1990 Census of Population and Housing 
Dubois County, IN

Dubois County

1990 Census of Population and Housing

TOTAL POPULATION

36,616

SEX

Male

17,962

Female

18,654

AGE

Under 5 years

2,950

5 to 17 years

7,344

18 to 20 years

1,372

21 to 24 years

2,029

25 to 44 years

11,789

45 to 54 years

3,586

55 to 59 years

1,510

60 to 64 years

1,519

65 to 74 years

2,421

75 to 84 years

1,530

85 years and over

566

Median age

32.1

Under 18 years

10,294

Percent of total population

28.1

65 years and over

4,517

Percent of total population

12.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Total households

13,023

Family households (families)

9,847

Married-couple families

8,633

Percent of total households

66.3

Other family, male householder

344

Other family, female householder

870

Nonfamily households

3,176

Percent of total households

24.4

Householder living alone

2,847

Householder 65 years and over

1,350

Persons living in households

35,780

Persons per household

2.75

GROUP QUARTERS

Persons living in group quarters

836

Institutionalized persons

480

Other persons in group quarters

356

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

White

36,466

Black

33

Percent of total population

0.1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

30

Percent of total population

0.1

Asian or Pacific Islander

55

Percent of total population

0.2

Other race

32

Hispanic origin (of any race)

244

Percent of total population

0.7

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS

13,964

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

Occupied housing units

13,023

Owner occupied

10,248

Percent owner occupied

78.7

Renter occupied

2,775

Vacant housing units

941

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

290

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.2

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

7.4

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.91

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.14

Units with over 1 person per room

217

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

10,414

1-unit, attached

81

2 to 4 units

1,114

5 to 9 units

257

10 or more units

551

Mobile home, trailer, other

1,547

VALUE

Specified owner-occupied units

7,478

Less than $50,000

2,854

$50,000 to $99,000

3,893

$100,000 to $149,000

543

$150,000 to $199,999

111

$200,000 to $299,999

57

$300,000 or more

20

Median (dollars)

58,000

CONTRACT RENT

Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent

2,378

Less than $250

1,294

$250 to $499

1,055

$500 to $749

18

$750 to $999

4

$1,000 or more

7

Median (dollars)

240

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

Occupied housing units

13,023

White

12,981

Black

12

Percent of occupied units

0.1

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

12

Percent of occupied units

0.1

Asian or Pacific Islander

11

Percent of occupied units

0.1

Other race

7

Hispanic origin (of any race)

48

Percent of occupied units

0.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, STF1A Profile

Prepared by the Indiana Business Research Center at the

Indiana University School of Business

Websource:

http://www.iupui.edu/it/ibrc/PROFILES/COUNTIES/dubois_prof.html