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Watauga County:New River Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 4,626 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 3,985 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,463 53.2   1.00 or less 3,914 98.2
1-unit, attached 141 3.0   1.01 to 1.50 54 1.4
2 units 195 4.2   1.51 or more 17 0.4
3 or 4 units 220 4.8        
5 to 9 units 298 6.4             Specified owner-occupied units 1,606 100.0
10 to 19 units 287 6.2   VALUE    
20 or more units 512 11.1   Less than $50,000 21 1.3
Mobile home 510 11.0   $50,000 to $99,999 436 27.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 444 27.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 389 24.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 192 12.0
1999 to March 2000 114 2.5   $300,000 to $499,999 68 4.2
1995 to 1998 662 14.3   $500,000 to $999,999 47 2.9
1990 to 1994 434 9.4   $1,000,000 or more 9 0.6
1980 to 1989 1,097 23.7   Median (dollars) 141,100 (X)
1970 to 1979 1,235 26.7        
1960 to 1969 573 12.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 408 8.8    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 103 2.2   With a mortgage 1,006 62.6
             Less than $300 16 1.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 25 1.6
1 room 34 0.7        $500 to $699 195 12.1
2 rooms 317 6.9        $700 to $999 305 19.0
3 rooms 583 12.6        $1,000 to $1,499 310 19.3
4 rooms 941 20.3        $1,500 to $1,999 89 5.5
5 rooms 1,009 21.8        $2,000 or more 66 4.1
6 rooms 706 15.3        Median (dollars) 947 (X)
7 rooms 395 8.5   Not mortgaged 600 37.4
8 rooms 360 7.8        Median (dollars) 233 (X)
9 rooms 281 6.1        
Median (rooms) 4.9 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 3,985 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 669 41.7
1999 to March 2000 1,396 35.0   15 to 19 percent 237 14.8
1995 to 1998 1,023 25.7   20 to 24 percent 162 10.1
1990 to 1994 401 10.1   25 to 29 percent 124 7.7
1980 to 1989 513 12.9   30 to 34 percent 116 7.2
1970 to 1979 336 8.4   35 percent or more 284 17.7
1969 or earlier 316 7.9   Not completed 14 0.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,878 100.0
None 237 5.9   GROSS RENT    
1 1,358 34.1   Less than $200 46 2.4
2 1,584 39.7   $200 to $299 65 3.5
3 or more 806 20.2   $300 to $499 613 32.6
        $500 to $749 685 36.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 161 8.6
Utility Gas 56 1.4   $1,000 to $1,499 146 7.8
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 503 12.6   $1,500 or more 64 3.4
Electricity 1,917 48.1   No cash rent 98 5.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,383 34.7   Median (dollars) 551 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 67 1.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 26 0.7   Less than 15 percent 274 14.6
No fuel used 33 0.8   15 to 19 percent 109 5.8
        20 to 24 percent 195 10.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 116 6.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 23 0.6   30 to 34 percent 85 4.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 8 0.2   35 percent or more 911 48.5
No telephone service 65 1.6   Not computed 188 10.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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