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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

613

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 404 65.9
1-unit, attached 4 0.7
2 units 18 2.9
3 or 4 units 22 3.6
5 to 9 units 47 7.7
10 to 19 units 23 3.8
20 or more units 81 13.2
Mobile home 14 2.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 2 0.3
1995 to 1998 20 3.3
1990 to 1994 84 13.7
1980 to 1989 148 24.1
1970 to 1979 91 14.8
1960 to 1969 108 17.6
1940 to 1959 130 21.2
1939 or earlier 30 4.9
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 2 0.3
2 rooms 40 6.5
3 rooms 92 15.0
4 rooms 92 15.0
5 rooms 118 19.2
6 rooms 124 20.2
7 rooms 57 9.3
8 rooms 44 7.2
9 or more rooms 44 7.2
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

580

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 105 18.1
1995 to 1998 147 25.3
1990 to 1994 121 20.9
1980 to 1989 94 16.2
1970 to 1979 45 7.8
1969 or earlier 68 11.7
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 103 17.8
1 208 35.9
2 175 30.2
3 or more 94 16.2
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 2 0.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 13 2.2
Electricity 250 43.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 300 51.7
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 15 2.6
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 0 0.0
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2 0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2 0.3
No telephone service 12 2.1
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

580

100.0

1.00 or less 574 99.0
1.01 to 1.50 6 1.0
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

324

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 14 4.3
$50,000 to $99,999 179 55.2
$100,000 to $149,999 79 24.4
$150,000 to $199,999 21 6.5
$200,000 to $299,999 24 7.4
$300,000 to $499,999 7 2.2
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 92,600  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 186 57.4

Less than $300

2 0.6

$300 to $499

34 10.5

$500 to $699

40 12.3

$700 to $999

62 19.1

$1,000 to $1,499

41 12.7

$1,500 to $1,999

2 0.6

$2,000 or more

5 1.5

Median (dollars)

785  
Not mortgaged 138 42.6

Median (dollars)

231  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 127 39.2
15 to 19 percent 53 16.4
20 to 24 percent 48 14.8
25 to 29 percent 25 7.7
30 to 34 percent 12 3.7
35 percent or more 59 18.2
Not computed 0 0.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

230

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 61 26.5
$200 to $299 45 19.6
$300 to $499 87 37.8
$500 to $749 24 10.4
$750 to $999 0 0.0
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 13 5.7
Median (dollars) 303  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 56 24.3
15 to 19 percent 23 10.0
20 to 24 percent 31 13.5
25 to 29 percent 33 14.3
30 to 34 percent 27 11.7
35 percent or more 41 17.8
Not computed 19 8.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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