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Wilkes County:Walnut Grove Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 529 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 459 100.0
1-unit, detached 310 58.6   1.00 or less 445 96.9
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 14 3.1
2 units 8 1.5   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 145 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 16 11.0
Mobile home 211 39.9   $50,000 to $99,999 110 75.9
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 9 6.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 0 0.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 10 6.9
1999 to March 2000 25 4.7   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 87 16.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 42 7.9   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 95 18.0   Median (dollars) 70,900 (X)
1970 to 1979 77 14.6        
1960 to 1969 77 14.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 78 14.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 48 9.1   With a mortgage 63 43.4
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 10 6.9
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 35 24.1
2 rooms 0 0.0        $700 to $999 10 6.9
3 rooms 26 4.9        $1,000 to $1,499 8 5.5
4 rooms 137 25.9        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 158 29.9        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 116 21.9        Median (dollars) 580 (X)
7 rooms 42 7.9   Not mortgaged 82 56.6
8 rooms 35 6.6        Median (dollars) 189 (X)
9 rooms 15 2.8        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 459 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 66 45.5
1999 to March 2000 48 10.5   15 to 19 percent 28 19.3
1995 to 1998 105 22.9   20 to 24 percent 8 5.5
1990 to 1994 58 12.6   25 to 29 percent 10 6.9
1980 to 1989 100 21.8   30 to 34 percent 8 5.5
1970 to 1979 62 13.5   35 percent or more 17 11.7
1969 or earlier 86 18.7   Not completed 8 5.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 68 100.0
None 26 5.7   GROSS RENT    
1 109 23.7   Less than $200 9 13.2
2 158 34.4   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 166 36.2   $300 to $499 18 26.5
        $500 to $749 24 35.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 77 16.8   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 129 28.1   No cash rent 17 25.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 219 47.7   Median (dollars) 442 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 34 7.4   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 18 26.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 0 0.0
        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 33 48.5
No telephone service 35 7.6   Not computed 17 25.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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