The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 480 with 460 (96%) occupied and 20 (4%) vacant. There are 480 (100.00%) rural housing units with 46 (9.58%) on farms and 434 (90.42%) on non-farm areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 460), 385 (84%) are owner occupied and 75 (16%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 20) are:, for sale only 4 (20%), rented or sold (not occupied) 3 (15%), for seasonal/recreational/occasional use 3 (15%), other reasons units are vacant 10 (50%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 2.9 people for owner occupied and 2.3 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 385), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 259 (67.27%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 124 (32.21%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 2 (0.52%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 0 (0.00%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For renter occupied housing units (total 75 (19.48%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 51 (13.25%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 19 (4.94%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 2 (0.52%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 3 (0.78%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 6.4.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 407 (84.79%), 1 unit-attached 6 (1.25%), 2 units 2 (0.42%), 3 or 4 units 6 (1.25%), 5 to 9 units 0 (0.00%), 10 to 19 units 0 (0.00%), 20 to 49 units 0 (0.00%), 50 or more units 0 (0.00%), mobile home units 59 (12.29%), boat/RV/van/etc units 0 (0.00%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 106 (23.04%), bottled/tank/LP gas 257 (55.87%), electricity 12 (2.61%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 63 (13.70%), Wood 20 (4.35%), Other fuel 2 (0.43%), . For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 6 (1.30%), 1 vehicle 80 (17.39%), 2 vehicles 209 (45.43%), 3 vehicles 118 (25.65%), 4 vehicles 36 (7.83%), 5 or more vehicles 11 (2.39%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 9 (1.88%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 5 (1.09%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $475.

Value and Mortgages

The range of values for owner occupied housing units, as of the 2000 census, are: lower quartile $67,800, median $89,800, upper quartile $126,600. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 272) 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 196 (72.06%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 62 (22.79%). Those with second mortgages only equals 18 (6.62%). Those with home equity loan only equals 44 (16.18%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 2 (0.74%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 132 (48.53%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 76 (27.94%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $800 for units with a mortgage and $242 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 20.10% for units with a mortgage and 10.80% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $45,956and for renter-occupied units is $33,438. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $738.

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