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Mitchell County:Fork Mountain-Little Rock Creek Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 513 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 309 100.0
1-unit, detached 363 70.8   1.00 or less 307 99.4
1-unit, attached 3 0.6   1.01 to 1.50 2 0.6
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 0 0.0        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 124 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 25 20.2
Mobile home 147 28.7   $50,000 to $99,999 72 58.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 19 15.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 0 0.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
1999 to March 2000 38 7.4   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 42 8.2   $500,000 to $999,999 8 6.5
1990 to 1994 41 8.0   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 56 10.9   Median (dollars) 67,500 (X)
1970 to 1979 102 19.9        
1960 to 1969 75 14.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 79 15.4    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 80 15.6   With a mortgage 42 33.9
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 14 11.3
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 10 8.1
2 rooms 9 1.8        $700 to $999 10 8.1
3 rooms 53 10.3        $1,000 to $1,499 8 6.5
4 rooms 145 28.3        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 148 28.8        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 83 16.2        Median (dollars) 670 (X)
7 rooms 30 5.8   Not mortgaged 82 66.1
8 rooms 30 5.8        Median (dollars) 209 (X)
9 rooms 15 2.9        
Median (rooms) 4.8 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 309 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 77 62.1
1999 to March 2000 36 11.7   15 to 19 percent 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 71 23.0   20 to 24 percent 23 18.5
1990 to 1994 16 5.2   25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 84 27.2   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
1970 to 1979 62 20.1   35 percent or more 17 13.7
1969 or earlier 40 12.9   Not completed 7 5.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 43 100.0
None 44 14.2   GROSS RENT    
1 82 26.5   Less than $200 7 16.3
2 123 39.8   $200 to $299 7 16.3
3 or more 60 19.4   $300 to $499 10 23.3
        $500 to $749 2 4.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 26 8.4   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 32 10.4   No cash rent 17 39.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 197 63.8   Median (dollars) 292 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 54 17.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 15 34.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 6 14.0
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 5 11.6
No telephone service 35 11.3   Not computed 17 39.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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