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race)......................... 61,580 Percent of
occupied units.......................... 5.0
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 *** Delaware Total
population...................................... 666,168 SEX
Male..................................................... 322,968
Female................................................... 343,200 AGE Under 5
years............................................ 48,824 5 to 17
years............................................ 114,517 18 to 20
years........................................... 33,586 21 to 24
years........................................... 42,647 25 to 44
years........................................... 217,981 45 to 54

years........................................... 68,114 55 to 59
years........................................... 29,861 60 to 64
years........................................... 29,903 65 to 74
years........................................... 49,596 75 to 84
years........................................... 23,997 85 years and
over........................................ 7,142 Median
age............................................... 32.9 Under 18
years.............................................. 163,341 Percent of total
population.............................. 24.5 65 years and
over........................................... 80,735 Percent of total
population.............................. 12.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total
households............................................ 247,497 Family households
(families)............................. 175,867 Married-couple
families............................... 137,983 Percent of total
households........................ 55.8 Other family, male
householder........................ 8,565 Other family, female
householder...................... 29,319 Nonfamily
households..................................... 71,630 Percent of total
households........................ 28.9 Householder living
alone.............................. 57,451 Householder 65 years and
over...................... 21,566 Persons living in
households............................. 646,097 Persons per
household.................................... 2.61 GROUP QUARTERS Persons
living in group quarters......................... 20,071 Institutionalized
persons............................. 8,662 Other persons in group
quarters....................... 11,409 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White.................................................... 535,094
Black.................................................... 112,460 Percent of total
population........................... 16.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut........................ 2,019 Percent of total population...........................
0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander................................ 9,057 Percent of total
population........................... 1.4 Other race...............................................
7,538 Hispanic origin (of any race)............................ 15,820 Percent of
total population........................... 2.4
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 *** Delaware Total
housing units................................... 289,919 OCCUPANCY AND

TENURE Occupied housing units................................... 247,497
Owner occupied........................................ 173,813 Percent owner
occupied............................. 70.2 Renter
occupied....................................... 73,684 Vacant housing
units..................................... 42,422 For seasonal, recreational, or
occasional use......... 19,328 Homeowner vacancy rate
(percent).......................... 2.3 Rental vacancy rate
(percent)............................. 7.8 Persons per owner-occupied
unit.......................... 2.71 Persons per renter-occupied
unit......................... 2.38 Units with over 1 person per
room........................ 5,624 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit,
detached......................................... 156,013 1-unit,
attached......................................... 40,161 2 to 4
units............................................. 13,919 5 to 9
units............................................. 10,148 10 or more
units......................................... 32,612 Mobile home, trailer,
other.............................. 37,066 VALUE Specified owner-occupied
units........................... 137,526 Less than $50,000.....................................
11,847 $50,000 to $99,000.................................... 56,838 $100,000 to
$149,000.................................. 38,463 $150,000 to
$199,999.................................. 15,640 $200,000 to
$299,999.................................. 10,479 $300,000 or
more...................................... 4,259 Median
(dollars)...................................... 100,100 CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent......... 68,249 Less than
$250........................................ 12,669 $250 to
$499.......................................... 36,047 $500 to
$749.......................................... 16,687 $750 to
$999.......................................... 1,835 $1,000 or
more........................................ 1,011 Median
(dollars)...................................... 425 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units...................................
247,497 White................................................. 204,968
Black................................................. 37,229 Percent of occupied
units.......................... 15.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut..................... 773 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander............................. 2,538 Percent of occupied

units.......................... 1.0 Other race............................................ 1,989
Hispanic origin (of any race)......................... 4,497 Percent of occupied
units.......................... 1.8
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 *** District of
Columbia Total population...................................... 606,900 SEX
Male..................................................... 282,970
Female................................................... 323,930 AGE Under 5
years............................................ 37,351 5 to 17
years............................................ 79,741 18 to 20
years........................................... 35,291 21 to 24
years........................................... 47,267 25 to 44
years........................................... 216,472 45 to 54
years........................................... 62,031 55 to 59
years........................................... 25,441 60 to 64
years........................................... 25,459 65 to 74
years........................................... 44,553 75 to 84
years........................................... 25,447 85 years and
over........................................ 7,847 Median
age............................................... 33.5 Under 18
years.............................................. 117,092 Percent of total
population.............................. 19.3 65 years and
over........................................... 77,847 Percent of total
population.............................. 12.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total
households............................................ 249,634 Family households
(families)............................. 122,087 Married-couple
families............................... 63,110 Percent of total
households........................ 25.3 Other family, male
householder........................ 10,402 Other family, female
householder...................... 48,575 Nonfamily
households..................................... 127,547 Percent of total
households........................ 51.1 Householder living
alone.............................. 103,626 Householder 65 years and
over...................... 27,237 Persons living in
households............................. 565,183 Persons per
household.................................... 2.26 GROUP QUARTERS Persons
living in group quarters......................... 41,717 Institutionalized

persons............................. 14,070 Other persons in group
quarters....................... 27,647 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White.................................................... 179,667
Black.................................................... 399,604 Percent of total
population........................... 65.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut........................ 1,466 Percent of total population...........................
0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander................................ 11,214 Percent of total
population........................... 1.8 Other race...............................................
14,949 Hispanic origin (of any race)............................ 32,710 Percent
of total population........................... 5.4
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 *** District of
Columbia Total housing units................................... 278,489
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Occupied housing
units................................... 249,634 Owner
occupied........................................ 97,108 Percent owner
occupied............................. 38.9 Renter
occupied....................................... 152,526 Vacant housing
units..................................... 28,855 For seasonal, recreational, or
occasional use......... 1,575 Homeowner vacancy rate
(percent).......................... 3.2 Rental vacancy rate
(percent)............................. 7.9 Persons per owner-occupied
unit.......................... 2.50 Persons per renter-occupied
unit......................... 2.12 Units with over 1 person per
room........................ 20,587 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit,
detached......................................... 34,602 1-unit,
attached......................................... 71,321 2 to 4
units............................................. 30,699 5 to 9
units............................................. 20,783 10 or more
units......................................... 118,237 Mobile home, trailer,
other.............................. 2,847 VALUE Specified owner-occupied
units........................... 71,532 Less than $50,000.....................................
1,680 $50,000 to $99,000.................................... 25,247 $100,000 to
$149,000.................................. 15,000 $150,000 to
$199,999.................................. 6,859 $200,000 to
$299,999.................................. 8,372 $300,000 or
more...................................... 14,374 Median

(dollars)...................................... 123,900 CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent......... 148,553 Less
than $250........................................ 23,897 $250 to
$499..........................................