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Mitchell County:Harrell Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 642 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 537 100.0
1-unit, detached 459 71.5   1.00 or less 537 100.0
1-unit, attached 7 1.1   1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 0 0.0        
5 to 9 units 6 0.9             Specified owner-occupied units 211 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 90 42.7
Mobile home 170 26.5   $50,000 to $99,999 74 35.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 40 19.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 7 3.3
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
1999 to March 2000 22 3.4   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 69 10.7   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 14 2.2   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 93 14.5   Median (dollars) 73,600 (X)
1970 to 1979 159 24.8        
1960 to 1969 72 11.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 85 13.2    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 128 19.9   With a mortgage 89 42.2
             Less than $300 7 3.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 20 9.5
1 room 7 1.1        $500 to $699 34 16.1
2 rooms 7 1.1        $700 to $999 28 13.3
3 rooms 27 4.2        $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
4 rooms 108 16.8        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 165 25.7        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 166 25.9        Median (dollars) 621 (X)
7 rooms 80 12.5   Not mortgaged 122 57.8
8 rooms 25 3.9        Median (dollars) 191 (X)
9 rooms 57 8.9        
Median (rooms) 5.5 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 537 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 99 46.9
1999 to March 2000 48 8.9   15 to 19 percent 33 15.6
1995 to 1998 145 27.0   20 to 24 percent 12 5.7
1990 to 1994 52 9.7   25 to 29 percent 15 7.1
1980 to 1989 93 17.3   30 to 34 percent 20 9.5
1970 to 1979 85 15.8   35 percent or more 32 15.2
1969 or earlier 114 21.2   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 57 100.0
None 60 11.2   GROSS RENT    
1 137 25.5   Less than $200 27 47.4
2 233 43.4   $200 to $299 7 12.3
3 or more 107 19.9   $300 to $499 0 0.0
        $500 to $749 0 0.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 9 15.8
Utility Gas 6 1.1   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 16 3.0   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 68 12.7   No cash rent 14 24.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 389 72.4   Median (dollars) 187 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 58 10.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 27 47.4
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 9 15.8
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 1.1   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 7 12.3
No telephone service 13 2.4   Not computed 14 24.6
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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