households........................ 55.6 Other family, male 
householder........................ 39,448 Other family, female 
householder...................... 140,385 Nonfamily 
households..................................... 365,986 Percent of total 
households........................ 29.7 Householder living 
alone.............................. 297,161 Householder 65 years and 
over...................... 121,918 Persons living in 
households............................. 3,185,949 Persons per 
household.................................... 2.59 GROUP QUARTERS Persons 
living in group quarters......................... 101,167 Institutionalized 
persons............................. 48,424 Other persons in group 
quarters....................... 52,743 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN 
White.................................................... 2,859,353 
Black.................................................... 274,269 Percent of total 
population........................... 8.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or 
Aleut........................ 6,654 Percent of total population........................... 
0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander................................ 50,698 Percent of total 
population........................... 1.5 Other race............................................... 
96,142 Hispanic origin (of any race)............................ 213,116 Percent 
of total population........................... 6.5 
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 *** Connecticut Total 
housing units......................................... 1,320,850 OCCUPANCY AND 
TENURE Occupied housing units................................... 1,230,479
Owner occupied........................................ 807,481 Percent owner 
occupied............................. 65.6 Renter 
occupied....................................... 422,998 Vacant housing 
units..................................... 90,371 For seasonal, recreational, or 
occasional use......... 20,428 Homeowner vacancy rate 
(percent).......................... 1.9 Rental vacancy rate 
(percent)............................. 6.9 Persons per owner-occupied 
unit.......................... 2.74 Persons per renter-occupied 
unit......................... 2.30 Units with over 1 person per 
room........................ 28,237 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, 
detached......................................... 748,626 1-unit, 
attached......................................... 66,681 2 to 4 
units............................................. 243,600 5 to 9 
units............................................. 75,497 10 or more 
units......................................... 155,492 Mobile home, trailer, 
other.............................. 30,954 VALUE Specified owner-occupied 
units........................... 643,500 Less than $50,000..................................... 
4,582 $50,000 to $99,000.................................... 36,715 $100,000 to 
$149,000.................................. 165,331 $150,000 to 
$199,999.................................. 188,019 $200,000 to 
$299,999.................................. 150,321 $300,000 or 
more...................................... 98,532 Median 
(dollars)...................................... 177,800 CONTRACT RENT 
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent......... 401,254 Less 
than $250........................................ 56,694 $250 to 
$499.......................................... 135,109 $500 to 
$749.......................................... 152,144 $750 to 
$999.......................................... 38,238 $1,000 or 
more........................................ 19,069 Median 
(dollars)...................................... 510 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN 
OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units................................... 
1,230,479 White................................................. 1,096,812 
Black................................................. 90,882 Percent of occupied 
units.......................... 7.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or 
Aleut..................... 2,383 Percent of occupied units.......................... 0.2 
Asian or Pacific Islander............................. 13,558 Percent of occupied 
units.......................... 1.1 Other race............................................ 26,844
Hispanic origin (of any 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 
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