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Wilkes County:Reddies River Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 4,472 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 4,195 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,119 69.7   1.00 or less 4,123 98.3
1-unit, attached 19 0.4   1.01 to 1.50 42 1.0
2 units 46 1.0   1.51 or more 30 0.7
3 or 4 units 93 2.1        
5 to 9 units 34 0.8             Specified owner-occupied units 2,259 100.0
10 to 19 units 11 0.2   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 191 8.5
Mobile home 1,150 25.7   $50,000 to $99,999 944 41.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 660 29.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 333 14.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 98 4.3
1999 to March 2000 101 2.3   $300,000 to $499,999 33 1.5
1995 to 1998 505 11.3   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 366 8.2   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 799 17.9   Median (dollars) 99,800 (X)
1970 to 1979 1,145 25.6        
1960 to 1969 728 16.3   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 617 13.8    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 211 4.7   With a mortgage 1,429 63.3
             Less than $300 12 0.5
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 180 8.0
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 350 15.5
2 rooms 73 1.6        $700 to $999 445 19.7
3 rooms 129 2.9        $1,000 to $1,499 379 16.8
4 rooms 962 21.5        $1,500 to $1,999 51 2.3
5 rooms 1,467 32.8        $2,000 or more 12 0.5
6 rooms 919 20.6        Median (dollars) 829 (X)
7 rooms 532 11.9   Not mortgaged 830 36.7
8 rooms 265 5.9        Median (dollars) 213 (X)
9 rooms 125 2.8        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 4,195 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 859 38.0
1999 to March 2000 614 14.6   15 to 19 percent 407 18.0
1995 to 1998 978 23.3   20 to 24 percent 329 14.6
1990 to 1994 732 17.4   25 to 29 percent 216 9.6
1980 to 1989 699 16.7   30 to 34 percent 98 4.3
1970 to 1979 610 14.5   35 percent or more 325 14.4
1969 or earlier 562 13.4   Not completed 25 1.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 833 100.0
None 273 6.5   GROSS RENT    
1 1,072 25.6   Less than $200 9 1.1
2 1,610 38.4   $200 to $299 105 12.6
3 or more 1,240 29.6   $300 to $499 355 42.6
        $500 to $749 183 22.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 22 2.6
Utility Gas 32 0.8   $1,000 to $1,499 9 1.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 757 18.0   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 2,018 48.1   No cash rent 150 18.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,295 30.9   Median (dollars) 430 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 68 1.6   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 8 0.2   Less than 15 percent 160 19.2
No fuel used 17 0.4   15 to 19 percent 132 15.8
        20 to 24 percent 120 14.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 74 8.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 26 0.6   30 to 34 percent 19 2.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 14 0.3   35 percent or more 165 19.8
No telephone service 159 3.8   Not computed 163 19.6
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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