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Data Report 2
Selected Housing
Characteristics , 1990-2000
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Wilkes
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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24,960 |
29,261 |
17.2% |
| Units in Structure |
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| 1-unit detached |
17,444 |
19,379 |
1,935 |
| 1-unit attached |
184 |
281 |
97 |
| 2 or more units |
1,346 |
1,685 |
339 |
| Mobile home, trailer, or other |
5,986 |
7,916 |
1,930 |
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| Year Structure Built |
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| 1979 or earlier |
19,475 |
18,286 |
-1,189 |
| 1980 or later |
5,485 |
10,975 |
5,490 |
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| OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
23,021 |
26,650 |
3,629 |
| Year Householder Moved into Unit
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| 1979 or earlier |
11,410 |
8,087 |
-3,323 |
| 1980 or later |
11,611 |
18,563 |
6,952 |
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| Selected Characteristics |
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| Lacking complete plumbing facilities
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697 |
112 |
-585 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities
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436 |
80 |
-356 |
| No telephone service |
1,886 |
1,061 |
-825 |
| Vehicles available |
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| None |
2,259 |
2,199 |
-60 |
| One |
5,903 |
6,909 |
1,006 |
| Two |
8,507 |
10,161 |
1,654 |
| Three or more |
6,352 |
7,381 |
1,029 |
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| House Heating Fuel |
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| Utility gas |
51 |
159 |
108 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas |
1,521 |
4,493 |
2,972 |
| Electricity |
7,875 |
12,082 |
4,207 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc |
9,396 |
8,419 |
-977 |
| Coal or coke |
26 |
19 |
-7 |
| Wood |
4,000 |
1,323 |
-2,677 |
| Solar energy |
61 |
25 |
-36 |
| Other fuel |
74 |
70 |
-4 |
| No fuel used |
17 |
60 |
43 |
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| OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
18,271 |
20,772 |
2,501 |
| Persons per owner-occupied unit |
2.60 |
2.46 |
-0.14 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.1% |
| Value |
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| Specified owner-occupied housing
units |
10,845 |
12,458 |
1,613 |
| Less than $50,000 |
4,993 |
1,471 |
-3,522 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4,775 |
5,956 |
1,181 |
| $100,000 to $199,999 |
971 |
4,112 |
3,141 |
| $200,000 or more |
106 |
919 |
813 |
| Median (dollars) |
52,800 |
89,200 |
68.9% |
| Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly
Owner Costs |
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| With a mortgage |
5,928 |
6,881 |
953 |
| Less than $300 |
622 |
140 |
-482 |
| $300 to $499 |
2,143 |
915 |
-1,228 |
| $500 to $699 |
1,542 |
1,694 |
152 |
| $700 to $999 |
1,156 |
2,149 |
993 |
| $1,000 or more |
465 |
1,983 |
1,518 |
| Median (dollars) |
522 |
782 |
49.8% |
| Not mortgaged |
4,956 |
5,577 |
621 |
| Median (dollars) |
150 |
205 |
36.7% |
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| RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS |
4,750 |
5,878 |
1128 |
| Persons per renter-occupied unit
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2.38 |
2.32 |
-0.06 |
| Rental vacancy rate |
8.2% |
9.1% |
0.9% |
| Gross Rent |
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| Specified renter-occupied housing
units |
4,435 |
5,607 |
1172 |
| Less than $200 |
691 |
472 |
-219 |
| $200 to $499 |
2,858 |
2,998 |
140 |
| $500 to $749 |
209 |
1,046 |
837 |
| $750 to $999 |
18 |
167 |
149 |
| $1,000 or more |
0 |
26 |
26 |
| No cash rent |
659 |
898 |
239 |
| Median (dollars) |
299 |
416 |
39.1% |
| Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household
Income |
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| Less than 20 percent |
34.7% |
39.3% |
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| 20 to 34 percent |
25.2% |
23.8% |
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| 35 percent or more |
24.4% |
18.7% |
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| Not computed |
15.7% |
18.2% |
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| VACANT HOUSING UNITS |
1,939 |
2,611 |
672 |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional
use |
390 |
545 |
155 |
| % Vacant for seasonal, recreational
or occasional use |
20.1% |
20.9% |
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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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