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Alleghany County:Glade Creek Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,055 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 790 100.0
1-unit, detached 786 74.5   1.00 or less 772 97.7
1-unit, attached 6 0.6   1.01 to 1.50 12 1.5
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 6 0.8
3 or 4 units 5 0.5        
5 to 9 units 6 0.6             Specified owner-occupied units 383 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 8 2.1
Mobile home 247 23.4   $50,000 to $99,999 217 56.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 5 0.5   $100,000 to $149,999 73 19.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 42 11.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 29 7.6
1999 to March 2000 37 3.5   $300,000 to $499,999 14 3.7
1995 to 1998 116 11.0   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 91 8.6   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 106 10.0   Median (dollars) 86,400 (X)
1970 to 1979 251 23.8        
1960 to 1969 200 19.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 155 14.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 99 9.4   With a mortgage 232 60.6
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 30 7.8
1 room 10 0.9        $500 to $699 69 18.0
2 rooms 17 1.6        $700 to $999 64 16.7
3 rooms 59 5.6        $1,000 to $1,499 61 15.9
4 rooms 229 21.7        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 290 27.5        $2,000 or more 8 2.1
6 rooms 269 25.5        Median (dollars) 771 (X)
7 rooms 70 6.6   Not mortgaged 151 39.4
8 rooms 77 7.3        Median (dollars) 174 (X)
9 rooms 34 3.2        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 790 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 175 45.7
1999 to March 2000 95 12.0   15 to 19 percent 37 9.7
1995 to 1998 153 19.4   20 to 24 percent 48 12.5
1990 to 1994 134 17.0   25 to 29 percent 39 10.2
1980 to 1989 100 12.7   30 to 34 percent 13 3.4
1970 to 1979 155 19.6   35 percent or more 63 16.4
1969 or earlier 153 19.4   Not completed 8 2.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 117 100.0
None 89 11.3   GROSS RENT    
1 183 23.2   Less than $200 12 10.3
2 314 39.7   $200 to $299 12 10.3
3 or more 204 25.8   $300 to $499 39 33.3
        $500 to $749 27 23.1
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 119 15.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 132 16.7   No cash rent 27 23.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 447 56.6   Median (dollars) 392 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 92 11.6   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 12 10.3
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 6 5.1
        20 to 24 percent 6 5.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 11 9.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 8 1.0   30 to 34 percent 12 10.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 6 0.8   35 percent or more 37 31.6
No telephone service 22 2.8   Not computed 33 28.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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