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Watauga County:Shawneehaw Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 396 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 323 100.0
1-unit, detached 347 87.6   1.00 or less 323 100.0
1-unit, attached 5 1.3   1.01 to 1.50 0 0.0
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 151 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 29 19.2
Mobile home 44 11.1   $50,000 to $99,999 35 23.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 41 27.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 33 21.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 13 8.6
1999 to March 2000 17 4.3   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 49 12.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 51 12.9   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 55 13.9   Median (dollars) 108,500 (X)
1970 to 1979 58 14.6        
1960 to 1969 63 15.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 59 14.9    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 44 11.1   With a mortgage 106 70.2
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 14 9.3
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 22 14.6
2 rooms 7 1.8        $700 to $999 30 19.9
3 rooms 26 6.6        $1,000 to $1,499 20 13.2
4 rooms 70 17.7        $1,500 to $1,999 20 13.2
5 rooms 98 24.7        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 126 31.8        Median (dollars) 833 (X)
7 rooms 36 9.1   Not mortgaged 45 29.8
8 rooms 6 1.5        Median (dollars) 178 (X)
9 rooms 27 6.8        
Median (rooms) 5.5 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 323 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 47 31.1
1999 to March 2000 26 8.0   15 to 19 percent 35 23.2
1995 to 1998 110 34.1   20 to 24 percent 16 10.6
1990 to 1994 45 13.9   25 to 29 percent 22 14.6
1980 to 1989 85 26.3   30 to 34 percent 17 11.3
1970 to 1979 32 9.9   35 percent or more 14 9.3
1969 or earlier 25 7.7   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 58 100.0
None 0 0.0   GROSS RENT    
1 69 21.4   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 178 55.1   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 76 23.5   $300 to $499 5 8.6
        $500 to $749 14 24.1
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 7 12.1
Utility Gas 6 1.9   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 51 15.8   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 42 13.0   No cash rent 32 55.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 154 47.7   Median (dollars) 607 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 70 21.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 2 3.4
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 7 12.1
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 14 24.1
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 3 5.2
No telephone service 2 0.6   Not computed 32 55.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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