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Alleghany County:Whitehead Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

356

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

0

1985 to 1988

24

1980 to 1984

51

1970 to 1979

114

1960 to 1969

56

1950 to 1959

40

1940 to 1949

37

1939 or earlier

34
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

15

1 bedroom

7

2 bedrooms

163

3 bedrooms

143

4 bedrooms

28

5 or more bedrooms

0
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

22

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

24

Condominium housing units

0
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

0

Individual drilled well

162

Individual dug well

45

Some other source

149
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

0

Septic tank or cesspool

334

Other means

22
   

Occupied housing units

261

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

7

Electricity

44

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

113

Coal or coke

0

Wood

97

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

0

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

16

1985 to 1988

42

1980 to 1984

56

1970 to 1979

81

1960 to 1969

35

1959 or earlier

31
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

22
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

20

1

78

2

86

3 or more

77
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

143

With a mortgage

66

Less than $300

20

$300 to $499

32

$500 to $699

5

$700 to $999

0

$1,000 to $1,499

9

$1,500 to $1,999

0

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

357
   

Not mortgaged

77

Less than $100

13

$100 to $199

57

$200 to $299

7

$300 to $399

0

$400 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

134
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

143

Less than 20 percent

104

20 to 24 percent

6

25 to 29 percent

8

30 to 34 percent

14

35 percent or more

11

Not computed

0
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

47

Less than $200

15

$200 to $299

11

$300 to $499

7

$500 to $749

6

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

8
   

Median (dollars)

270
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

47

Less than 20 percent

24

20 to 24 percent

0

25 to 29 percent

0

30 to 34 percent

0

35 percent or more

15

Not computed

8
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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