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Yancey County:South Toe Township:2000

DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,521 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 995 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,190 78.2   1.00 or less 957 96.2
1-unit, attached 19 1.2   1.01 to 1.50 28 2.8
2 units 5 0.3   1.51 or more 10 1.0
3 or 4 units 0 0.0        
5 to 9 units 4 0.3             Specified owner-occupied units 563 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 111 19.7
Mobile home 301 19.8   $50,000 to $99,999 212 37.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 2 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 205 36.4
        $150,000 to $199,000 11 2.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 22 3.9
1999 to March 2000 44 2.9   $300,000 to $499,999 2 0.4
1995 to 1998 184 12.1   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 130 8.5   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 350 23.0   Median (dollars) 91,500 (X)
1970 to 1979 298 19.6        
1960 to 1969 162 10.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 269 17.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 84 5.5   With a mortgage 213 37.8
             Less than $300 9 1.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 48 8.5
1 room 28 1.8        $500 to $699 66 11.7
2 rooms 17 1.1        $700 to $999 46 8.2
3 rooms 137 9.0        $1,000 to $1,499 27 4.8
4 rooms 386 25.4        $1,500 to $1,999 17 3.0
5 rooms 395 26.0        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 352 23.1        Median (dollars) 668 (X)
7 rooms 102 6.7   Not mortgaged 350 62.2
8 rooms 88 5.8        Median (dollars) 188 (X)
9 rooms 16 1.1        
Median (rooms) 5.0 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 995 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 304 54.0
1999 to March 2000 120 12.1   15 to 19 percent 103 18.3
1995 to 1998 284 28.5   20 to 24 percent 48 8.5
1990 to 1994 120 12.1   25 to 29 percent 20 3.6
1980 to 1989 201 20.2   30 to 34 percent 20 3.6
1970 to 1979 142 14.3   35 percent or more 61 10.8
1969 or earlier 128 12.9   Not completed 7 1.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 134 100.0
None 68 6.8   GROSS RENT    
1 267 26.8   Less than $200 14 10.4
2 365 36.7   $200 to $299 6 4.5
3 or more 295 29.6   $300 to $499 48 35.8
        $500 to $749 16 11.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 6 0.6   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 86 8.6   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 35 3.5   No cash rent 50 37.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 669 67.2   Median (dollars) 375 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 176 17.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 23 2.3    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 28 20.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 23 17.2
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 6 4.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 22 2.2   30 to 34 percent 11 8.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 7 0.7   35 percent or more 16 11.9
No telephone service 41 4.1   Not computed 50 37.3
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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