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DP-4 Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

13,268

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 9,572 72.1
1-unit, attached 181 1.4
2 units 166 1.3
3 or 4 units 173 1.3
5 to 9 units 188 1.4
10 to 19 units 90 0.7
20 or more units 120 0.9
Mobile home 2,734 20.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 44 0.3
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 371 2.8
1995 to 1998 1,577 11.9
1990 to 1994 1,366 10.3
1980 to 1989 2,441 18.4
1970 to 1979 2,554 19.2
1960 to 1969 1,645 12.4
1940 to 1959 2,084 15.7
1939 or earlier 1,230 9.3
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 60 0.5
2 rooms 240 1.8
3 rooms 814 6.1
4 rooms 2,615 19.7
5 rooms 3,590 27.1
6 rooms 2,807 21.2
7 rooms 1,600 12.1
8 rooms 918 6.9
9 or more rooms 624 4.7
Median (rooms) 5.3  
     

Occupied Housing Units

10,411

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 1,419 13.6
1995 to 1998 2,564 24.6
1990 to 1994 1,545 14.8
1980 to 1989 1,752 16.8
1970 to 1979 1,455 14.0
1969 or earlier 1,676 16.1
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 903 8.7
1 2,999 28.8
2 3,924 37.7
3 or more 2,585 24.8
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 24 0.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 808 7.8
Electricity 1,999 19.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 6,478 62.2
Coal or coke 2 0.0
Wood 1,049 10.1
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 31 0.3
No fuel used 20 0.2
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 99 1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 51 0.5
No telephone service 288 2.8
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

10,411

100.0

1.00 or less 10,239 98.3
1.01 to 1.50 131 1.3
1.51 or more 41 0.4
     

Specified owner-occupied units

4,830

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 580 12.0
$50,000 to $99,999 2,289 47.4
$100,000 to $149,999 1,102 22.8
$150,000 to $199,999 467 9.7
$200,000 to $299,999 291 6.0
$300,000 to $499,999 87 1.8
$500,000 to $999,999 14 0.3
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 91,600  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 2,411 49.9

Less than $300

40 0.8

$300 to $499

355 7.3

$500 to $699

719 14.9

$700 to $999

764 15.8

$1,000 to $1,499

315 6.5

$1,500 to $1,999

191 4.0

$2,000 or more

27 0.6

Median (dollars)

733  
Not mortgaged 2,419 50.1

Median (dollars)

201  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 2,119 43.9
15 to 19 percent 828 17.1
20 to 24 percent 474 9.8
25 to 29 percent 416 8.6
30 to 34 percent 255 5.3
35 percent or more 677 14.0
Not computed 61 1.3
     

Specified renter-occupied units

1,819

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 191 10.5
$200 to $299 195 10.7
$300 to $499 780 42.9
$500 to $749 272 15.0
$750 to $999 39 2.1
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 11 0.6
No cash rent 331 18.2
Median (dollars) 375  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 426 23.4
15 to 19 percent 148 8.1
20 to 24 percent 190 10.4
25 to 29 percent 210 11.5
30 to 34 percent 128 7.0
35 percent or more 338 18.6
Not computed 379 20.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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