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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

815

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 447 54.8
1-unit, attached 28 3.4
2 units 42 5.2
3 or 4 units 80 9.8
5 to 9 units 25 3.1
10 to 19 units 29 3.6
20 or more units 91 11.2
Mobile home 73 9.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 8 1.0
1995 to 1998 92 11.3
1990 to 1994 49 6.0
1980 to 1989 186 22.8
1970 to 1979 80 9.8
1960 to 1969 94 11.5
1940 to 1959 182 22.3
1939 or earlier 124 15.2
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 9 1.1
2 rooms 51 6.3
3 rooms 144 17.7
4 rooms 148 18.2
5 rooms 154 18.9
6 rooms 148 18.2
7 rooms 54 6.6
8 rooms 51 6.3
9 or more rooms 56 6.9
Median (rooms) 4.9  
     

Occupied Housing Units

727

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 132 18.2
1995 to 1998 207 28.5
1990 to 1994 82 11.3
1980 to 1989 123 16.9
1970 to 1979 76 10.5
1969 or earlier 107 14.7
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 148 20.4
1 268 36.9
2 203 27.9
3 or more 108 14.9
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 4 0.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 41 5.6
Electricity 251 34.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 417 57.4
Coal or coke 0 0.0
Wood 14 1.9
Solar energy 0 0.0
Other fuel 0 0.0
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 4 0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2 0.3
No telephone service 42 5.8
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

727

100.0

1.00 or less 716 98.5
1.01 to 1.50 4 0.6
1.51 or more 7 1.0
     

Specified owner-occupied units

343

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 39 11.4
$50,000 to $99,999 141 41.1
$100,000 to $149,999 100 29.2
$150,000 to $199,999 37 10.8
$200,000 to $299,999 22 6.4
$300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
$500,000 to $999,999 4 1.2
$1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
Median (dollars) 97,800  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 137 39.9

Less than $300

0 0.0

$300 to $499

21 6.1

$500 to $699

20 5.8

$700 to $999

67 19.5

$1,000 to $1,499

19 5.5

$1,500 to $1,999

8 2.3

$2,000 or more

2 0.6

Median (dollars)

850  
Not mortgaged 206 60.1

Median (dollars)

242  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 157 45.8
15 to 19 percent 48 14.0
20 to 24 percent 40 11.7
25 to 29 percent 32 9.3
30 to 34 percent 25 7.3
35 percent or more 30 8.7
Not computed 11 3.2
     

Specified renter-occupied units

311

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 95 30.5
$200 to $299 42 13.5
$300 to $499 94 30.2
$500 to $749 51 16.4
$750 to $999 5 1.6
$1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 24 7.7
Median (dollars) 317  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 70 22.5
15 to 19 percent 23 7.4
20 to 24 percent 49 15.8
25 to 29 percent 22 7.1
30 to 34 percent 31 10.0
35 percent or more 90 28.9
Not computed 26 8.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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