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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

29,261

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 19,379 66.2
1-unit, attached 281 1.0
2 units 252 0.9
3 or 4 units 598 2.0
5 to 9 units 510 1.7
10 to 19 units 162 0.6
20 or more units 163 0.6
Mobile home 7,841 26.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 75 0.3
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 586 2.0
1995 to 1998 2,680 9.2
1990 to 1994 2,482 8.5
1980 to 1989 5,227 17.9
1970 to 1979 6,729 23.0
1960 to 1969 4,306 14.7
1940 to 1959 4,834 16.5
1939 or earlier 2,417 8.3
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 80 0.3
2 rooms 541 1.8
3 rooms 1,342 4.6
4 rooms 6,282 21.5
5 rooms 8,987 30.7
6 rooms 5,635 19.3
7 rooms 3,161 10.8
8 rooms 1,768 6.0
9 or more rooms 1,465 5.0
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

26,650

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 3,589 13.5
1995 to 1998 6,534 24.5
1990 to 1994 4,111 15.4
1980 to 1989 4,329 16.2
1970 to 1979 3,891 14.6
1969 or earlier 4,196 15.7
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 2,199 8.3
1 6,909 25.9
2 10,161 38.1
3 or more 7,381 27.7
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 159 0.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 4,493 16.9
Electricity 12,082 45.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 8,419 31.6
Coal or coke 19 0.1
Wood 1,323 5.0
Solar energy 25 0.1
Other fuel 70 0.3
No fuel used 60 0.2
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 112 0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 80 0.3
No telephone service 1,061 4.0
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

26,650

100.0

1.00 or less 26,166 98.2
1.01 to 1.50 340 1.3
1.51 or more 144 0.5
     

Specified owner-occupied units

12,458

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 1,471 11.8
$50,000 to $99,999 5,956 47.8
$100,000 to $149,999 2,902 23.3
$150,000 to $199,999 1,210 9.7
$200,000 to $299,999 644 5.2
$300,000 to $499,999 231 1.9
$500,000 to $999,999 27 0.2
$1,000,000 or more 17 0.1
Median (dollars) 89,200  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 6,881 55.2

Less than $300

140 1.1

$300 to $499

915 7.3

$500 to $699

1,694 13.6

$700 to $999

2,149 17.2

$1,000 to $1,499

1,481 11.9

$1,500 to $1,999

316 2.5

$2,000 or more

186 1.5

Median (dollars)

782  
Not mortgaged 5,577 44.8

Median (dollars)

205  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 5,809 46.6
15 to 19 percent 2,015 16.2
20 to 24 percent 1,343 10.8
25 to 29 percent 1,025 8.2
30 to 34 percent 462 3.7
35 percent or more 1,551 12.4
Not computed 253 2.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

5,607

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 472 8.4
$200 to $299 664 11.8
$300 to $499 2,334 41.6
$500 to $749 1,046 18.7
$750 to $999 167 3.0
$1,000 to $1,499 26 0.5
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 898 16.0
Median (dollars) 416  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 1,475 26.3
15 to 19 percent 731 13.0
20 to 24 percent 562 10.0
25 to 29 percent 476 8.5
30 to 34 percent 298 5.3
35 percent or more 1,046 18.7
Not computed 1,019 18.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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