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QT-H10. Units in Structure, Householder 65 Years and Over, and Householder Below Poverty Level: 2000

Subject Number Percent
     
TENURE BY UNITS IN STRUCTURE    
   Owner-occupied housing units 8,436 100.0%
 1,detached 6,505 77.1%
 1,attached 79 0.9%
 2 23 0.3%
 3 or 4 2 0.0%
 5 or more 13 0.2%
 Mobile home 1,814 21.5%
 Boat, RV, van, etc 0 0.0%
     
   Renter-occupied housing units 1,975 100.0%
 1, detached 881 44.6%
 1, attached 16 0.8%
 2 116 5.9%
 3 or 4 138 7.0%
 5 to 9 135 6.8%
 10 to 19 51 2.6%
 20 to 49 53 2.7%
 50 or more 58 2.9%
 Mobile home 527 26.7%
 Boat, RV, van, etc 0 0.0%
     
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH    
 HOUSEHOLDER 65 YEARS AND OVER    
   Occupied housing units 2,949 100.0%
 Owner occupied 2,562 86.9%
 Less than 1.01 occupants per room 2,944 99.8%
 No telephone service 36 1.2%
 No vehicle available 533 18.1%
 Below poverty level 554 18.8%
 With meals included in rent 2 0.1%
     
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL    
  Owner-occupied housing units 1,024 100.0%
 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 7 0.7%
 1.01 or more occupants per room 15 1.5%
 Built 1939 or earlier 135 13.2%
 Householder 65 years and over 423 41.3%
 With public assistance income 32 3.1%
 With Social security income 476 46.5%
 No telephone service 56 5.5%
     
  Renter-occupied housing units 514 100.0%
 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 5 1.0%
 1.01 or more occupants per room 31 6.0%
 Built 1939 or earlier 28 5.4%
 Householder 65 years and over 131 25.5%
 With public assistance income 37 7.2%
 With Social Security income 156 30.4%
 No telephone service 79 15.4%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H14, H21, H32, H43, H45, H53, HCT22, HCT23, HCT24, HCT25, HCT26, and HCT27.
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