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Wilkes County:Traphill Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

1,161

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

28

1985 to 1988

84

1980 to 1984

165

1970 to 1979

377

1960 to 1969

202

1950 to 1959

82

1940 to 1949

134

1939 or earlier

89
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

0

1 bedroom

90

2 bedrooms

357

3 bedrooms

613

4 bedrooms

69

5 or more bedrooms

32
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

46

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

14

Condominium housing units

0
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

34

Individual drilled well

828

Individual dug well

206

Some other source

93
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

8

Septic tank or cesspool

1,107

Other means

46
   

Occupied housing units

1,026

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

77

Electricity

259

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

345

Coal or coke

0

Wood

339

Solar energy

6

Other fuel

0

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

63

1985 to 1988

257

1980 to 1984

192

1970 to 1979

281

1960 to 1969

62

1959 or earlier

171
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

89
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

130

1

196

2

404

3 or more

296
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

348

With a mortgage

167

Less than $300

35

$300 to $499

74

$500 to $699

23

$700 to $999

21

$1,000 to $1,499

14

$1,500 to $1,999

0

$2,000 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

439
   

Not mortgaged

181

Less than $100

56

$100 to $199

101

$200 to $299

24

$300 to $399

0

$400 or more

0
   

Median (dollars)

128
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

348

Less than 20 percent

201

20 to 24 percent

40

25 to 29 percent

23

30 to 34 percent

13

35 percent or more

71

Not computed

0
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

88

Less than $200

27

$200 to $299

14

$300 to $499

12

$500 to $749

0

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

35
   

Median (dollars)

199
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

88

Less than 20 percent

12

20 to 24 percent

0

25 to 29 percent

4

30 to 34 percent

0

35 percent or more

37

Not computed

35
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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