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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

9,729

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 7,043 72.4
1-unit, attached 79 0.8
2 units 80 0.8
3 or 4 units 142 1.5
5 to 9 units 68 0.7
10 to 19 units 43 0.4
20 or more units 96 1.0
Mobile home 2,157 22.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 21 0.2
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 467 4.8
1995 to 1998 945 9.7
1990 to 1994 1,010 10.4
1980 to 1989 1,950 20.0
1970 to 1979 1,866 19.2
1960 to 1969 945 9.7
1940 to 1959 1,599 16.4
1939 or earlier 947 9.7
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 48 0.5
2 rooms 175 1.8
3 rooms 596 6.1
4 rooms 2,086 21.4
5 rooms 2,756 28.3
6 rooms 2,055 21.1
7 rooms 1,133 11.6
8 rooms 501 5.1
9 or more rooms 379 3.9
Median (rooms) 5.2  
     

Occupied Housing Units

7,472

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 947 12.7
1995 to 1998 1,807 24.2
1990 to 1994 1,227 16.4
1980 to 1989 1,367 18.3
1970 to 1979 1,010 13.5
1969 or earlier 1,114 14.9
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 734 9.8
1 2,060 27.6
2 2,853 38.2
3 or more 1,825 24.4
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 24 0.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 595 8.0
Electricity 643 8.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 5,441 72.8
Coal or coke 5 0.1
Wood 728 9.7
Solar energy 25 0.3
Other fuel 11 0.1
No fuel used 0 0.0
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 46 0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 21 0.3
No telephone service 350 4.7
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

7,472

100.0

1.00 or less 7,309 97.8
1.01 to 1.50 121 1.6
1.51 or more 42 0.6
     

Specified owner-occupied units

3,358

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 441 13.1
$50,000 to $99,999 1,462 43.5
$100,000 to $149,999 870 25.9
$150,000 to $199,999 359 10.7
$200,000 to $299,999 165 4.9
$300,000 to $499,999 51 1.5
$500,000 to $999,999 4 0.1
$1,000,000 or more 6 0.2
Median (dollars) 93,000  
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 1,402 41.8

Less than $300

39 1.2

$300 to $499

224 6.7

$500 to $699

403 12.0

$700 to $999

380 11.3

$1,000 to $1,499

298 8.9

$1,500 to $1,999

46 1.4

$2,000 or more

12 0.4

Median (dollars)

730  
Not mortgaged 1,956 58.2

Median (dollars)

201  
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 1,801 53.6
15 to 19 percent 477 14.2
20 to 24 percent 329 9.8
25 to 29 percent 195 5.8
30 to 34 percent 113 3.4
35 percent or more 365 10.9
Not computed 78 2.3
     

Specified renter-occupied units

1,349

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 187 13.9
$200 to $299 137 10.2
$300 to $499 524 38.8
$500 to $749 197 14.6
$750 to $999 15 1.1
$1,000 to $1,499 3 0.2
$1,500 or more 0 0.0
No cash rent 286 21.2
Median (dollars) 371  
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 310 23.0
15 to 19 percent 176 13.0
20 to 24 percent 124 9.2
25 to 29 percent 91 6.7
30 to 34 percent 77 5.7
35 percent or more 262 19.4
Not computed 309 22.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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