Forrest City, AR

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0524430, place: Forrest City city, Arkansas)

Total housing units: 5,163

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,521 (68.2%)
1-unit, attached: 125 (2.42%)
2 units: 346 (6.7%)
3 or 4 units: 487 (9.43%)
5 to 9 units: 179 (3.47%)
10 to 19 units: 66 (1.28%)
20 or more units: 163 (3.16%)
Mobile home.: 276 (5.35%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 70 (1.36%)
1995 to 1998: 311 (6.02%)
1990 to 1994: 229 (4.44%)
1980 to 1989: 850 (16.46%)
1970 to 1979: 1,150 (22.27%)
1960 to 1969: 1,137 (22.02%)
1940 to 1959: 1,054 (20.41%)
1939 or earlier: 362 (7.01%)

ROOMS
1 room: 29 (0.56%)
2 rooms: 150 (2.91%)
3 rooms: 522 (10.11%)
4 rooms: 1,151 (22.29%)
5 rooms: 1,583 (30.66%)
6 rooms: 828 (16.04%)
7 rooms: 483 (9.36%)
8 rooms: 215 (4.16%)
9 or more rooms: 202 (3.91%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 4,575

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,135 (24.81%)
1995 to 1998: 1,381 (30.19%)
1990 to 1994: 612 (13.38%)
1980 to 1989: 563 (12.31%)
1970 to 1979: 388 (8.48%)
1969 or earlier: 496 (10.84%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,020 (22.3%)
1: 1,845 (40.33%)
2: 1,339 (29.27%)
3 or more: 371 (8.11%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,866 (62.64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 113 (2.47%)
Electricity: 1,551 (33.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 5 (0.11%)
Solar energy: 13 (0.28%)
Other fuel: 25 (0.55%)
No fuel used: 2 (0.04%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 67 (1.46%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 46 (1.01%)
No telephone service: 381 (8.33%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,575 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,319 (94.4%)
1.01 to 1.50: 179 (3.91%)
1.51 or more: 77 (1.68%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,103

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 845 (40.18%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 970 (46.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 138 (6.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 89 (4.23%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 39 (1.85%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 10 (0.48%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 12 (0.57%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $57,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,296 (61.63%)
--Less than $300: 32 (1.52%)
--$300 to $499: 231 (10.98%)
--$500 to $699: 468 (22.25%)
--$700 to $999: 369 (17.55%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 158 (7.51%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 22 (1.05%)
--$2,000 or more: 16 (0.76%)
--Median (dollars): $667
Not mortgaged: 807 (38.37%)
--Median (dollars): $246

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 866 (41.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 381 (18.12%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 261 (12.41%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 117 (5.56%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 101 (4.8%)
35.0 percent or more: 344 (16.36%)
Not computed: 33 (1.57%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,223

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 433 (19.48%)
$200 to $299: 188 (8.46%)
$300 to $499: 765 (34.41%)
$500 to $749: 551 (24.79%)
$750 to $999: 112 (5.04%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 32 (1.44%)
$1,500 or more: 7 (0.31%)
No cash rent: 135 (6.07%)
Median (dollars): $426

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 370 (16.64%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 244 (10.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 182 (8.19%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 217 (9.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 132 (5.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 916 (41.21%)
Not computed: 162 (7.29%)

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