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Watauga County:Cove Creek Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,392 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,202 100.0
1-unit, detached 958 68.8   1.00 or less 1,183 98.4
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 13 1.1
2 units 42 3.0   1.51 or more 6 0.5
3 or 4 units 4 0.3        
5 to 9 units 7 0.5             Specified owner-occupied units 463 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 67 14.5
Mobile home 381 27.4   $50,000 to $99,999 188 40.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 128 27.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 36 7.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 39 8.4
1999 to March 2000 60 4.3   $300,000 to $499,999 5 1.1
1995 to 1998 145 10.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 186 13.4   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 211 15.2   Median (dollars) 95,200 (X)
1970 to 1979 257 18.5        
1960 to 1969 146 10.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 249 17.9    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 138 9.9   With a mortgage 229 49.5
             Less than $300 11 2.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 34 7.3
1 room 7 0.5        $500 to $699 37 8.0
2 rooms 28 2.0        $700 to $999 90 19.4
3 rooms 49 3.5        $1,000 to $1,499 50 10.8
4 rooms 298 21.4        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 361 25.9        $2,000 or more 7 1.5
6 rooms 353 25.4        Median (dollars) 754 (X)
7 rooms 134 9.6   Not mortgaged 234 50.5
8 rooms 64 4.6        Median (dollars) 189 (X)
9 rooms 98 7.0        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,202 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 201 43.4
1999 to March 2000 136 11.3   15 to 19 percent 81 17.5
1995 to 1998 260 21.6   20 to 24 percent 57 12.3
1990 to 1994 239 19.9   25 to 29 percent 17 3.7
1980 to 1989 197 16.4   30 to 34 percent 11 2.4
1970 to 1979 127 10.6   35 percent or more 96 20.7
1969 or earlier 243 20.2   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 231 100.0
None 110 9.2   GROSS RENT    
1 340 28.3   Less than $200 9 3.9
2 511 42.5   $200 to $299 6 2.6
3 or more 241 20.0   $300 to $499 78 33.8
        $500 to $749 92 39.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 6 2.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 100 8.3   $1,500 or more 15 6.5
Electricity 187 15.6   No cash rent 25 10.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 804 66.9   Median (dollars) 513 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 111 9.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 51 22.1
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 27 11.7
        20 to 24 percent 53 22.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 26 11.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 13 1.1   30 to 34 percent 5 2.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 6 0.5   35 percent or more 44 19.0
No telephone service 30 2.5   Not computed 25 10.8
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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