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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

4,768

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 1,521 31.9
1-unit, attached 181 3.8
2 units 188 3.9
3 or 4 units 357 7.5
5 to 9 units 530 11.1
10 to 19 units 782 16.4
20 or more units 984 20.6
Mobile home 216 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 9 0.2
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 42 0.9
1995 to 1998 333 7.0
1990 to 1994 301 6.3
1980 to 1989 1,138 23.9
1970 to 1979 1,202 25.2
1960 to 1969 776 16.3
1940 to 1959 704 14.8
1939 or earlier 272 5.7
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 66 1.4
2 rooms 438 9.2
3 rooms 1,006 21.1
4 rooms 1,227 25.7
5 rooms 731 15.3
6 rooms 577 12.1
7 rooms 327 6.9
8 rooms 196 4.1
9 or more rooms 200 4.2
Median (rooms) 4.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

4,378

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 2,008 45.9
1995 to 1998 1,221 27.9
1990 to 1994 219 5.0
1980 to 1989 342 7.8
1970 to 1979 245 5.6
1969 or earlier 343 7.8
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 317 7.2
1 2,000 45.7
2 1,376 31.4
3 or more 685 15.6
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 62 1.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 271 6.2
Electricity 2,910 66.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,043 23.8
Coal or coke 21 0.5
Wood 28 0.6
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 20 0.5
No fuel used 23 0.5
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 14 0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 28 0.6
No telephone service 121 2.8
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

4,378

100.0

1.00 or less 4,280 97.8
1.01 to 1.50 71 1.6
1.51 or more 27 0.6
     

Specified owner-occupied units

1,094

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 27 2.5
$50,000 to $99,999 257 23.5
$100,000 to $149,999 366 33.5
$150,000 to $199,999 227 20.7
$200,000 to $299,999 153 14.0
$300,000 to $499,999 32 2.9
$500,000 to $999,999 23 2.1
$1,000,000 or more 9 0.8
Median (dollars) 137,700  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 571 52.2

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

22 2.0

$500 to $699

123 11.2

$700 to $999

161 14.7

$1,000 to $1,499

172 15.7

$1,500 to $1,999

42 3.8

$2,000 or more

51 4.7

Median (dollars)

969  
Not mortgaged 523 47.8

Median (dollars)

262  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 503 46.0
15 to 19 percent 147 13.4
20 to 24 percent 100 9.1
25 to 29 percent 56 5.1
30 to 34 percent 39 3.6
35 percent or more 229 20.9
Not computed 20 1.8
     

Specified renter-occupied units

3,021

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 44 1.5
$200 to $299 127 4.2
$300 to $499 1,075 35.6
$500 to $749 1,134 37.5
$750 to $999 284 9.4
$1,000 to $1,499 149 4.9
$1,500 or more 76 2.5
No cash rent 132 4.4
Median (dollars) 533  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 291 9.6
15 to 19 percent 205 6.8
20 to 24 percent 259 8.6
25 to 29 percent 189 6.3
30 to 34 percent 169 5.6
35 percent or more 1,639 54.3
Not computed 269 8.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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