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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

6,412

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 4,992 77.9
1-unit, attached 50 0.8
2 units 63 1.0
3 or 4 units 85 1.3
5 to 9 units 140 2.2
10 to 19 units 49 0.8
20 or more units 30 0.5
Mobile home 950 14.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 53 0.8
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 191 3.0
1995 to 1998 598 9.3
1990 to 1994 649 10.1
1980 to 1989 1,003 15.6
1970 to 1979 1,512 23.6
1960 to 1969 873 13.6
1940 to 1959 959 15.0
1939 or earlier 627 9.8
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 39 0.6
2 rooms 84 1.3
3 rooms 443 6.9
4 rooms 1,139 17.8
5 rooms 1,942 30.3
6 rooms 1,133 17.7
7 rooms 816 12.7
8 rooms 402 6.3
9 or more rooms 414 6.5
Median (rooms) 5.3  
     

Occupied Housing Units

4,593

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 689 15.0
1995 to 1998 1,017 22.1
1990 to 1994 770 16.8
1980 to 1989 794 17.3
1970 to 1979 654 14.2
1969 or earlier 669 14.6
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 418 9.1
1 1,241 27.0
2 1,775 38.6
3 or more 1,159 25.2
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 8 0.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 623 13.6
Electricity 1,115 24.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,383 51.9
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 446 9.7
Solar energy 6 0.1
Other fuel 12 0.3
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 23 0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 6 0.1
No telephone service 89 1.9
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

4,593

100.0

1.00 or less 4,524 98.5
1.01 to 1.50 56 1.2
1.51 or more 13 0.3
     

Specified owner-occupied units

2,280

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 247 10.8
$50,000 to $99,999 1,065 46.7
$100,000 to $149,999 524 23.0
$150,000 to $199,999 228 10.0
$200,000 to $299,999 116 5.1
$300,000 to $499,999 71 3.1
$500,000 to $999,999 13 0.6
$1,000,000 or more 16 0.7
Median (dollars) 89,700  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 1,208 53.0

Less than $300

18 0.8

$300 to $499

174 7.6

$500 to $699

349 15.3

$700 to $999

292 12.8

$1,000 to $1,499

313 13.7

$1,500 to $1,999

42 1.8

$2,000 or more

20 0.9

Median (dollars)

752  
Not mortgaged 1,072 47.0

Median (dollars)

211  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 986 43.2
15 to 19 percent 330 14.5
20 to 24 percent 276 12.1
25 to 29 percent 147 6.4
30 to 34 percent 186 8.2
35 percent or more 321 14.1
Not computed 34 1.5
     

Specified renter-occupied units

880

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 95 10.8
$200 to $299 117 13.3
$300 to $499 325 36.9
$500 to $749 184 20.9
$750 to $999 10 1.1
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 149 16.9
Median (dollars) 363  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 193 21.9
15 to 19 percent 110 12.5
20 to 24 percent 87 9.9
25 to 29 percent 90 10.2
30 to 34 percent 48 5.5
35 percent or more 191 21.7
Not computed 161 18.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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