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Watauga County:Bald Mountain Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 272 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 223 100.0
1-unit, detached 216 79.4   1.00 or less 218 97.8
1-unit, attached 5 1.8   1.01 to 1.50 5 2.2
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 99 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 0 0.0
Mobile home 51 18.8   $50,000 to $99,999 36 36.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 22 22.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 17 17.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 6 6.1
1999 to March 2000 11 4.0   $300,000 to $499,999 18 18.2
1995 to 1998 46 16.9   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 71 26.1   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 43 15.8   Median (dollars) 135,800 (X)
1970 to 1979 23 8.5        
1960 to 1969 37 13.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 21 7.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 20 7.4   With a mortgage 57 57.6
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 23 23.2
1 room 6 2.2        $500 to $699 15 15.2
2 rooms 17 6.3        $700 to $999 5 5.1
3 rooms 16 5.9        $1,000 to $1,499 6 6.1
4 rooms 23 8.5        $1,500 to $1,999 8 8.1
5 rooms 99 36.4        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 57 21.0        Median (dollars) 637 (X)
7 rooms 20 7.4   Not mortgaged 42 42.4
8 rooms 16 5.9        Median (dollars) 223 (X)
9 rooms 18 6.6        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 223 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 60 60.6
1999 to March 2000 43 19.3   15 to 19 percent 18 18.2
1995 to 1998 51 22.9   20 to 24 percent 6 6.1
1990 to 1994 63 28.3   25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 42 18.8   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
1970 to 1979 11 4.9   35 percent or more 8 8.1
1969 or earlier 13 5.8   Not completed 7 7.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 26 100.0
None 27 12.1   GROSS RENT    
1 26 11.7   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 114 51.1   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 56 25.1   $300 to $499 6 23.1
        $500 to $749 10 38.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 69 30.9   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 32 14.3   No cash rent 10 38.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 113 50.7   Median (dollars) 567 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 9 4.0   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 0 0.0
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 16 61.5
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 10 38.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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