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Wilkes County:Somers Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 466 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 430 100.0
1-unit, detached 289 62.0   1.00 or less 414 96.3
1-unit, attached 16 3.4   1.01 to 1.50 16 3.7
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 0 0.0        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 135 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 15 11.1
Mobile home 161 34.5   $50,000 to $99,999 78 57.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 25 18.5
        $150,000 to $199,000 9 6.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 8 5.9
1999 to March 2000 9 1.9   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 33 7.1   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 70 15.0   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 69 14.8   Median (dollars) 84,200 (X)
1970 to 1979 93 20.0        
1960 to 1969 92 19.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 41 8.8    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 59 12.7   With a mortgage 69 51.1
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 9 6.7
2 rooms 0 0.0        $700 to $999 33 24.4
3 rooms 15 3.2        $1,000 to $1,499 27 20.0
4 rooms 111 23.8        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 125 26.8        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 93 20.0        Median (dollars) 850 (X)
7 rooms 68 14.6   Not mortgaged 66 48.9
8 rooms 0 0.0        Median (dollars) 175 (X)
9 rooms 54 11.6        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 430 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 51 37.8
1999 to March 2000 25 5.8   15 to 19 percent 28 20.7
1995 to 1998 75 17.4   20 to 24 percent 16 11.9
1990 to 1994 94 21.9   25 to 29 percent 16 11.9
1980 to 1989 85 19.8   30 to 34 percent 9 6.7
1970 to 1979 65 15.1   35 percent or more 15 11.1
1969 or earlier 86 20.0   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 52 100.0
None 44 10.2   GROSS RENT    
1 53 12.3   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 119 27.7   $200 to $299 7 13.5
3 or more 214 49.8   $300 to $499 14 26.9
        $500 to $749 7 13.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 9 2.1   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 46 10.7   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 160 37.2   No cash rent 24 46.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 153 35.6   Median (dollars) 425 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 54 12.6   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 8 1.9    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 7 13.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 7 13.5
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 14 26.9
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 24 46.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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