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Wilkes County:Mulberry Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 2,689 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 2,561 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,904 70.8   1.00 or less 2,541 99.2
1-unit, attached 24 0.9   1.01 to 1.50 20 0.8
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 9 0.3        
5 to 9 units 32 1.2             Specified owner-occupied units 1,358 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 267 19.7
Mobile home 720 26.8   $50,000 to $99,999 598 44.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 366 27.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 89 6.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 9 0.7
1999 to March 2000 25 0.9   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 251 9.3   $500,000 to $999,999 18 1.3
1990 to 1994 188 7.0   $1,000,000 or more 11 0.8
1980 to 1989 459 17.1   Median (dollars) 85,300 (X)
1970 to 1979 741 27.6        
1960 to 1969 413 15.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 463 17.2    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 149 5.5   With a mortgage 711 52.4
             Less than $300 18 1.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 112 8.2
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 197 14.5
2 rooms 23 0.9        $700 to $999 264 19.4
3 rooms 64 2.4        $1,000 to $1,499 81 6.0
4 rooms 484 18.0        $1,500 to $1,999 12 0.9
5 rooms 879 32.7        $2,000 or more 27 2.0
6 rooms 655 24.4        Median (dollars) 722 (X)
7 rooms 315 11.7   Not mortgaged 647 47.6
8 rooms 128 4.8        Median (dollars) 192 (X)
9 rooms 141 5.2        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 2,561 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 710 52.3
1999 to March 2000 274 10.7   15 to 19 percent 229 16.9
1995 to 1998 611 23.9   20 to 24 percent 132 9.7
1990 to 1994 309 12.1   25 to 29 percent 114 8.4
1980 to 1989 469 18.3   30 to 34 percent 43 3.2
1970 to 1979 408 15.9   35 percent or more 120 8.8
1969 or earlier 490 19.1   Not completed 10 0.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 380 100.0
None 191 7.5   GROSS RENT    
1 569 22.2   Less than $200 49 12.9
2 1,076 42.0   $200 to $299 41 10.8
3 or more 725 28.3   $300 to $499 127 33.4
        $500 to $749 107 28.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 7 1.8
Utility Gas 5 0.2   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 333 13.0   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 1,121 43.8   No cash rent 49 12.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 850 33.2   Median (dollars) 435 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 246 9.6   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 6 0.2   Less than 15 percent 109 28.7
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 69 18.2
        20 to 24 percent 25 6.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 48 12.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 15 0.6   30 to 34 percent 10 2.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 9 0.4   35 percent or more 60 15.8
No telephone service 79 3.1   Not computed 59 15.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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