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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

308

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 221 71.8
1-unit, attached 9 2.9
2 units 25 8.1
3 or 4 units 31 10.1
5 to 9 units 0 0.0
10 to 19 units 13 4.2
20 or more units 0 0.0
Mobile home 9 2.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 15 4.9
1995 to 1998 54 17.5
1990 to 1994 18 5.8
1980 to 1989 44 14.3
1970 to 1979 45 14.6
1960 to 1969 32 10.4
1940 to 1959 54 17.5
1939 or earlier 46 14.9
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 10 3.2
3 rooms 24 7.8
4 rooms 48 15.6
5 rooms 78 25.3
6 rooms 79 25.6
7 rooms 26 8.4
8 rooms 19 6.2
9 or more rooms 24 7.8
Median (rooms) 5.4  
     

Occupied Housing Units

204

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 72 35.3
1995 to 1998 68 33.3
1990 to 1994 18 8.8
1980 to 1989 22 10.8
1970 to 1979 8 3.9
1969 or earlier 16 7.8
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 7 3.4
1 73 35.8
2 83 40.7
3 or more 41 20.1
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 2 1.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 29 14.2
Electricity 97 47.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 68 33.3
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 8 3.9
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 0 0.0
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 3 1.5
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

204

100.0

1.00 or less 204 100.0
1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

81

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 2 2.5
$50,000 to $99,999 17 21.0
$100,000 to $149,999 20 24.7
$150,000 to $199,999 12 14.8
$200,000 to $299,999 30 37.0
$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) 168,800  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 51 63.0

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

7 8.6

$500 to $699

10 12.3

$700 to $999

10 12.3

$1,000 to $1,499

9 11.1

$1,500 to $1,999

8 9.9

$2,000 or more

7 8.6

Median (dollars)

870  
Not mortgaged 30 37.0

Median (dollars)

244  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 35 43.2
15 to 19 percent 5 6.2
20 to 24 percent 6 7.4
25 to 29 percent 13 16.0
30 to 34 percent 7 8.6
35 percent or more 15 18.5
Not computed 0 0.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

113

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 0 0.0
$200 to $299 14 12.4
$300 to $499 37 32.7
$500 to $749 32 28.3
$750 to $999 11 9.7
$1,000 to $1,499 4 3.5
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 15 13.3
Median (dollars) 483  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 31 27.4
15 to 19 percent 11 9.7
20 to 24 percent 10 8.8
25 to 29 percent 17 15.0
30 to 34 percent 10 8.8
35 percent or more 19 16.8
Not computed 15 13.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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