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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

1,519

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 1,160 76.4
1-unit, attached 65 4.3
2 units 63 4.1
3 or 4 units 69 4.5
5 to 9 units 133 8.8
10 to 19 units 14 0.9
20 or more units 4 0.3
Mobile home 11 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 46 3.0
1995 to 1998 150 9.9
1990 to 1994 102 6.7
1980 to 1989 308 20.3
1970 to 1979 275 18.1
1960 to 1969 214 14.1
1940 to 1959 223 14.7
1939 or earlier 201 13.2
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 4 0.3
2 rooms 24 1.6
3 rooms 103 6.8
4 rooms 234 15.4
5 rooms 279 18.4
6 rooms 273 18.0
7 rooms 204 13.4
8 rooms 174 11.5
9 or more rooms 224 14.7
Median (rooms) 5.9  
     

Occupied Housing Units

658

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 129 19.6
1995 to 1998 217 33.0
1990 to 1994 113 17.2
1980 to 1989 97 14.7
1970 to 1979 38 5.8
1969 or earlier 64 9.7
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 33 5.0
1 205 31.2
2 289 43.9
3 or more 131 19.9
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 10 1.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 178 27.1
Electricity 168 25.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 284 43.2
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 18 2.7
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 0 0.0
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 6 0.9
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

658

100.0

1.00 or less 654 99.4
1.01 to 1.50 4 0.6
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

388

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 2 0.5
$50,000 to $99,999 38 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 56 14.4
$150,000 to $199,999 55 14.2
$200,000 to $299,999 92 23.7
$300,000 to $499,999 82 21.1
$500,000 to $999,999 39 10.1
$1,000,000 or more 24 6.2
Median (dollars) 252,000  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 216 55.7

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

5 1.3

$500 to $699

18 4.6

$700 to $999

39 10.1

$1,000 to $1,499

60 15.5

$1,500 to $1,999

36 9.3

$2,000 or more

58 14.9

Median (dollars)

1,341  
Not mortgaged 172 44.3

Median (dollars)

317  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 185 47.7
15 to 19 percent 55 14.2
20 to 24 percent 43 11.1
25 to 29 percent 28 7.2
30 to 34 percent 12 3.1
35 percent or more 59 15.2
Not computed 6 1.5
     

Specified renter-occupied units

184

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 6 3.3
$200 to $299 7 3.8
$300 to $499 25 13.6
$500 to $749 56 30.4
$750 to $999 33 17.9
$1,000 to $1,499 22 12.0
$1,500 or more 7 3.8
No cash rent 28 15.2
Median (dollars) 660  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 24 13.0
15 to 19 percent 27 14.7
20 to 24 percent 37 20.1
25 to 29 percent 12 6.5
30 to 34 percent 21 11.4
35 percent or more 35 19.0
Not computed 28 15.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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