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Mitchell County:Poplar Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 175 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 154 100.0
1-unit, detached 144 82.3   1.00 or less 154 100.0
1-unit, attached 6 3.4   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 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 83 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 19 22.9
Mobile home 25 14.3   $50,000 to $99,999 52 62.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 12 14.5
        $150,000 to $199,000 0 0.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 0 0.0
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 7 4.0   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 12 6.9   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 14 8.0   Median (dollars) 62,700 (X)
1970 to 1979 34 19.4        
1960 to 1969 26 14.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 50 28.6    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 32 18.3   With a mortgage 12 14.5
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 12 14.5
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 0 0.0
2 rooms 0 0.0        $700 to $999 0 0.0
3 rooms 0 0.0        $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
4 rooms 26 14.9        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 82 46.9        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 54 30.9        Median (dollars) 400 (X)
7 rooms 0 0.0   Not mortgaged 71 85.5
8 rooms 7 4.0        Median (dollars) 169 (X)
9 rooms 6 3.4        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 154 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 51 61.4
1999 to March 2000 13 8.4   15 to 19 percent 13 15.7
1995 to 1998 13 8.4   20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 26 16.9   25 to 29 percent 7 8.4
1980 to 1989 18 11.7   30 to 34 percent 6 7.2
1970 to 1979 20 13.0   35 percent or more 6 7.2
1969 or earlier 64 41.6   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 12 100.0
None 32 20.8   GROSS RENT    
1 25 16.2   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 72 46.8   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 25 16.2   $300 to $499 6 50.0
        $500 to $749 0 0.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 6 3.9   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 0 0.0   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 6 3.9   No cash rent 6 50.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 124 80.5   Median (dollars) 425 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 18 11.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 0 0.0
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 0 0.0
        20 to 24 percent 6 50.0
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 0 0.0
No telephone service 12 7.8   Not computed 6 50.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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