Bear, DE

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1004130, place: Bear CDP, Delaware)

Total housing units: 6,240

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,256 (36.15%)
1-unit, attached: 1,813 (29.05%)
2 units: 20 (0.32%)
3 or 4 units: 13 (0.21%)
5 to 9 units: 64 (1.03%)
10 to 19 units: 414 (6.63%)
20 or more units: 58 (0.93%)
Mobile home.: 1,602 (25.67%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 135 (2.16%)
1995 to 1998: 916 (14.68%)
1990 to 1994: 1,721 (27.58%)
1980 to 1989: 1,494 (23.94%)
1970 to 1979: 1,408 (22.56%)
1960 to 1969: 285 (4.57%)
1940 to 1959: 231 (3.7%)
1939 or earlier: 50 (0.8%)

ROOMS
1 room: 12 (0.19%)
2 rooms: 179 (2.87%)
3 rooms: 314 (5.03%)
4 rooms: 727 (11.65%)
5 rooms: 1,201 (19.25%)
6 rooms: 1,395 (22.36%)
7 rooms: 1,130 (18.11%)
8 rooms: 755 (12.1%)
9 or more rooms: 527 (8.45%)
Median (rooms): 6

Occupied housing units: 5,993

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,118 (18.66%)
1995 to 1998: 2,267 (37.83%)
1990 to 1994: 1,463 (24.41%)
1980 to 1989: 801 (13.37%)
1970 to 1979: 249 (4.15%)
1969 or earlier: 95 (1.59%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 200 (3.34%)
1: 2,050 (34.21%)
2: 2,755 (45.97%)
3 or more: 988 (16.49%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,707 (45.17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 686 (11.45%)
Electricity: 1,388 (23.16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,180 (19.69%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 12 (0.2%)
No fuel used: 20 (0.33%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 22 (0.37%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10 (0.17%)
No telephone service: 24 (0.4%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,993 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,762 (96.15%)
1.01 to 1.50: 147 (2.45%)
1.51 or more: 84 (1.4%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,218

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 79 (2.45%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 696 (21.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,568 (48.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 708 (22%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 152 (4.72%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 15 (0.47%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $128,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,949 (91.64%)
--Less than $300: 7 (0.22%)
--$300 to $499: 18 (0.56%)
--$500 to $699: 149 (4.63%)
--$700 to $999: 744 (23.12%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,577 (49.01%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 299 (9.29%)
--$2,000 or more: 155 (4.82%)
--Median (dollars): $1,141
Not mortgaged: 269 (8.36%)
--Median (dollars): $257

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 837 (26.01%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 735 (22.84%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 536 (16.66%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 336 (10.44%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 211 (6.56%)
35.0 percent or more: 546 (16.97%)
Not computed: 17 (0.53%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,150

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 71 (6.17%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 83 (7.22%)
$500 to $749: 501 (43.57%)
$750 to $999: 372 (32.35%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 111 (9.65%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 12 (1.04%)
Median (dollars): $697

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 221 (19.22%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 206 (17.91%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 196 (17.04%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 124 (10.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 89 (7.74%)
35.0 percent or more: 279 (24.26%)
Not computed: 35 (3.04%)

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