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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

989

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 686 69.4
1-unit, attached 12 1.2
2 units 52 5.3
3 or 4 units 59 6.0
5 to 9 units 45 4.6
10 to 19 units 0 0.0
20 or more units 37 3.7
Mobile home 98 9.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 8 0.8
1995 to 1998 44 4.4
1990 to 1994 32 3.2
1980 to 1989 139 14.1
1970 to 1979 149 15.1
1960 to 1969 101 10.2
1940 to 1959 373 37.7
1939 or earlier 143 14.5
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 23 2.3
3 rooms 67 6.8
4 rooms 217 21.9
5 rooms 269 27.2
6 rooms 202 20.4
7 rooms 104 10.5
8 rooms 87 8.8
9 or more rooms 20 2.0
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

911

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 122 13.4
1995 to 1998 226 24.8
1990 to 1994 114 12.5
1980 to 1989 163 17.9
1970 to 1979 134 14.7
1969 or earlier 152 16.7
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 155 17.0
1 331 36.3
2 287 31.5
3 or more 138 15.1
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 57 6.3
Electricity 227 24.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 599 65.8
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 19 2.1
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 9 1.0
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2 0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 21 2.3
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

911

100.0

1.00 or less 885 97.1
1.01 to 1.50 24 2.6
1.51 or more 2 0.2
     

Specified owner-occupied units

475

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 107 22.5
$50,000 to $99,999 280 58.9
$100,000 to $149,999 71 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 17 3.6
$200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
$300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 74,500  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 272 57.3

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

49 10.3

$500 to $699

51 10.7

$700 to $999

112 23.6

$1,000 to $1,499

58 12.2

$1,500 to $1,999

0 0.0

$2,000 or more

2 0.4

Median (dollars)

795  
Not mortgaged 203 42.7

Median (dollars)

219  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 174 36.6
15 to 19 percent 97 20.4
20 to 24 percent 80 16.8
25 to 29 percent 9 1.9
30 to 34 percent 41 8.6
35 percent or more 74 15.6
Not computed 0 0.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

345

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 57 16.5
$200 to $299 62 18.0
$300 to $499 115 33.3
$500 to $749 53 15.4
$750 to $999 2 0.6
$1,000 to $1,499 2 0.6
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 54 15.7
Median (dollars) 358  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 74 21.4
15 to 19 percent 32 9.3
20 to 24 percent 63 18.3
25 to 29 percent 24 7.0
30 to 34 percent 17 4.9
35 percent or more 79 22.9
Not computed 56 16.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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