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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

362

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 218 60.2
1-unit, attached 2 0.6
2 units 2 0.6
3 or 4 units 31 8.6
5 to 9 units 16 4.4
10 to 19 units 0 0.0
20 or more units 0 0.0
Mobile home 93 25.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 4 1.1
1995 to 1998 27 7.5
1990 to 1994 9 2.5
1980 to 1989 74 20.4
1970 to 1979 37 10.2
1960 to 1969 63 17.4
1940 to 1959 98 27.1
1939 or earlier 50 13.8
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 6 1.7
3 rooms 40 11.0
4 rooms 76 21.0
5 rooms 91 25.1
6 rooms 71 19.6
7 rooms 47 13.0
8 rooms 18 5.0
9 or more rooms 13 3.6
Median (rooms) 5.1  
     

Occupied Housing Units

339

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 48 14.2
1995 to 1998 83 24.5
1990 to 1994 52 15.3
1980 to 1989 51 15.0
1970 to 1979 43 12.7
1969 or earlier 62 18.3
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 53 15.6
1 115 33.9
2 99 29.2
3 or more 72 21.2
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 2 0.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 29 8.6
Electricity 116 34.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 187 55.2
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 2 0.6
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 3 0.9
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 14 4.1
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

339

100.0

1.00 or less 334 98.5
1.01 to 1.50 5 1.5
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

152

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 29 19.1
$50,000 to $99,999 60 39.5
$100,000 to $149,999 46 30.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6 3.9
$200,000 to $299,999 7 4.6
$300,000 to $499,999 4 2.6
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 83,600  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 49 32.2

Less than $300

3 2.0

$300 to $499

4 2.6

$500 to $699

8 5.3

$700 to $999

19 12.5

$1,000 to $1,499

13 8.6

$1,500 to $1,999

2 1.3

$2,000 or more

0 0.0

Median (dollars)

892  
Not mortgaged 103 67.8

Median (dollars)

208  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 78 51.3
15 to 19 percent 17 11.2
20 to 24 percent 21 13.8
25 to 29 percent 10 6.6
30 to 34 percent 2 1.3
35 percent or more 22 14.5
Not computed 2 1.3
     

Specified renter-occupied units

106

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 6 5.7
$200 to $299 9 8.5
$300 to $499 49 46.2
$500 to $749 28 26.4
$750 to $999 0 0.0
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 14 13.2
Median (dollars) 417  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 12 11.3
15 to 19 percent 9 8.5
20 to 24 percent 10 9.4
25 to 29 percent 16 15.1
30 to 34 percent 7 6.6
35 percent or more 38 35.8
Not computed 14 13.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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