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Wilkes County:Wilkesboro Township:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

3,858

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

70

1985 to 1988

395

1980 to 1984

634

1970 to 1979

1,204

1960 to 1969

816

1950 to 1959

305

1940 to 1949

196

1939 or earlier

238
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

0

1 bedroom

147

2 bedrooms

1,483

3 bedrooms

1,630

4 bedrooms

515

5 or more bedrooms

83
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

16

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

15

Condominium housing units

84
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

3,056

Individual drilled well

589

Individual dug well

138

Some other source

75
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

1,643

Septic tank or cesspool

2,197

Other means

18
   

Occupied housing units

3,616

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

150

Electricity

1,712

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,488

Coal or coke

0

Wood

262

Solar energy

0

Other fuel

0

No fuel used

4
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

583

1985 to 1988

1,067

1980 to 1984

484

1970 to 1979

802

1960 to 1969

380

1959 or earlier

300
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

262
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

263

1

1,162

2

1,310

3 or more

881
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,839

With a mortgage

1,036

Less than $300

75

$300 to $499

188

$500 to $699

232

$700 to $999

361

$1,000 to $1,499

149

$1,500 to $1,999

13

$2,000 or more

18
   

Median (dollars)

714
   

Not mortgaged

803

Less than $100

82

$100 to $199

473

$200 to $299

163

$300 to $399

59

$400 or more

26
   

Median (dollars)

173
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,839

Less than 20 percent

1,148

20 to 24 percent

230

25 to 29 percent

182

30 to 34 percent

94

35 percent or more

172

Not computed

13
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,065

Less than $200

168

$200 to $299

276

$300 to $499

511

$500 to $749

41

$750 to $999

0

$1,000 or more

0

No cash rent

69
   

Median (dollars)

316
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,065

Less than 20 percent

372

20 to 24 percent

184

25 to 29 percent

103

30 to 34 percent

57

35 percent or more

280

Not computed

69
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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