ORLEANS COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Orleans County
      Total population41,846
SEX
   Male20,963
   Female20,883
AGE
   Under 5 years3,092
   5 to 17 years8,168
   18 to 20 years1,875
   21 to 24 years2,363
   25 to 44 years13,488
   45 to 54 years4,202
   55 to 59 years1,728
   60 to 64 years1,672
   65 to 74 years3,016
   75 to 84 years1,673
   85 years and over569
   Median age32.5
Under 18 years11,260
   Percent of total population26.9
65 years and over5,258
   Percent of total population12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households14,428
   Family households (families)10,685
      Married-couple families8,608
         Percent of total households59.7
      Other family, male householder593
      Other family, female householder1,484
   Nonfamily households3,743
         Percent of total households25.9
      Householder living alone3,119
         Householder 65 years and over1,482
   Persons living in households39,588
   Persons per household2.74
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters2,258
      Institutionalized persons2,053
      Other persons in group quarters205
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White38,288
   Black2,754
      Percent of total population6.6
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut194
      Percent of total population0.5
   Asian or Pacific Islander147
      Percent of total population0.4
   Other race463
   Hispanic origin (of any race)1,029
      Percent of total population2.5
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Orleans County
      Total housing units16,345
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units14,428
      Owner occupied10,731
         Percent owner occupied74.4
      Renter occupied3,697
   Vacant housing units1,917
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use1,066
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)5.0
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.83
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.48
   Units with over 1 person per room270
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached11,351
   1-unit, attached147
   2 to 4 units2,109
   5 to 9 units565
   10 or more units243
   Mobile home, trailer, other1,930
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units6,974
      Less than $50,0002,726
      $50,000 to $99,0003,747
      $100,000 to $149,000398
      $150,000 to $199,99977
      $200,000 to $299,99923
      $300,000 or more3
      Median (dollars)56,900
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent3,212
      Less than $2501,006
      $250 to $4992,173
      $500 to $74932
      $750 to $9990
      $1,000 or more1
      Median (dollars)291
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units14,428
      White13,755
      Black522
         Percent of occupied units3.6
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut63
         Percent of occupied units0.4
      Asian or Pacific Islander28
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Other race60
      Hispanic origin (of any race)149
         Percent of occupied units1.0

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