CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Chautauqua County
      Total population141,895
SEX
   Male68,438
   Female73,457
AGE
   Under 5 years9,810
   5 to 17 years26,122
   18 to 20 years7,677
   21 to 24 years7,911
   25 to 44 years40,643
   45 to 54 years13,940
   55 to 59 years6,512
   60 to 64 years6,984
   65 to 74 years12,122
   75 to 84 years7,590
   85 years and over2,584
   Median age34.3
Under 18 years35,932
   Percent of total population25.3
65 years and over22,296
   Percent of total population15.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households53,696
   Family households (families)37,203
      Married-couple families29,942
         Percent of total households55.8
      Other family, male householder1,755
      Other family, female householder5,506
   Nonfamily households16,493
         Percent of total households30.7
      Householder living alone14,035
         Householder 65 years and over6,849
   Persons living in households136,558
   Persons per household2.54
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters5,337
      Institutionalized persons2,557
      Other persons in group quarters2,780
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White136,311
   Black2,405
      Percent of total population1.7
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut558
      Percent of total population0.4
   Asian or Pacific Islander545
      Percent of total population0.4
   Other race2,076
   Hispanic origin (of any race)4,055
      Percent of total population2.9
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Chautauqua County
      Total housing units62,682
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units53,696
      Owner occupied36,817
         Percent owner occupied68.6
      Renter occupied16,879
   Vacant housing units8,986
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use5,171
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)8.4
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.68
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.24
   Units with over 1 person per room806
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached40,432
   1-unit, attached634
   2 to 4 units11,943
   5 to 9 units1,791
   10 or more units2,579
   Mobile home, trailer, other5,303
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units25,499
      Less than $50,00013,671
      $50,000 to $99,0009,911
      $100,000 to $149,0001,280
      $150,000 to $199,999350
      $200,000 to $299,999207
      $300,000 or more80
      Median (dollars)47,800
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent15,148
      Less than $2507,529
      $250 to $4997,306
      $500 to $749245
      $750 to $99952
      $1,000 or more16
      Median (dollars)251
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units53,696
      White52,169
      Black656
         Percent of occupied units1.2
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut168
         Percent of occupied units0.3
      Asian or Pacific Islander120
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Other race583
      Hispanic origin (of any race)1,134
         Percent of occupied units2.1

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