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Wilkes County:Mulberry Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

2,290

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

55

1985 to 1988

168

1980 to 1984

209

1970 to 1979

890

1960 to 1969

461

1950 to 1959

271

1940 to 1949

132

1939 or earlier

104
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

22

1 bedroom

78

2 bedrooms

661

3 bedrooms

1,260

4 bedrooms

236

5 or more bedrooms

33
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

116

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

93

Condominium housing units

0
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

1,624

Individual drilled well

348

Individual dug well

147

Some other source

171
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

134

Septic tank or cesspool

2,069

Other means

87
   

Occupied housing units

2,134

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

111

Electricity

697

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

854

Coal or coke

0

Wood

461

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

5

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

300

1985 to 1988

375

1980 to 1984

292

1970 to 1979

618

1960 to 1969

278

1959 or earlier

271
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

122
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

215

1

481

2

790

3 or more

648
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,139

With a mortgage

637

Less than $300

36

$300 to $499

257

$500 to $699

195

$700 to $999

97

$1,000 to $1,499

52

$1,500 to $1,999

0

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

523
   

Not mortgaged

502

Less than $100

99

$100 to $199

334

$200 to $299

54

$300 to $399

15

$400 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

149
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,139

Less than 20 percent

660

20 to 24 percent

159

25 to 29 percent

133

30 to 34 percent

71

35 percent or more

95

Not computed

21
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

296

Less than $200

34

$200 to $299

109

$300 to $499

85

$500 to $749

41

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

27
   

Median (dollars)

294
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

296

Less than 20 percent

118

20 to 24 percent

35

25 to 29 percent

29

30 to 34 percent

7

35 percent or more

80

Not computed

27
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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