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Wilkes County:Moravian Falls Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,178 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,066 100.0
1-unit, detached 795 67.5   1.00 or less 1,058 99.2
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 8 0.8
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 32 2.7        
5 to 9 units 4 0.3             Specified owner-occupied units 487 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 59 12.1
Mobile home 347 29.5   $50,000 to $99,999 237 48.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 101 20.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 56 11.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 25 5.1
1999 to March 2000 62 5.3   $300,000 to $499,999 9 1.8
1995 to 1998 102 8.7   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 99 8.4   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 244 20.7   Median (dollars) 91,900 (X)
1970 to 1979 251 21.3        
1960 to 1969 201 17.1   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 134 11.4    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 85 7.2   With a mortgage 278 57.1
             Less than $300 15 3.1
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 58 11.9
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 41 8.4
2 rooms 18 1.5        $700 to $999 68 14.0
3 rooms 38 3.2        $1,000 to $1,499 81 16.6
4 rooms 243 20.6        $1,500 to $1,999 8 1.6
5 rooms 383 32.5        $2,000 or more 7 1.4
6 rooms 249 21.1        Median (dollars) 757 (X)
7 rooms 124 10.5   Not mortgaged 209 42.9
8 rooms 55 4.7        Median (dollars) 202 (X)
9 rooms 68 5.8        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,066 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 249 51.1
1999 to March 2000 203 19.0   15 to 19 percent 56 11.5
1995 to 1998 232 21.8   20 to 24 percent 45 9.2
1990 to 1994 140 13.1   25 to 29 percent 43 8.8
1980 to 1989 189 17.7   30 to 34 percent 43 8.8
1970 to 1979 159 14.9   35 percent or more 51 10.5
1969 or earlier 143 13.4   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 205 100.0
None 94 8.8   GROSS RENT    
1 286 26.8   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 390 36.6   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 296 27.8   $300 to $499 124 60.5
        $500 to $749 28 13.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 8 3.9
Utility Gas 10 0.9   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 216 20.3   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 474 44.5   No cash rent 45 22.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 325 30.5   Median (dollars) 417 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 31 2.9   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 75 36.6
No fuel used 10 0.9   15 to 19 percent 27 13.2
        20 to 24 percent 39 19.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 8 3.9
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 11 5.4
No telephone service 16 1.5   Not computed 45 22.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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