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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

11,911

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 7,857 66.0
1-unit, attached 142 1.2
2 units 211 1.8
3 or 4 units 441 3.7
5 to 9 units 285 2.4
10 to 19 units 335 2.8
20 or more units 739 6.2
Mobile home 1,857 15.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 44 0.4
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 427 3.6
1995 to 1998 1,085 9.1
1990 to 1994 1,002 8.4
1980 to 1989 3,636 30.5
1970 to 1979 2,324 19.5
1960 to 1969 1,045 8.8
1940 to 1959 1,420 11.9
1939 or earlier 972 8.2
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 40 0.3
2 rooms 312 2.6
3 rooms 1,059 8.9
4 rooms 2,055 17.3
5 rooms 3,766 31.6
6 rooms 2,092 17.6
7 rooms 1,181 9.9
8 rooms 718 6.0
9 or more rooms 688 5.8
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

6,532

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 977 15.0
1995 to 1998 1,557 23.8
1990 to 1994 1,027 15.7
1980 to 1989 1,153 17.7
1970 to 1979 846 13.0
1969 or earlier 972 14.9
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 530 8.1
1 1,856 28.4
2 2,453 37.6
3 or more 1,693 25.9
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 16 0.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 964 14.8
Electricity 1,233 18.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 3,774 57.8
Coal or coke 14 0.2
Wood 509 7.8
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 22 0.3
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 27 0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 52 0.8
No telephone service 288 4.4
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

6,532

100.0

1.00 or less 6,420 98.3
1.01 to 1.50 79 1.2
1.51 or more 33 0.5
     

Specified owner-occupied units

3,214

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 535 16.6
$50,000 to $99,999 1,323 41.2
$100,000 to $149,999 690 21.5
$150,000 to $199,999 316 9.8
$200,000 to $299,999 236 7.3
$300,000 to $499,999 85 2.6
$500,000 to $999,999 20 0.6
$1,000,000 or more 9 0.3
Median (dollars) 88,000  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 1,531 47.6

Less than $300

34 1.1

$300 to $499

235 7.3

$500 to $699

381 11.9

$700 to $999

465 14.5

$1,000 to $1,499

271 8.4

$1,500 to $1,999

89 2.8

$2,000 or more

56 1.7

Median (dollars)

759  
Not mortgaged 1,683 52.4

Median (dollars)

189  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 1,556 48.4
15 to 19 percent 459 14.3
20 to 24 percent 271 8.4
25 to 29 percent 229 7.1
30 to 34 percent 188 5.8
35 percent or more 477 14.8
Not computed 34 1.1
     

Specified renter-occupied units

1,171

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 60 5.1
$200 to $299 135 11.5
$300 to $499 396 33.8
$500 to $749 242 20.7
$750 to $999 36 3.1
$1,000 to $1,499 12 1.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 290 24.8
Median (dollars) 430  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 195 16.7
15 to 19 percent 135 11.5
20 to 24 percent 103 8.8
25 to 29 percent 110 9.4
30 to 34 percent 88 7.5
35 percent or more 230 19.6
Not computed 310 26.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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