The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 952 with 889 (93%) occupied and 63 (7%) vacant. There are 952 (100.00%) rural housing units with 952 (100.00%) on non-farm areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 889), 639 (72%) are owner occupied and 250 (28%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 63) are: for rent 24 (38%), for sale only 18 (29%), rented or sold (not occupied) 9 (14%), other reasons units are vacant 12 (19%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 2.9 people for owner occupied and 2.1 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 639), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 472 (73.87%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 167 (26.13%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 0 (0.00%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 0 (0.00%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For renter occupied housing units (total 250 (39.12%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 140 (21.91%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 103 (16.12%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 0 (0.00%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 7 (1.10%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 5.8.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 729 (76.58%), 1 unit-attached 10 (1.05%), 2 units 54 (5.67%), 3 or 4 units 66 (6.93%), 5 to 9 units 31 (3.26%), 10 to 19 units 30 (3.15%), 20 to 49 units 28 (2.94%), 50 or more units 3 (0.32%), mobile home units 1 (0.11%), boat/RV/van/etc units 0 (0.00%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 787 (88.53%), bottled/tank/LP gas 37 (4.16%), electricity 38 (4.27%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 18 (2.02%), Wood 3 (0.34%), Other fuel 6 (0.67%), . For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 33 (3.71%), 1 vehicle 324 (36.45%), 2 vehicles 345 (38.81%), 3 vehicles 152 (17.10%), 4 vehicles 22 (2.47%), 5 or more vehicles 13 (1.46%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 6 (0.63%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 3 (0.34%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $443.

Gross Rent by Number of Bedrooms

renter-occupied units - total = 250

source: 2000 census

# of

Bedrooms
Rent

Type
Gross

Rent
Number

of Units
%

No Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	7	2.80
		$500 to $749 ,	0	0.00
		$750 to $999	0	0.00
		$1,000 or more	6	2.40
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		13	5.20
One Bedroom	Cash Rent	Less than $200	15	6.00
		$200 to $299	19	7.60
		$300 to $499	54	21.60
		$500 to $749	6	2.40
		$750 to $999	0	0.00
		$1,000 or more	0	0.00
	No Rent	$0	4	1.60
	Total		98	32.80
Two Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	1	0.40
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	47	18.80
		$500 to $749	30	12.00
		$750 to $999	4	1.60
		$1,000 or more	0	0.00
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		82	32.80
Three Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	4	1.60
		$300 to $499	4	1.60
		$500 to $749	33	13.20
		$750 to $999	11	4.40
		$1,000 or more	0	0.00
	No Rent	$0	5	2.00
	Total		57	22.80

The median gross rent, as percentage of household income is 22%.

Value and Mortgages

The range of values for owner occupied housing units, as of the 2000 census, are: lower quartile $59,900, median $77,800, upper quartile $96,800. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 609) is a mixture of mortgages (primary), second mortgages and home equity loans. The number of housing units with a mortgage, contract to purchase, or similar debt is 421 (69.13%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 93 (15.27%). Those with second mortgages only equals 33 (5.42%). Those with home equity loan only equals 60 (9.85%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 0 (0.00%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 328 (53.86%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 188 (30.87%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $734 for units with a mortgage and $261 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 18.90% for units with a mortgage and 11.00% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $46,131and for renter-occupied units is $23,889. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $1,218.

Note: Housing and Rental prices are based on the 2000 census, thus they may not represent current prices.