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Mitchell County:Snow Creek Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 831 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 715 100.0
1-unit, detached 623 75.0   1.00 or less 715 100.0
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
2 units 13 1.6   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 406 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 91 22.4
Mobile home 195 23.5   $50,000 to $99,999 213 52.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 72 17.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 26 6.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 4 1.0
1999 to March 2000 12 1.4   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 86 10.3   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 45 5.4   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 108 13.0   Median (dollars) 75,300 (X)
1970 to 1979 189 22.7        
1960 to 1969 104 12.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 197 23.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 90 10.8   With a mortgage 208 51.2
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 43 10.6
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 55 13.5
2 rooms 10 1.2        $700 to $999 93 22.9
3 rooms 33 4.0        $1,000 to $1,499 8 2.0
4 rooms 114 13.7        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 279 33.6        $2,000 or more 9 2.2
6 rooms 245 29.5        Median (dollars) 710 (X)
7 rooms 99 11.9   Not mortgaged 198 48.8
8 rooms 31 3.7        Median (dollars) 199 (X)
9 rooms 20 2.4        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 715 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 167 41.1
1999 to March 2000 98 13.7   15 to 19 percent 81 20.0
1995 to 1998 167 23.4   20 to 24 percent 57 14.0
1990 to 1994 87 12.2   25 to 29 percent 31 7.6
1980 to 1989 109 15.2   30 to 34 percent 28 6.9
1970 to 1979 112 15.7   35 percent or more 38 9.4
1969 or earlier 142 19.9   Not completed 4 1.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 104 100.0
None 35 4.9   GROSS RENT    
1 203 28.4   Less than $200 6 5.8
2 322 45.0   $200 to $299 12 11.5
3 or more 155 21.7   $300 to $499 32 30.8
        $500 to $749 28 26.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 7 6.7
Utility Gas 13 1.8   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 58 8.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 89 12.4   No cash rent 19 18.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 511 71.5   Median (dollars) 399 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 37 5.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 7 1.0   Less than 15 percent 22 21.2
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 16 15.4
        20 to 24 percent 11 10.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 7 1.0   30 to 34 percent 11 10.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 13 12.5
No telephone service 41 5.7   Not computed 31 29.8
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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