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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

1,172

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 236 20.1
1-unit, attached 0 0.0
2 units 22 1.9
3 or 4 units 163 13.9
5 to 9 units 111 9.5
10 to 19 units 216 18.4
20 or more units 422 36.0
Mobile home 2 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 8 0.7
1995 to 1998 36 3.1
1990 to 1994 57 4.9
1980 to 1989 746 63.7
1970 to 1979 308 26.3
1960 to 1969 13 1.1
1940 to 1959 0 0.0
1939 or earlier 4 0.3
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 17 1.5
2 rooms 39 3.3
3 rooms 310 26.5
4 rooms 194 16.6
5 rooms 495 42.2
6 rooms 48 4.1
7 rooms 15 1.3
8 rooms 24 2.0
9 or more rooms 30 2.6
Median (rooms) 4.6  
     

Occupied Housing Units

113

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 33 29.2
1995 to 1998 59 52.2
1990 to 1994 16 14.2
1980 to 1989 5 4.4
1970 to 1979 0 0.0
1969 or earlier 0 0.0
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 6 5.3
1 37 32.7
2 58 51.3
3 or more 12 10.6
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 28 24.8
Electricity 64 56.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 21 18.6
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 0 0.0
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 1.8
No telephone service 0 0.0
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

113

100.0

1.00 or less 113 100.0
1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

44

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 0 0.0
$50,000 to $99,999 8 18.2
$100,000 to $149,999 12 27.3
$150,000 to $199,999 17 38.6
$200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
$300,000 to $499,999 7 15.9
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 156,300  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 23 52.3

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

0 0.0

$500 to $699

6 13.6

$700 to $999

11 25.0

$1,000 to $1,499

6 13.6

$1,500 to $1,999

0 0.0

$2,000 or more

0 0.0

Median (dollars)

850  
Not mortgaged 21 47.7

Median (dollars)

313  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 21 47.7
15 to 19 percent 3 6.8
20 to 24 percent 5 11.4
25 to 29 percent 6 13.6
30 to 34 percent 6 13.6
35 percent or more 3 6.8
Not computed 0 0.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

28

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 0 0.0
$200 to $299 0 0.0
$300 to $499 0 0.0
$500 to $749 9 32.1
$750 to $999 12 42.9
$1,000 to $1,499 2 7.1
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 5 17.9
Median (dollars) 825  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 0 0.0
15 to 19 percent 3 10.7
20 to 24 percent 4 14.3
25 to 29 percent 2 7.1
30 to 34 percent 2 7.1
35 percent or more 12 42.9
Not computed 5 17.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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