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Wilkes County:New Castle Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 742 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 680 100.0
1-unit, detached 462 62.3   1.00 or less 668 98.2
1-unit, attached 7 0.9   1.01 to 1.50 12 1.8
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 8 1.1        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 263 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 92 35.0
Mobile home 265 35.7   $50,000 to $99,999 83 31.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 52 19.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 9 3.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 27 10.3
1999 to March 2000 24 3.2   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 75 10.1   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 87 11.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 100 13.5   Median (dollars) 71,000 (X)
1970 to 1979 111 15.0        
1960 to 1969 142 19.1   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 102 13.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 101 13.6   With a mortgage 155 58.9
             Less than $300 8 3.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 8 3.0
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 46 17.5
2 rooms 12 1.6        $700 to $999 68 25.9
3 rooms 32 4.3        $1,000 to $1,499 15 5.7
4 rooms 205 27.6        $1,500 to $1,999 10 3.8
5 rooms 188 25.3        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 88 11.9        Median (dollars) 742 (X)
7 rooms 153 20.6   Not mortgaged 108 41.1
8 rooms 38 5.1        Median (dollars) 217 (X)
9 rooms 26 3.5        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 680 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 113 43.0
1999 to March 2000 100 14.7   15 to 19 percent 36 13.7
1995 to 1998 106 15.6   20 to 24 percent 30 11.4
1990 to 1994 122 17.9   25 to 29 percent 45 17.1
1980 to 1989 85 12.5   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
1970 to 1979 142 20.9   35 percent or more 24 9.1
1969 or earlier 125 18.4   Not completed 15 5.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 90 100.0
None 32 4.7   GROSS RENT    
1 133 19.6   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 314 46.2   $200 to $299 6 6.7
3 or more 201 29.6   $300 to $499 30 33.3
        $500 to $749 9 10.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 10 1.5   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 239 35.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 233 34.3   No cash rent 45 50.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 158 23.2   Median (dollars) 471 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 32 4.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 13 14.4
No fuel used 8 1.2   15 to 19 percent 0 0.0
        20 to 24 percent 9 10.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 13 1.9   30 to 34 percent 8 8.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 13 1.9   35 percent or more 15 16.7
No telephone service 7 1.0   Not computed 45 50.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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