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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

220

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 148 67.3
1-unit, attached 0 0.0
2 units 1 0.5
3 or 4 units 9 4.1
5 to 9 units 2 0.9
10 to 19 units 0 0.0
20 or more units 0 0.0
Mobile home 60 27.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 3 1.4
1995 to 1998 28 12.7
1990 to 1994 19 8.6
1980 to 1989 35 15.9
1970 to 1979 24 10.9
1960 to 1969 27 12.3
1940 to 1959 32 14.5
1939 or earlier 52 23.6
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 0 0.0
3 rooms 16 7.3
4 rooms 49 22.3
5 rooms 55 25.0
6 rooms 61 27.7
7 rooms 22 10.0
8 rooms 10 4.5
9 or more rooms 7 3.2
Median (rooms) 5.3  
     

Occupied Housing Units

197

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 26 13.2
1995 to 1998 28 14.2
1990 to 1994 40 20.3
1980 to 1989 41 20.8
1970 to 1979 30 15.2
1969 or earlier 32 16.2
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 23 11.7
1 50 25.4
2 88 44.7
3 or more 36 18.3
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 15 7.6
Electricity 42 21.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 132 67.0
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 8 4.1
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 2 1.0
No telephone service 18 9.1
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

197

100.0

1.00 or less 197 100.0
1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

105

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 28 26.7
$50,000 to $99,999 56 53.3
$100,000 to $149,999 12 11.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7 6.7
$200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
$300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
$500,000 to $999,999 2 1.9
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 71,900  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 47 44.8

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

10 9.5

$500 to $699

24 22.9

$700 to $999

7 6.7

$1,000 to $1,499

4 3.8

$1,500 to $1,999

0 0.0

$2,000 or more

2 1.9

Median (dollars)

590  
Not mortgaged 58 55.2

Median (dollars)

200  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 47 44.8
15 to 19 percent 17 16.2
20 to 24 percent 10 9.5
25 to 29 percent 11 10.5
30 to 34 percent 8 7.6
35 percent or more 10 9.5
Not computed 2 1.9
     

Specified renter-occupied units

51

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 3 5.9
$200 to $299 13 25.5
$300 to $499 17 33.3
$500 to $749 14 27.5
$750 to $999 0 0.0
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 4 7.8
Median (dollars) 363  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 1 2.0
15 to 19 percent 11 21.6
20 to 24 percent 3 5.9
25 to 29 percent 7 13.7
30 to 34 percent 8 15.7
35 percent or more 15 29.4
Not computed 6 11.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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