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Wilkes County:Traphill Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,414 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,231 100.0
1-unit, detached 799 56.5   1.00 or less 1,191 96.8
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 30 2.4
2 units 7 0.5   1.51 or more 10 0.8
3 or 4 units 13 0.9        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 294 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 26 8.8
Mobile home 595 42.1   $50,000 to $99,999 161 54.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 61 20.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 34 11.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 12 4.1
1999 to March 2000 3 0.2   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 166 11.7   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 129 9.1   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 230 16.3   Median (dollars) 90,900 (X)
1970 to 1979 430 30.4        
1960 to 1969 165 11.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 187 13.2    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 104 7.4   With a mortgage 168 57.1
             Less than $300 8 2.7
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 11 3.7
1 room 6 0.4        $500 to $699 38 12.9
2 rooms 20 1.4        $700 to $999 56 19.0
3 rooms 78 5.5        $1,000 to $1,499 41 13.9
4 rooms 344 24.3        $1,500 to $1,999 8 2.7
5 rooms 433 30.6        $2,000 or more 6 2.0
6 rooms 305 21.6        Median (dollars) 863 (X)
7 rooms 156 11.0   Not mortgaged 126 42.9
8 rooms 40 2.8        Median (dollars) 199 (X)
9 rooms 32 2.3        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,231 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 120 40.8
1999 to March 2000 79 6.4   15 to 19 percent 77 26.2
1995 to 1998 405 32.9   20 to 24 percent 22 7.5
1990 to 1994 153 12.4   25 to 29 percent 31 10.5
1980 to 1989 252 20.5   30 to 34 percent 7 2.4
1970 to 1979 186 15.1   35 percent or more 37 12.6
1969 or earlier 156 12.7   Not completed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 168 100.0
None 103 8.4   GROSS RENT    
1 255 20.7   Less than $200 24 14.3
2 626 50.9   $200 to $299 36 21.4
3 or more 247 20.1   $300 to $499 38 22.6
        $500 to $749 21 12.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 22 1.8   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 350 28.4   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 452 36.7   No cash rent 49 29.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 315 25.6   Median (dollars) 299 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 92 7.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 50 29.8
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 28 16.7
        20 to 24 percent 7 4.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 7 4.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 6 3.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 21 12.5
No telephone service 38 3.1   Not computed 49 29.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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