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Wilkes County:North Wilkesboro Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

3,221

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

7

1985 to 1988

141

1980 to 1984

358

1970 to 1979

710

1960 to 1969

634

1950 to 1959

575

1940 to 1949

301

1939 or earlier

495
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

55

1 bedroom

313

2 bedrooms

1,160

3 bedrooms

1,260

4 bedrooms

333

5 or more bedrooms

100
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

50

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

36

Condominium housing units

21
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

2,891

Individual drilled well

242

Individual dug well

54

Some other source

34
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

1,458

Septic tank or cesspool

1,734

Other means

29
   

Occupied housing units

3,013

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

112

Electricity

1,224

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,438

Coal or coke

0

Wood

222

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

4

No fuel used

13
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

678

1985 to 1988

645

1980 to 1984

445

1970 to 1979

515

1960 to 1969

310

1959 or earlier

420
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

391
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

514

1

1,029

2

856

3 or more

614
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,415

With a mortgage

705

Less than $300

86

$300 to $499

237

$500 to $699

239

$700 to $999

86

$1,000 to $1,499

43

$1,500 to $1,999

9

$2,000 or more

5
   

Median (dollars)

523
   

Not mortgaged

710

Less than $100

55

$100 to $199

458

$200 to $299

163

$300 to $399

27

$400 or more

7
   

Median (dollars)

163
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,415

Less than 20 percent

861

20 to 24 percent

149

25 to 29 percent

127

30 to 34 percent

55

35 percent or more

216

Not computed

7
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,189

Less than $200

246

$200 to $299

302

$300 to $499

478

$500 to $749

61

$750 to $999

5

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

97
   

Median (dollars)

299
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,189

Less than 20 percent

376

20 to 24 percent

130

25 to 29 percent

100

30 to 34 percent

96

35 percent or more

381

Not computed

106
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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