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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

1,449

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 911 62.9
1-unit, attached 42 2.9
2 units 21 1.4
3 or 4 units 71 4.9
5 to 9 units 235 16.2
10 to 19 units 66 4.6
20 or more units 24 1.7
Mobile home 72 5.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 7 0.5
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 13 0.9
1995 to 1998 197 13.6
1990 to 1994 76 5.2
1980 to 1989 321 22.2
1970 to 1979 234 16.1
1960 to 1969 250 17.3
1940 to 1959 279 19.3
1939 or earlier 79 5.5
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 0 0.0
2 rooms 15 1.0
3 rooms 125 8.6
4 rooms 333 23.0
5 rooms 373 25.7
6 rooms 197 13.6
7 rooms 122 8.4
8 rooms 148 10.2
9 or more rooms 136 9.4
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

1,367

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 257 18.8
1995 to 1998 425 31.1
1990 to 1994 179 13.1
1980 to 1989 134 9.8
1970 to 1979 132 9.7
1969 or earlier 240 17.6
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 117 8.6
1 498 36.4
2 524 38.3
3 or more 228 16.7
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 0 0.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 63 4.6
Electricity 892 65.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 386 28.2
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 20 1.5
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 6 0.4
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0
No telephone service 42 3.1
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

1,367

100.0

1.00 or less 1,349 98.7
1.01 to 1.50 18 1.3
1.51 or more 0 0.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

702

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 30 4.3
$50,000 to $99,999 276 39.3
$100,000 to $149,999 167 23.8
$150,000 to $199,999 93 13.2
$200,000 to $299,999 96 13.7
$300,000 to $499,999 34 4.8
$500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
$1,000,000 or more 6 0.9
Median (dollars) 112,500  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 340 48.4

Less than $300

8 1.1

$300 to $499

45 6.4

$500 to $699

44 6.3

$700 to $999

60 8.5

$1,000 to $1,499

98 14.0

$1,500 to $1,999

47 6.7

$2,000 or more

38 5.4

Median (dollars)

1,063  
Not mortgaged 362 51.6

Median (dollars)

249  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 422 60.1
15 to 19 percent 115 16.4
20 to 24 percent 48 6.8
25 to 29 percent 17 2.4
30 to 34 percent 8 1.1
35 percent or more 85 12.1
Not computed 7 1.0
     

Specified renter-occupied units

597

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 63 10.6
$200 to $299 58 9.7
$300 to $499 310 51.9
$500 to $749 128 21.4
$750 to $999 13 2.2
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 25 4.2
Median (dollars) 433  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 204 34.2
15 to 19 percent 45 7.5
20 to 24 percent 29 4.9
25 to 29 percent 106 17.8
30 to 34 percent 60 10.1
35 percent or more 93 15.6
Not computed 60 10.1
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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