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DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 2,161 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,829 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,595 73.8   1.00 or less 1,792 98.0
1-unit, attached 10 0.5   1.01 to 1.50 30 1.6
2 units 59 2.7   1.51 or more 7 0.4
3 or 4 units 61 2.8        
5 to 9 units 118 5.5             Specified owner-occupied units 892 100.0
10 to 19 units 49 2.3   VALUE    
20 or more units 24 1.1   Less than $50,000 127 14.2
Mobile home 245 11.3   $50,000 to $99,999 456 51.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 177 19.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 69 7.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 35 3.9
1999 to March 2000 70 3.2   $300,000 to $499,999 15 1.7
1995 to 1998 129 6.0   $500,000 to $999,999 5 0.6
1990 to 1994 151 7.0   $1,000,000 or more 8 0.9
1980 to 1989 374 17.3   Median (dollars) 82,200 (X)
1970 to 1979 580 26.8        
1960 to 1969 362 16.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 325 15.0    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 170 7.9   With a mortgage 481 53.9
             Less than $300 18 2.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 88 9.9
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 145 16.3
2 rooms 48 2.2        $700 to $999 112 12.6
3 rooms 186 8.6        $1,000 to $1,499 93 10.4
4 rooms 322 14.9        $1,500 to $1,999 21 2.4
5 rooms 748 34.6        $2,000 or more 4 0.4
6 rooms 306 14.2        Median (dollars) 686 (X)
7 rooms 311 14.4   Not mortgaged 411 46.1
8 rooms 98 4.5        Median (dollars) 222 (X)
9 rooms 142 6.6        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,829 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 325 36.4
1999 to March 2000 344 18.8   15 to 19 percent 152 17.0
1995 to 1998 414 22.6   20 to 24 percent 116 13.0
1990 to 1994 279 15.3   25 to 29 percent 83 9.3
1980 to 1989 326 17.8   30 to 34 percent 92 10.3
1970 to 1979 214 11.7   35 percent or more 118 13.2
1969 or earlier 252 13.8   Not completed 6 0.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 505 100.0
None 217 11.9   GROSS RENT    
1 576 31.5   Less than $200 67 13.3
2 652 35.6   $200 to $299 75 14.9
3 or more 384 21.0   $300 to $499 187 37.0
        $500 to $749 123 24.4
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 191 10.4   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 575 31.4   No cash rent 53 10.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 946 51.7   Median (dollars) 347 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 112 6.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 5 0.3   Less than 15 percent 129 25.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 66 13.1
        20 to 24 percent 69 13.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 58 11.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 31 6.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 99 19.6
No telephone service 30 1.6   Not computed 53 10.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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