CATTARAUGUS COUNTY POPULATION PROFILE

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Cattaraugus County
      Total population84,234
SEX
   Male40,825
   Female43,409
AGE
   Under 5 years6,332
   5 to 17 years16,967
   18 to 20 years4,581
   21 to 24 years4,506
   25 to 44 years24,042
   45 to 54 years8,151
   55 to 59 years3,856
   60 to 64 years3,969
   65 to 74 years6,811
   75 to 84 years3,735
   85 years and over1,284
   Median age33.2
Under 18 years23,299
   Percent of total population27.7
65 years and over11,830
   Percent of total population14.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households30,456
   Family households (families)21,657
      Married-couple families17,395
         Percent of total households57.1
      Other family, male householder1,034
      Other family, female householder3,228
   Nonfamily households8,799
         Percent of total households28.9
      Householder living alone7,543
         Householder 65 years and over3,651
   Persons living in households80,833
   Persons per household2.65
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters3,401
      Institutionalized persons1,035
      Other persons in group quarters2,366
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White81,091
   Black757
      Percent of total population0.9
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut1,866
      Percent of total population2.2
   Asian or Pacific Islander327
      Percent of total population0.4
   Other race193
   Hispanic origin (of any race)534
      Percent of total population0.6
1990 Census of Population and Housing                                 
   040 New York                      
   050    Cattaraugus County
      Total housing units36,839
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units30,456
      Owner occupied22,286
         Percent owner occupied73.2
      Renter occupied8,170
   Vacant housing units6,383
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use3,970
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)7.0
   Persons per owner-occupied unit2.76
   Persons per renter-occupied unit2.35
   Units with over 1 person per room550
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached23,931
   1-unit, attached705
   2 to 4 units4,776
   5 to 9 units846
   10 or more units813
   Mobile home, trailer, other5,768
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units14,306
      Less than $50,0009,117
      $50,000 to $99,0004,440
      $100,000 to $149,000528
      $150,000 to $199,999145
      $200,000 to $299,99967
      $300,000 or more9
      Median (dollars)42,100
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent7,143
      Less than $2504,485
      $250 to $4992,544
      $500 to $74979
      $750 to $99914
      $1,000 or more21
      Median (dollars)227
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units30,456
      White29,501
      Black208
         Percent of occupied units0.7
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut624
         Percent of occupied units2.0
      Asian or Pacific Islander72
         Percent of occupied units0.2
      Other race51
      Hispanic origin (of any race)130
         Percent of occupied units0.4

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