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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

933

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 609 65.3
1-unit, attached 4 0.4
2 units 51 5.5
3 or 4 units 44 4.7
5 to 9 units 118 12.6
10 to 19 units 49 5.3
20 or more units 24 2.6
Mobile home 34 3.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 20 2.1
1995 to 1998 29 3.1
1990 to 1994 24 2.6
1980 to 1989 130 13.9
1970 to 1979 325 34.8
1960 to 1969 185 19.8
1940 to 1959 173 18.5
1939 or earlier 47 5.0
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 20 2.1
3 rooms 139 14.9
4 rooms 171 18.3
5 rooms 296 31.7
6 rooms 114 12.2
7 rooms 110 11.8
8 rooms 58 6.2
9 or more rooms 25 2.7
Median (rooms) 5.0  
     

Occupied Housing Units

852

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 206 24.2
1995 to 1998 209 24.5
1990 to 1994 89 10.4
1980 to 1989 128 15.0
1970 to 1979 121 14.2
1969 or earlier 99 11.6
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 160 18.8
1 295 34.6
2 230 27.0
3 or more 167 19.6
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 49 5.8
Electricity 368 43.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 404 47.4
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 31 3.6
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 0 0.0
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 22 2.6
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

852

100.0

1.00 or less 836 98.1
1.01 to 1.50 9 1.1
1.51 or more 7 0.8
     

Specified owner-occupied units

441

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 69 15.6
$50,000 to $99,999 269 61.0
$100,000 to $149,999 66 15.0
$150,000 to $199,999 21 4.8
$200,000 to $299,999 16 3.6
$300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 76,600  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 256 58.0

Less than $300

13 2.9

$300 to $499

45 10.2

$500 to $699

83 18.8

$700 to $999

60 13.6

$1,000 to $1,499

35 7.9

$1,500 to $1,999

16 3.6

$2,000 or more

4 0.9

Median (dollars)

665  
Not mortgaged 185 42.0

Median (dollars)

227  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 154 34.9
15 to 19 percent 71 16.1
20 to 24 percent 63 14.3
25 to 29 percent 40 9.1
30 to 34 percent 58 13.2
35 percent or more 55 12.5
Not computed 0 0.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

357

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 67 18.8
$200 to $299 51 14.3
$300 to $499 147 41.2
$500 to $749 80 22.4
$750 to $999 0 0.0
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 12 3.4
Median (dollars) 332  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 96 26.9
15 to 19 percent 41 11.5
20 to 24 percent 53 14.8
25 to 29 percent 33 9.2
30 to 34 percent 31 8.7
35 percent or more 91 25.5
Not computed 12 3.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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