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Data Report 2
Selected Housing
Characteristics , 1990-2000
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Alleghany
County
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1990
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2000
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Change
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TOTAL HOUSING UNITS
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5,344 |
6,412 |
20.0% |
| Units in Structure |
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| 1-unit detached |
4,232 |
4,992 |
760 |
| 1-unit attached |
32 |
50 |
18 |
| 2 or more units |
331 |
367 |
36 |
| Mobile home, trailer, or other |
749 |
1,003 |
254 |
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| Year Structure Built |
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| 1979 or earlier |
4,179 |
3,971 |
-208 |
| 1980 or later |
1,165 |
2,441 |
1,276 |
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| OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
3,894 |
4,593 |
18.0% |
| Year Householder Moved into Unit
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| 1979 or earlier |
1,964 |
1,323 |
-641 |
| 1980 or later |
1,930 |
3,270 |
1,340 |
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| Selected Characteristics |
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| Lacking complete plumbing facilities
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153 |
23 |
-130 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities
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80 |
6 |
-74 |
| No telephone service |
227 |
89 |
-138 |
| Vehicles available |
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| None |
406 |
418 |
12 |
| One |
1,104 |
1,241 |
137 |
| Two |
1,397 |
1,775 |
378 |
| Three or more |
987 |
1,159 |
172 |
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| House Heating Fuel |
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| Utility gas |
4 |
8 |
4 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas |
117 |
623 |
506 |
| Electricity |
790 |
1,115 |
325 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc |
1,818 |
2,383 |
565 |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wood |
1,161 |
446 |
-715 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Other fuel |
1 |
12 |
11 |
| No fuel used |
3 |
0 |
-3 |
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| OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
3,114 |
3,624 |
16.4% |
| Persons per owner-occupied unit |
2.42 |
2.28 |
-0.14 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
2.4% |
2.2% |
-0.2% |
| Value |
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| Specified owner-occupied housing
units |
1,803 |
2,280 |
477 |
| Less than $50,000 |
953 |
247 |
-706 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
712 |
1,065 |
353 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 |
123 |
752 |
629 |
| $200,000 or more |
15 |
216 |
201 |
| Median (dollars) |
48,300 |
89,700 |
85.7% |
| Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly
Owner Costs |
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| With a mortgage |
813 |
1,208 |
395 |
| Less than $300 |
151 |
18 |
-133 |
| $300 to $499 |
356 |
174 |
-182 |
| $500 to $699 |
182 |
349 |
167 |
| $700 to $999 |
84 |
292 |
208 |
| $1,000 or more |
40 |
375 |
335 |
| Median (dollars) |
441 |
752 |
70.5% |
| Not mortgaged |
978 |
1,072 |
94 |
| Median (dollars) |
137 |
211 |
54.0% |
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| RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
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| Persons per renter-occupied unit
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780 |
969 |
24.2% |
| Rental vacancy rate |
2.37 |
2.27 |
-0.10 |
| Gross Rent |
11.7% |
5.8% |
-5.9% |
| Specified renter-occupied housing
units |
680 |
880 |
200 |
| Less than $200 |
143 |
95 |
-48 |
| $200 to $499 |
385 |
442 |
57 |
| $500 to $749 |
25 |
184 |
159 |
| $750 to $999 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
| $1,000 or more |
6 |
0 |
-6 |
| No cash rent |
121 |
149 |
28 |
| Median (dollars) |
275 |
363 |
32.0% |
| Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household
Income |
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| Less than 20 percent |
31.9% |
34.4% |
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| 20 to 34 percent |
19.3% |
25.6% |
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| 35 percent or more |
29.3% |
21.7% |
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| Not computed |
19.% |
18.3% |
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| VACANT HOUSING UNITS |
1,450 |
1,819 |
369 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
1,053 |
1,315 |
262 |
| % Vacant for seasonal, recreational
or occasional use |
72.6% |
72.3% |
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Source:
1990---Total Housing Units, Units in Structure, Owner
Occupied Housing Units, Value-Specified Owner-Occupied
Housing Units, Renter Occupied Housing Units, Vacant
Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1: General
Population and Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
1990---Year Structure Built, Year Householder Moved
into Unit, Selected Characteristics, House Heating Fuel,
Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs, Gross
Rent-Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units, Gross
Rent as a Percentage of Household Income---directly
or derived from DP5:Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
2000---Total Housing Units, Owner Occupied Housing Units,
Vacant Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1:
General Demographic Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
2000---All other data categories---directly or derived
from DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
Compiled by High Country Council of Governments September
2003
Data Report 2: Narrative
Data for Other Units
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