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Mitchell County:Grassy Creek Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 4,079 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 3,441 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,817 69.1   1.00 or less 3,374 98.1
1-unit, attached 24 0.6   1.01 to 1.50 47 1.4
2 units 101 2.5   1.51 or more 20 0.6
3 or 4 units 116 2.8        
5 to 9 units 100 2.5             Specified owner-occupied units 1,831 100.0
10 to 19 units 9 0.2   VALUE    
20 or more units 37 0.9   Less than $50,000 252 13.8
Mobile home 853 20.9   $50,000 to $99,999 910 49.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 22 0.5   $100,000 to $149,999 428 23.4
        $150,000 to $199,000 167 9.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 67 3.7
1999 to March 2000 108 2.6   $300,000 to $499,999 7 0.4
1995 to 1998 321 7.9   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 316 7.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 736 18.0   Median (dollars) 86,900 (X)
1970 to 1979 971 23.8        
1960 to 1969 463 11.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 899 22.0    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 265 6.5   With a mortgage 1,021 55.8
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 193 10.5
1 room 18 0.4        $500 to $699 238 13.0
2 rooms 74 1.8        $700 to $999 324 17.7
3 rooms 211 5.2        $1,000 to $1,499 245 13.4
4 rooms 812 19.9        $1,500 to $1,999 19 1.0
5 rooms 1,216 29.8        $2,000 or more 2 0.1
6 rooms 872 21.4        Median (dollars) 770 (X)
7 rooms 453 11.1   Not mortgaged 810 44.2
8 rooms 245 6.0        Median (dollars) 213 (X)
9 rooms 178 4.4        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 3,441 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 888 48.5
1999 to March 2000 488 14.2   15 to 19 percent 220 12.0
1995 to 1998 844 24.5   20 to 24 percent 262 14.3
1990 to 1994 487 14.2   25 to 29 percent 90 4.9
1980 to 1989 641 18.6   30 to 34 percent 103 5.6
1970 to 1979 527 15.3   35 percent or more 266 14.5
1969 or earlier 454 13.2   Not completed 2 0.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 750 100.0
None 308 9.0   GROSS RENT    
1 1,072 31.2   Less than $200 64 8.5
2 1,266 36.8   $200 to $299 118 15.7
3 or more 795 23.1   $300 to $499 316 42.1
        $500 to $749 102 13.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 34 4.5
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 2 0.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 346 10.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 647 18.8   No cash rent 114 15.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,231 64.8   Median (dollars) 389 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 201 5.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 14 0.4   Less than 15 percent 183 24.4
No fuel used 2 0.1   15 to 19 percent 86 11.5
        20 to 24 percent 105 14.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 59 7.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 10 0.3   30 to 34 percent 30 4.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 171 22.8
No telephone service 105 3.1   Not computed 116 15.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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