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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

23,155

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 15,302 66.1
1-unit, attached 585 2.5
2 units 789 3.4
3 or 4 units 894 3.9
5 to 9 units 970 4.2
10 to 19 units 1,096 4.7
20 or more units 1,090 4.7
Mobile home 2,415 10.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 14 0.1
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 793 3.4
1995 to 1998 2,503 10.8
1990 to 1994 2,364 10.2
1980 to 1989 5,275 22.8
1970 to 1979 5,293 22.9
1960 to 1969 2,876 12.4
1940 to 1959 2,699 11.7
1939 or earlier 1,352 5.8
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 172 0.7
2 rooms 959 4.1
3 rooms 2,357 10.2
4 rooms 4,330 18.7
5 rooms 5,335 23.0
6 rooms 4,329 18.7
7 rooms 2,488 10.7
8 rooms 1,693 7.3
9 or more rooms 1,492 6.4
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

16,540

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 4,275 25.8
1995 to 1998 4,531 27.4
1990 to 1994 2,118 12.8
1980 to 1989 2,432 14.7
1970 to 1979 1,513 9.1
1969 or earlier 1,671 10.1
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 927 5.6
1 5,341 32.3
2 6,510 39.4
3 or more 3,762 22.7
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 176 1.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 2,527 15.3
Electricity 5,784 35.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 6,990 42.3
Coal or coke 27 0.2
Wood 901 5.4
Solar energy 7 0.0
Other fuel 58 0.4
No fuel used 70 0.4
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 94 0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 66 0.4
No telephone service 307 1.9
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

16,540

100.0

1.00 or less 16,288 98.5
1.01 to 1.50 198 1.2
1.51 or more 54 0.3
     

Specified owner-occupied units

7,221

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 329 4.6
$50,000 to $99,999 1,784 24.7
$100,000 to $149,999 1,940 26.9
$150,000 to $199,999 1,426 19.7
$200,000 to $299,999 1,088 15.1
$300,000 to $499,999 454 6.3
$500,000 to $999,999 172 2.4
$1,000,000 or more 28 0.4
Median (dollars) 139,300  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 4,234 58.6

Less than $300

33 0.5

$300 to $499

327 4.5

$500 to $699

780 10.8

$700 to $999

1,287 17.8

$1,000 to $1,499

1,164 16.1

$1,500 to $1,999

352 4.9

$2,000 or more

291 4.0

Median (dollars)

921  
Not mortgaged 2,987 41.4

Median (dollars)

222  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 3,274 45.3
15 to 19 percent 1,120 15.5
20 to 24 percent 776 10.7
25 to 29 percent 513 7.1
30 to 34 percent 380 5.3
35 percent or more 1,105 15.3
Not computed 53 0.7
     

Specified renter-occupied units

5,919

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 123 2.1
$200 to $299 247 4.2
$300 to $499 1,727 29.2
$500 to $749 2,188 37.0
$750 to $999 630 10.6
$1,000 to $1,499 324 5.5
$1,500 or more 115 1.9
No cash rent 565 9.5
Median (dollars) 548  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 845 14.3
15 to 19 percent 476 8.0
20 to 24 percent 551 9.3
25 to 29 percent 412 7.0
30 to 34 percent 308 5.2
35 percent or more 2,560 43.3
Not computed 767 13.0
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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