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Watauga County:Watauga Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 2,439 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,240 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,948 79.9   1.00 or less 1,214 97.9
1-unit, attached 23 0.9   1.01 to 1.50 19 1.5
2 units 42 1.7   1.51 or more 7 0.6
3 or 4 units 146 6.0        
5 to 9 units 63 2.6             Specified owner-occupied units 719 100.0
10 to 19 units 14 0.6   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 44 6.1
Mobile home 203 8.3   $50,000 to $99,999 161 22.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 183 25.5
        $150,000 to $199,000 145 20.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 98 13.6
1999 to March 2000 127 5.2   $300,000 to $499,999 53 7.4
1995 to 1998 294 12.1   $500,000 to $999,999 35 4.9
1990 to 1994 309 12.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 678 27.8   Median (dollars) 142,700 (X)
1970 to 1979 460 18.9        
1960 to 1969 235 9.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 159 6.5    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 177 7.3   With a mortgage 467 65.0
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 30 4.2
1 room 12 0.5        $500 to $699 67 9.3
2 rooms 44 1.8        $700 to $999 154 21.4
3 rooms 260 10.7        $1,000 to $1,499 136 18.9
4 rooms 466 19.1        $1,500 to $1,999 35 4.9
5 rooms 572 23.5        $2,000 or more 45 6.3
6 rooms 471 19.3        Median (dollars) 956 (X)
7 rooms 281 11.5   Not mortgaged 252 35.0
8 rooms 170 7.0        Median (dollars) 194 (X)
9 rooms 163 6.7        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,240 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 324 45.1
1999 to March 2000 259 20.9   15 to 19 percent 90 12.5
1995 to 1998 372 30.0   20 to 24 percent 73 10.2
1990 to 1994 171 13.8   25 to 29 percent 39 5.4
1980 to 1989 194 15.6   30 to 34 percent 25 3.5
1970 to 1979 111 9.0   35 percent or more 163 22.7
1969 or earlier 133 10.7   Not completed 5 0.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 289 100.0
None 77 6.2   GROSS RENT    
1 401 32.3   Less than $200 22 7.6
2 541 43.6   $200 to $299 8 2.8
3 or more 221 17.8   $300 to $499 58 20.1
        $500 to $749 91 31.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 30 10.4
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 7 2.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 276 22.3   $1,500 or more 15 5.2
Electricity 323 26.0   No cash rent 58 20.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 565 45.6   Median (dollars) 570 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 62 5.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 71 24.6
No fuel used 14 1.1   15 to 19 percent 8 2.8
        20 to 24 percent 17 5.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 15 5.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.5   30 to 34 percent 19 6.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 95 32.9
No telephone service 9 0.7   Not computed 64 22.1
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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