   Nonfamily households4,693
         Percent of total households27.6
      Householder living alone3,943
         Householder 65 years and over1,927
   Persons living in households45,639
   Persons per household2.68
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters4,831
      Institutionalized persons398
      Other persons in group quarters4,433
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White49,670
   Black305
      Percent of total population0.6
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut103
      Percent of total population0.2
   Asian or Pacific Islander304
      Percent of total population0.6
   Other race88
   Hispanic origin (of any race)313
      Percent of total population0.6
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Allegany County
      Total housing units21,951
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units17,011
      Owner occupied12,430
         Percent owner occupied73.1
      Renter occupied4,581
   Vacant housing units4,940
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use3,627
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.4
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)6.5
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.76
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.47
   Units with over 1 person per room346
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached14,624
   1-unit, attached166
   2 to 4 units2,042
   5 to 9 units505
   10 or more units251
   Mobile home, trailer, other4,363
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units7,550
      Less than $50,0005,333
      $50,000 to $99,0001,951
      $100,000 to $149,000207
      $150,000 to $199,99939
      $200,000 to $299,99916
      $300,000 or more4
      Median (dollars)37,600
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent3,900
      Less than $2502,390
      $250 to $4991,483
      $500 to $74923
      $750 to $9992
      $1,000 or more2
      Median (dollars)232
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units17,011
      White16,880
      Black39
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut28
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Asian or Pacific Islander51
         Percent of occupied units0.3
      Other race13
      Hispanic origin (of any race)72
         Percent of occupied units0.4

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