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Data Report 2

Selected Housing Characteristics , 1990-2000

Mitchell County
 
1990
2000
Change
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS
6,983 7,919 13.4%
Units in Structure      
1-unit detached 5,269 5,625 356
1-unit attached 104 63 -41
2 or more units 305 442 137
Mobile home, trailer, or other 1,305 1,789 484
       
Year Structure Built      
1979 or earlier 5,442 5,191 -251
1980 or later 1,541 2,728 1,187
       
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 5,779 6,551 772
Year Householder Moved into Unit      
1979 or earlier 3,152 2,066 -1,086
1980 or later 2,627 4,485 1,858
       
Selected Characteristics      
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 232 66 -166
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 95 14 -81
No telephone service 591 254 -337
Vehicles available      
None 670 620 -50
One 1,593 1,920 327
Two 2,248 2,540 292
Three or more 1,268 1,471 203
       
House Heating Fuel      
Utility gas 7 30 23
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 110 585 475
Electricity 753 1,016 263
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3,590 4,380 790
Coal or coke 43 2 -41
Wood 1,268 500 -768
Solar energy 4 2 -2
Other fuel 4 34 30
No fuel used 0 2 2
       
OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 4,765 5,294 529
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.51 2.39 -0.12
Homeowner vacancy rate 2.3% 2.6% 0.3%
Value      
Specified owner-occupied housing units 2,820 3,203 383
Less than $50,000 1,467 652 -815
$50,000 to $99,999 1,125 1,571 446
$100,000 to $199,999 206 871 665
$200,000 or more 22 109 87
Median (dollars) 48,700 78,800 61.8%
Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly Owner Costs      
With a mortgage 1,175 1,608 433
Less than $300 125 7 -118
$300 to $499 464 320 -144
$500 to $699 330 429 99
$700 to $999 192 530 338
$1,000 or more 64 322 258
Median (dollars) 499 722 44.7%
Not mortgaged 1,718 1,595 -123
Median (dollars) 156 203 30.1%
       
RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 1,014 1,257 243
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.31 2.26 -0.05
Rental vacancy rate 10.9% 7.3% -3.6%
Gross Rent      
Specified renter-occupied housing units 887 1,183 296
Less than $200 173 135 -38
$200 to $499 464 624 160
$500 to $749 45 156 111
$750 to $999 2 56 54
$1,000 or more 0 4 4
No cash rent 203 208 5
Median (dollars) 282 379 34.4%
Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income      
Less than 20 percent 34.4% 37.2%  
20 to 34 percent 18.0% 23.0%  
35 percent or more 22.5% 21.0%  
Not computed 25.0% 18.8%  
       
VACANT HOUSING UNITS 1,204 1,368 164
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 364 478 114
% Vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use 30.2% 34.9%  
       

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

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