Median household income (1999): $50,538
Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,706
| This zip code | $50,706 | | North Carolina: | $40,729 |
Nearest zip codes: 28223, 28213, 28269, 28075, 28215, 28205.
Housing units in zip code 28262 with a mortgage: 2,683 (253 second mortgage, 308 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 269
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,163
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 904
- 1995 to 1998: 2,875
- 1990 to 1994: 1,545
- 1980 to 1989: 1,637
- 1970 to 1979: 330
- 1960 to 1969: 205
- 1950 to 1959: 92
- 1940 to 1949: 36
- 1939 or earlier: 70
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlotte, NC (28262):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 48
- 2 bedrooms: 245
- 3 bedrooms: 1,881
- 4 bedrooms: 938
- 5 or more bedrooms: 175
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 209
- 1 bedrooms: 1,129
- 2 bedrooms: 1,338
- 3 bedrooms: 412
- 4 bedrooms: 577
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 28262 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 50
- 1 vehicle: 844
- 2 vehicles: 1,641
- 3 vehicles: 587
- 4 vehicles: 140
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 110
- 1 vehicle: 1,766
- 2 vehicles: 1,100
- 3 vehicles: 341
- 4 vehicles: 316
- 5 or more vehicles: 32
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 28262:
- $50,000 to $59,999: 53
- $70,000 to $79,999: 65
- $80,000 to $89,999: 37
- $90,000 to $99,999: 141
- $100,000 to $124,999: 830
- $125,000 to $149,999: 913
- $150,000 to $174,999: 316
- $175,000 to $199,999: 184
- $200,000 to $249,999: 115
- $250,000 to $299,999: 118
- $300,000 to $399,999: 142
- $400,000 to $499,999: 17
- $500,000 to $749,999: 9
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 28262:
- $100 to $149: 12
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 92
- $250 to $299: 44
- $300 to $349: 210
- $350 to $399: 15
- $400 to $449: 80
- $450 to $499: 65
- $500 to $549: 66
- $550 to $599: 244
- $600 to $649: 347
- $650 to $699: 445
- $700 to $749: 463
- $750 to $799: 404
- $800 to $899: 451
- $900 to $999: 279
- $1,000 to $1,249: 281
- $1,250 to $1,499: 110
- No cash rent: 32
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,115
- Black or African American householders: $167,074
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $142,633
- Asian householders: $207,687
- Some other race householders: $142,876
- Two or more races householders: $167,195
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,390
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,251
- One, attached: 213
- Two: 47
- 3 or 4: 217
- 5 to 9: 900
- 10 to 19: 1,989
- 20 to 49: 519
- 50 or more: 279
- Mobile homes: 279

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,400 (86%)
- Carpooled: 1,046 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
- Railroad: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 53 (0%)
- Walked: 175 (2%)
- Other means: 35 (0%)
- Worked at home: 150 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 317
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1303
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1321
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1473
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1790
- 25 to 29 minutes: 905
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1814
- 35 to 39 minutes: 286
- 40 to 44 minutes: 499
- 45 to 59 minutes: 642
- 60 to 89 minutes: 311
- 90 or more minutes: 83
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,382
- In family households: 11,517 (2,723 male householders, 884 female householders)
2,769 spouses, 4,131 children (3,917 natural, 130 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 198 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 160 other relatives, 372 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,865 (2,039 male householders (1,088 living alone)), 1,301 female householders (800 living alone)), 2,525 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 371 (286 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,407 2-persons, 949 3-persons, 784 4-persons, 265 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,888 1-person, 725 2-persons, 282 3-persons, 417 4-persons, 28 5-persons.
2,759 married couples with children.
635 single-parent households (147 men, 488 women).
84.1% of residents of 28262 zip code speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 23% well, 23% not well, 5% not at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 20% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 37% well, 12% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (69% very well, 19% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,186 (12.0%)
(30.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (19%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Korea (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Taiwan (3%)
- Japan (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,015
- 1990 to 1994: 406
- 1985 to 1989: 262
- 1980 to 1984: 227
- 1975 to 1979: 118
- 1970 to 1974: 80
- 1970 to 1974: 40
- 1965 to 1969: 38
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 6360
- German: 1666
- United States or American: 1323
- Irish: 924
- English: 809
- Italian: 448
- Scotch-Irish: 413
- Polish: 338
- Scottish: 326
- European: 292
- Arab:: 200
- Subsaharan African:: 140
- French (except Basque): 115
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 111
- Dutch: 110
- Hungarian: 109
- Czech: 93
- African: 89
- Jamaican: 77
- Greek: 74
- Lebanese: 69
- British: 67
- Other Arab: 60
- Canadian: 60
- Palestinian: 49
- Russian: 46
- French Canadian: 44
- Lithuanian: 41
- Swedish: 32
- Norwegian: 30
- Ukrainian: 29
- South African: 27
- Czechoslovakian: 26
- Kenyan: 24
- Austrian: 20
- Welsh: 17
- Slovak: 17
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14
- Croatian: 14
- Romanian: 14
- Afghan: 12
- Egyptian: 10
- Turkish: 10
- Haitian: 10
- British West Indian: 10
- Scandinavian: 9
- Danish: 9
- Bulgarian: 8
- Slovene: 8
- Swiss: 8
- Arab/Arabic: 7
- Israeli: 5
- Jordanian: 5
Private high school not listed on the city page:- DERITA CHR. ACADEMY (Students: 64; Location: 6401 RUMPLE RD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: PK - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 28262 not listed on the city page:- NATHANIEL ALEXANDER ELEM (Students: 1,024; Location: 7910 NEAL ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 05)
- UNIVERSITY MEADOWS ELEM (Students: 912; Location: 1600 PAVILION BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 05)
- MALLARD CREEK (Students: 826; Location: 9801 MALLARD CRK RD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 05)
- JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD ELEM (Students: 788; Location: 7810 NEAL ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: PK - 05)
- DERITA ALTERNATIVE (Students: 280; Location: 2300 W SUGAR CREEK ROAD, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: 06 - 12)
- METROLINA REG SCHOLARS ACADEMY (Students: 155; Location: 9100 OLMSTED DRIVE, CHARLOTTE, NC; Grades: KG - 08)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DOW JONES & COMPANY INCORPORATED (9140 RESEARCH DRIVE in CHARLOTTE, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: MICHELL F BAKARICH (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP (701 MCCULLOUGH DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: COLLINS & AIKMAN CORP. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLLINS AND AIKMAN/SCIENCE & SE
- DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION (9815 DAVID TAYLOR DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -3M05FMYG00RTVWM4CNQBG5GJP8, WASTEWATER FACILITY, WASTEWATER PROGRAM, -9323, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- DERITA ALTERNATIVE (2300 W SUGAR CREEK ROAD in CHARLOTTE, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-439
Organizations: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERICAN EQUIPMENT RACING (7701-C N TRYON ST in CHARLOTTE, NC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: A E R ASSOCIATES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BASF CORPORATION (6601 N. I-85 SERVICE RD. in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Organizations: BASF INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ZENECA RESINS
- CELESTICA USA INC (7345 IBM DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (9139 RESEARCH DR GLC 27689 in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: GREYHOUND FINANCIAL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CLARKE AMERICAN CHECKS INC (9711 DAVID TAYLOR DR in CHARLOTTE, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CARADON INC CLARKE AMERICAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMPLATE, INC. (7810 TYNER ST in CHARLOTTE, NC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
- CMUD- MALLARD CREEK WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (12400 US 29 HY in MECKLENBURG, NC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (62%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7129
- Northeast: 2955
- Midwest: 1630
- South: 3156
- West: 480
29% of the 28262 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 15,114. Population change in the 1990s: +3,054 (+20.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 251
| Here: | 14.9% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
| Here: | 22.2% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 306
| Here: | 10.7% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHARLOTTE, NC):
- VA TECH VOEST MCE CORP (10715 DAVID TAYLOR DR; small business): $10,540,477 in 53 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Steam Engines, Reciprocating; and Components, Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating, Installation of Equipment -- Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Bureau of Reclamation, Army, Tennessee Valley Authority, and others Signed by year: 2000: $834,000; 2001: $2,378,956; 2002: $7,374,886; 2003: $5,253,265; 2004: $-5,564,664; 2005: $134,588; 2006: $129,446.
Biggest contracts:
$2,465,264 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-09-25. Completion date: 2004-06-12.
$2,100,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-20. Completion date: 2004-06-12.
$1,400,000 with Bureau of Reclamation for Steam Engines, Reciprocating; and Components. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2010-04-15.
$1,203,779 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2002-08-23. Completion date: 2004-06-12.
- DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION (9815 DAVID TAYLOR DRIVE; small business): $1,977,009 in 9 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Defense Aircraft -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Operational Systems Development (R&D), R&D-Other Space-B Res by Air Force, Navy, NASA Signed by year: 2000: $209,909; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $99,993; 2004: $374,544; 2005: $434,543; 2006: $515,274.
Biggest contracts:
$400,000 with Air Force for Defense Aircraft -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-03-29. Completion date: 2006-12-29.
$374,544, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-21. Completion date: 2006-07-21.
$374,543, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-27. Completion date: 2006-07-21.
$342,746 with Air Force for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 1999-12-07. Completion date: 2001-04-02.
- NUTECH SOLUTIONS, INC (8401 UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE; small business): $338,284 in 5 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Other Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified -- Advanced Development (R&D), Patent and Trademark Services, Miscellaneous Items, Telephone and Telegraph Equipment by Navy, Small Business Administration, Geological Survey Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $58,750; 2002: $0; 2003: $189,708; 2004: $89,826; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$100,268 with Navy for Other Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified -- Advanced Development (R&D). Taking place in VA. Signed on 2003-11-19. Completion date: 2004-02-15.
$89,826, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-11. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
$89,440 with Small Business Administration for Patent and Trademark Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$31,750 with Navy for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2001-08-03. Completion date: 2001-10-12.
- OPSOURCE INC (THE BEN CRAIG CENTER; small business): $199,898 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$99,898 with Air Force for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2006-05-01. Completion date: 2007-01-26.
$80,000 with Navy for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2004-03-30. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
$20,000 with Navy for Environmental Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2005-08-05. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
- VISUAL DATA, INCORPORATED (10925 DAVID TAYLOR DR STE; small business): $70,067 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2005
$55,000 with Federal Technology Service for Communications Security Equipment and Components. Signed on 2001-11-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
$8,616 with Navy for ADP Support Equipment. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-06-30. Completion date: 2005-07-14.
$6,451 with Navy for Communications Security Equipment and Components. Signed on 2005-07-15. Completion date: 2005-08-14.
- ROBERT A GIACALONE (11401 TAVERNAY PARKWAY; small business)
$29,995 with Navy for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-02-26. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
- BRIDGEBUILDER COMPANY, THE (8701 MALLARD CREEK RD; small business)
$13,600 with Air Force for Other Education and Training Services. Taking place in HI. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2005-09-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 500-999 employees: 2 establishments, 250-499 employees: 2 establishments, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 5 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Wholesale Trade: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (over 1000: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Life Insurance Carriers (over 1000: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (500-999: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 9, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (250-499: 2, 100-249: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 7, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (500-999: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Spectator Sports (500-999: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 328 people in nursing homes
- 44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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