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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

1,828

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 1,031 56.4
1-unit, attached 40 2.2
2 units 65 3.6
3 or 4 units 269 14.7
5 to 9 units 148 8.1
10 to 19 units 47 2.6
20 or more units 131 7.2
Mobile home 97 5.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 45 2.5
1995 to 1998 30 1.6
1990 to 1994 76 4.2
1980 to 1989 297 16.2
1970 to 1979 338 18.5
1960 to 1969 241 13.2
1940 to 1959 446 24.4
1939 or earlier 355 19.4
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 45 2.5
2 rooms 82 4.5
3 rooms 250 13.7
4 rooms 383 21.0
5 rooms 406 22.2
6 rooms 224 12.3
7 rooms 81 4.4
8 rooms 139 7.6
9 or more rooms 218 11.9
Median (rooms) 4.9  
     

Occupied Housing Units

1,651

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 389 23.6
1995 to 1998 508 30.8
1990 to 1994 258 15.6
1980 to 1989 186 11.3
1970 to 1979 191 11.6
1969 or earlier 119 7.2
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 391 23.7
1 577 34.9
2 452 27.4
3 or more 231 14.0
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 23 1.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 188 11.4
Electricity 881 53.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 544 32.9
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 0 0.0
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 8 0.5
No fuel used 7 0.4
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 105 6.4
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

1,651

100.0

1.00 or less 1,587 96.1
1.01 to 1.50 39 2.4
1.51 or more 25 1.5
     

Specified owner-occupied units

691

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 55 8.0
$50,000 to $99,999 406 58.8
$100,000 to $149,999 68 9.8
$150,000 to $199,999 87 12.6
$200,000 to $299,999 36 5.2
$300,000 to $499,999 39 5.6
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 84,400  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 423 61.2

Less than $300

15 2.2

$300 to $499

84 12.2

$500 to $699

108 15.6

$700 to $999

110 15.9

$1,000 to $1,499

68 9.8

$1,500 to $1,999

17 2.5

$2,000 or more

21 3.0

Median (dollars)

709  
Not mortgaged 268 38.8

Median (dollars)

287  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 321 46.5
15 to 19 percent 107 15.5
20 to 24 percent 24 3.5
25 to 29 percent 95 13.7
30 to 34 percent 13 1.9
35 percent or more 124 17.9
Not computed 7 1.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

900

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 245 27.2
$200 to $299 143 15.9
$300 to $499 240 26.7
$500 to $749 189 21.0
$750 to $999 14 1.6
$1,000 to $1,499 7 0.8
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 62 6.9
Median (dollars) 335  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 213 23.7
15 to 19 percent 132 14.7
20 to 24 percent 130 14.4
25 to 29 percent 91 10.1
30 to 34 percent 73 8.1
35 percent or more 163 18.1
Not computed 98 10.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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