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Mitchell County:Bakersville Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 807 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 680 100.0
1-unit, detached 568 70.4   1.00 or less 667 98.1
1-unit, attached 14 1.7   1.01 to 1.50 11 1.6
2 units 3 0.4   1.51 or more 2 0.3
3 or 4 units 9 1.1        
5 to 9 units 5 0.6             Specified owner-occupied units 295 100.0
10 to 19 units 16 2.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 26 3.2   Less than $50,000 65 22.0
Mobile home 161 20.0   $50,000 to $99,999 155 52.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 5 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 41 13.9
        $150,000 to $199,000 23 7.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 11 3.7
1999 to March 2000 10 1.2   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 54 6.7   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 79 9.8   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 146 18.1   Median (dollars) 78,200 (X)
1970 to 1979 133 16.5        
1960 to 1969 90 11.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 140 17.3    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 155 19.2   With a mortgage 153 51.9
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 15 5.1
1 room 3 0.4        $500 to $699 67 22.7
2 rooms 2 0.2        $700 to $999 44 14.9
3 rooms 53 6.6        $1,000 to $1,499 22 7.5
4 rooms 134 16.6        $1,500 to $1,999 5 1.7
5 rooms 232 28.7        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 194 24.0        Median (dollars) 687 (X)
7 rooms 101 12.5   Not mortgaged 142 48.1
8 rooms 48 5.9        Median (dollars) 202 (X)
9 rooms 40 5.0        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 680 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 134 45.4
1999 to March 2000 79 11.6   15 to 19 percent 50 16.9
1995 to 1998 169 24.9   20 to 24 percent 36 12.2
1990 to 1994 115 16.9   25 to 29 percent 20 6.8
1980 to 1989 140 20.6   30 to 34 percent 7 2.4
1970 to 1979 72 10.6   35 percent or more 43 14.6
1969 or earlier 105 15.4   Not completed 5 1.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 145 100.0
None 89 13.1   GROSS RENT    
1 205 30.1   Less than $200 29 20.0
2 262 38.5   $200 to $299 15 10.3
3 or more 124 18.2   $300 to $499 59 40.7
        $500 to $749 12 8.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 6 4.1
Utility Gas 5 0.7   $1,000 to $1,499 2 1.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 67 9.9   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 104 15.3   No cash rent 22 15.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 427 62.8   Median (dollars) 349 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 77 11.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 19 13.1
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 25 17.2
        20 to 24 percent 11 7.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 11 7.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 15 2.2   30 to 34 percent 21 14.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 3 0.4   35 percent or more 36 24.8
No telephone service 33 4.9   Not computed 22 15.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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