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Alleghany County:Gap Civil Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

1,748

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

57

1985 to 1988

127

1980 to 1984

185

1970 to 1979

486

1960 to 1969

367

1950 to 1959

252

1940 to 1949

96

1939 or earlier

178
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

8

1 bedroom

147

2 bedrooms

417

3 bedrooms

838

4 bedrooms

279

5 or more bedrooms

59
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

8

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

8

Condominium housing units

4
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

1,118

Individual drilled well

402

Individual dug well

72

Some other source

156
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

943

Septic tank or cesspool

768

Other means

37
   

Occupied housing units

1,515

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

4

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

40

Electricity

446

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

736

Coal or coke

0

Wood

285

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

1

No fuel used

3
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

285

1985 to 1988

304

1980 to 1984

220

1970 to 1979

352

1960 to 1969

150

1959 or earlier

204
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

86
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

206

1

508

2

477

3 or more

324
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

796

With a mortgage

367

Less than $300

80

$300 to $499

133

$500 to $699

102

$700 to $999

36

$1,000 to $1,499

15

$1,500 to $1,999

1

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

447
   

Not mortgaged

429

Less than $100

64

$100 to $199

273

$200 to $299

67

$300 to $399

21

$400 or more

4
   

Median (dollars)

153
   

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

796

Less than 20 percent

502

20 to 24 percent

66

25 to 29 percent

74

30 to 34 percent

36

35 percent or more

108

Not computed

10
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

381

Less than $200

97

$200 to $299

111

$300 to $499

125

$500 to $749

8

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

40
   

Median (dollars)

270
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

381

Less than 20 percent

112

20 to 24 percent

45

25 to 29 percent

41

30 to 34 percent

24

35 percent or more

115

Not computed

44
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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