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Ashe County:Jefferson Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

1,608

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

53

1985 to 1988

119

1980 to 1984

155

1970 to 1979

444

1960 to 1969

338

1950 to 1959

275

1940 to 1949

125

1939 or earlier

99
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

14

1 bedroom

43

2 bedrooms

497

3 bedrooms

744

4 bedrooms

202

5 or more bedrooms

108
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

38

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

25

Condominium housing units

4
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

523

Individual drilled well

777

Individual dug well

55

Some other source

253
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

450

Septic tank or cesspool

1,112

Other means

46
   

Occupied housing units

1,440

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

19

Electricity

288

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

875

Coal or coke

0

Wood

258

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

0

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

254

1985 to 1988

291

1980 to 1984

189

1970 to 1979

296

1960 to 1969

170

1959 or earlier

240
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

63
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

105

1

438

2

568

3 or more

329
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

753

With a mortgage

335

Less than $300

39

$300 to $499

118

$500 to $699

87

$700 to $999

70

$1,000 to $1,499

16

$1,500 to $1,999

5

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

518
   

Not mortgaged

418

Less than $100

38

$100 to $199

259

$200 to $299

109

$300 to $399

10

$400 or more

2
   

Median (dollars)

170
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

753

Less than 20 percent

462

20 to 24 percent

66

25 to 29 percent

41

30 to 34 percent

43

35 percent or more

133

Not computed

8
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

297

Less than $200

50

$200 to $299

123

$300 to $499

87

$500 to $749

2

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

2

No cash rent

33
   

Median (dollars)

273
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

297

Less than 20 percent

99

20 to 24 percent

60

25 to 29 percent

16

30 to 34 percent

18

35 percent or more

71

Not computed

33
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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