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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

7,919

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 5,625 71.0
1-unit, attached 63 0.8
2 units 117 1.5
3 or 4 units 126 1.6
5 to 9 units 111 1.4
10 to 19 units 25 0.3
20 or more units 63 0.8
Mobile home 1,762 22.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 27 0.3
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 202 2.6
1995 to 1998 688 8.7
1990 to 1994 542 6.8
1980 to 1989 1,296 16.4
1970 to 1979 1,742 22.0
1960 to 1969 913 11.5
1940 to 1959 1,666 21.0
1939 or earlier 870 11.0
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 28 0.4
2 rooms 105 1.3
3 rooms 417 5.3
4 rooms 1,496 18.9
5 rooms 2,378 30.0
6 rooms 1,844 23.3
7 rooms 863 10.9
8 rooms 441 5.6
9 or more rooms 347 4.4
Median (rooms) 5.3  
     

Occupied Housing Units

6,551

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 836 12.8
1995 to 1998 1,583 24.2
1990 to 1994 838 12.8
1980 to 1989 1,228 18.7
1970 to 1979 980 15.0
1969 or earlier 1,086 16.6
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 620 9.5
1 1,920 29.3
2 2,540 38.8
3 or more 1,471 22.5
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 30 0.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 585 8.9
Electricity 1,016 15.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 4,380 66.9
Coal or coke 2 0.0
Wood 500 7.6
Solar energy 2 0.0
Other fuel 34 0.5
No fuel used 2 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 66 1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 14 0.2
No telephone service 254 3.9
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

6,551

100.0

1.00 or less 6,462 98.6
1.01 to 1.50 67 1.0
1.51 or more 22 0.3
     

Specified owner-occupied units

3,203

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 652 20.4
$50,000 to $99,999 1,571 49.0
$100,000 to $149,999 645 20.1
$150,000 to $199,999 226 7.1
$200,000 to $299,999 92 2.9
$300,000 to $499,999 9 0.3
$500,000 to $999,999 8 0.2
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 78,800  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 1,608 50.2

Less than $300

7 0.2

$300 to $499

320 10.0

$500 to $699

429 13.4

$700 to $999

530 16.5

$1,000 to $1,499

287 9.0

$1,500 to $1,999

24 0.7

$2,000 or more

11 0.3

Median (dollars)

722  
Not mortgaged 1,595 49.8

Median (dollars)

203  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 1,556 48.6
15 to 19 percent 430 13.4
20 to 24 percent 432 13.5
25 to 29 percent 177 5.5
30 to 34 percent 175 5.5
35 percent or more 413 12.9
Not computed 20 0.6
     

Specified renter-occupied units

1,183

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 135 11.4
$200 to $299 163 13.8
$300 to $499 461 39.0
$500 to $749 156 13.2
$750 to $999 56 4.7
$1,000 to $1,499 4 0.3
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 208 17.6
Median (dollars) 379  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 287 24.3
15 to 19 percent 153 12.9
20 to 24 percent 133 11.2
25 to 29 percent 72 6.1
30 to 34 percent 68 5.7
35 percent or more 248 21.0
Not computed 222 18.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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