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Watauga County:Meat Camp Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,269 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,029 100.0
1-unit, detached 825 65.0   1.00 or less 1,011 98.3
1-unit, attached 16 1.3   1.01 to 1.50 18 1.7
2 units 29 2.3   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 6 0.5        
5 to 9 units 11 0.9             Specified owner-occupied units 476 100.0
10 to 19 units 11 0.9   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 30 6.3
Mobile home 371 29.2   $50,000 to $99,999 190 39.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 125 26.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 55 11.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 54 11.3
1999 to March 2000 24 1.9   $300,000 to $499,999 22 4.6
1995 to 1998 183 14.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 191 15.1   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 286 22.5   Median (dollars) 109,200 (X)
1970 to 1979 217 17.1        
1960 to 1969 148 11.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 164 12.9    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 56 4.4   With a mortgage 235 49.4
             Less than $300 6 1.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 18 3.8
1 room 4 0.3        $500 to $699 70 14.7
2 rooms 75 5.9        $700 to $999 58 12.2
3 rooms 64 5.0        $1,000 to $1,499 70 14.7
4 rooms 255 20.1        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 356 28.1        $2,000 or more 13 2.7
6 rooms 252 19.9        Median (dollars) 839 (X)
7 rooms 115 9.1   Not mortgaged 241 50.6
8 rooms 83 6.5        Median (dollars) 174 (X)
9 rooms 65 5.1        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,029 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 243 51.1
1999 to March 2000 164 15.9   15 to 19 percent 67 14.1
1995 to 1998 276 26.8   20 to 24 percent 23 4.8
1990 to 1994 129 12.5   25 to 29 percent 48 10.1
1980 to 1989 207 20.1   30 to 34 percent 55 11.6
1970 to 1979 136 13.2   35 percent or more 34 7.1
1969 or earlier 117 11.4   Not completed 6 1.3
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 164 100.0
None 55 5.3   GROSS RENT    
1 215 20.9   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 496 48.2   $200 to $299 5 3.0
3 or more 263 25.6   $300 to $499 6 3.7
        $500 to $749 94 57.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 31 18.9
Utility Gas 10 1.0   $1,000 to $1,499 6 3.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 88 8.6   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 263 25.6   No cash rent 22 13.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 526 51.1   Median (dollars) 610 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 135 13.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 7 0.7    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 29 17.7
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 23 14.0
        20 to 24 percent 12 7.3
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 19 11.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.6   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 59 36.0
No telephone service 6 0.6   Not computed 22 13.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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