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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

583

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 363 62.3
1-unit, attached 6 1.0
2 units 29 5.0
3 or 4 units 58 9.9
5 to 9 units 61 10.5
10 to 19 units 22 3.8
20 or more units 33 5.7
Mobile home 11 1.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 1 0.2
1995 to 1998 16 2.7
1990 to 1994 24 4.1
1980 to 1989 115 19.7
1970 to 1979 120 20.6
1960 to 1969 83 14.2
1940 to 1959 165 28.3
1939 or earlier 59 10.1
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 6 1.0
2 rooms 24 4.1
3 rooms 82 14.1
4 rooms 143 24.5
5 rooms 135 23.2
6 rooms 80 13.7
7 rooms 47 8.1
8 rooms 37 6.3
9 or more rooms 29 5.0
Median (rooms) 4.8  
     

Occupied Housing Units

517

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 113 21.9
1995 to 1998 117 22.6
1990 to 1994 91 17.6
1980 to 1989 77 14.9
1970 to 1979 44 8.5
1969 or earlier 75 14.5
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 85 16.4
1 208 40.2
2 153 29.6
3 or more 71 13.7
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 30 5.8
Electricity 194 37.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 277 53.6
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 14 2.7
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 2 0.4
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 22 4.3
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

517

100.0

1.00 or less 506 97.9
1.01 to 1.50 6 1.2
1.51 or more 5 1.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

238

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 38 16.0
$50,000 to $99,999 142 59.7
$100,000 to $149,999 39 16.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10 4.2
$200,000 to $299,999 9 3.8
$300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 83,000  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 125 52.5

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

17 7.1

$500 to $699

36 15.1

$700 to $999

59 24.8

$1,000 to $1,499

10 4.2

$1,500 to $1,999

0 0.0

$2,000 or more

3 1.3

Median (dollars)

745  
Not mortgaged 113 47.5

Median (dollars)

233  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 94 39.5
15 to 19 percent 54 22.7
20 to 24 percent 29 12.2
25 to 29 percent 24 10.1
30 to 34 percent 13 5.5
35 percent or more 20 8.4
Not computed 4 1.7
     

Specified renter-occupied units

259

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 75 29.0
$200 to $299 27 10.4
$300 to $499 103 39.8
$500 to $749 33 12.7
$750 to $999 8 3.1
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 13 5.0
Median (dollars) 339  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 59 22.8
15 to 19 percent 21 8.1
20 to 24 percent 31 12.0
25 to 29 percent 39 15.1
30 to 34 percent 18 6.9
35 percent or more 72 27.8
Not computed 19 7.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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