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Wilkes County:Edwards Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

2,678

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

103

1985 to 1988

179

1980 to 1984

198

1970 to 1979

705

1960 to 1969

496

1950 to 1959

253

1940 to 1949

381

1939 or earlier

363
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

9

1 bedroom

74

2 bedrooms

962

3 bedrooms

1,386

4 bedrooms

221

5 or more bedrooms

26
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

77

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

67

Condominium housing units

0
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

211

Individual drilled well

2,014

Individual dug well

365

Some other source

88
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

35

Septic tank or cesspool

2,556

Other means

87
   

Occupied housing units

2,480

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

10

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

222

Electricity

614

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,016

Coal or coke

0

Wood

562

Solar energy

31

Other fuel

25

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

282

1985 to 1988

438

1980 to 1984

273

1970 to 1979

656

1960 to 1969

387

1959 or earlier

444
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

199
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

202

1

665

2

820

3 or more

793
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,166

With a mortgage

561

Less than $300

82

$300 to $499

282

$500 to $699

126

$700 to $999

49

$1,000 to $1,499

22

$1,500 to $1,999

0

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

437
   

Not mortgaged

605

Less than $100

119

$100 to $199

391

$200 to $299

77

$300 to $399

8

$400 or more

10
   

Median (dollars)

144
   

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,166

Less than 20 percent

824

20 to 24 percent

126

25 to 29 percent

77

30 to 34 percent

60

35 percent or more

64

Not computed

15
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

330

Less than $200

20

$200 to $299

107

$300 to $499

92

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

111
   

Median (dollars)

288
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

330

Less than 20 percent

81

20 to 24 percent

51

25 to 29 percent

0

30 to 34 percent

17

35 percent or more

70

Not computed

111
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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