New Castle, DE

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1050800, place: New Castle city, Delaware)

Total housing units: 2,260

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,145 (50.66%)
1-unit, attached: 770 (34.07%)
2 units: 116 (5.13%)
3 or 4 units: 63 (2.79%)
5 to 9 units: 111 (4.91%)
10 to 19 units: 41 (1.81%)
20 or more units: 6 (0.27%)
Mobile home.: 8 (0.35%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 83 (3.67%)
1995 to 1998: 76 (3.36%)
1990 to 1994: 57 (2.52%)
1980 to 1989: 205 (9.07%)
1970 to 1979: 300 (13.27%)
1960 to 1969: 236 (10.44%)
1940 to 1959: 442 (19.56%)
1939 or earlier: 861 (38.1%)

ROOMS
1 room: 5 (0.22%)
2 rooms: 65 (2.88%)
3 rooms: 99 (4.38%)
4 rooms: 120 (5.31%)
5 rooms: 403 (17.83%)
6 rooms: 478 (21.15%)
7 rooms: 495 (21.9%)
8 rooms: 235 (10.4%)
9 or more rooms: 360 (15.93%)
Median (rooms): 6.4

Occupied housing units: 2,076

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 336 (16.18%)
1995 to 1998: 495 (23.84%)
1990 to 1994: 310 (14.93%)
1980 to 1989: 328 (15.8%)
1970 to 1979: 225 (10.84%)
1969 or earlier: 382 (18.4%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 171 (8.24%)
1: 777 (37.43%)
2: 868 (41.81%)
3 or more: 260 (12.52%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,558 (75.05%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 0 (0%)
Electricity: 151 (7.27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 367 (17.68%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.34%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,076 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,058 (99.13%)
1.01 to 1.50: 10 (0.48%)
1.51 or more: 8 (0.39%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,542

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 18 (1.17%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 371 (24.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 733 (47.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 266 (17.25%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 73 (4.73%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 59 (3.83%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 22 (1.43%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $123,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,059 (68.68%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 20 (1.3%)
--$500 to $699: 140 (9.08%)
--$700 to $999: 242 (15.69%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 486 (31.52%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 110 (7.13%)
--$2,000 or more: 61 (3.96%)
--Median (dollars): $1,115
Not mortgaged: 483 (31.32%)
--Median (dollars): $283

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 594 (38.52%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 248 (16.08%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 153 (9.92%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 142 (9.21%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 114 (7.39%)
35.0 percent or more: 291 (18.87%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 458

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 84 (18.34%)
$500 to $749: 254 (55.46%)
$750 to $999: 72 (15.72%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 23 (5.02%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 25 (5.46%)
Median (dollars): $640

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 70 (15.28%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 81 (17.69%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 61 (13.32%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 21 (4.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 34 (7.42%)
35.0 percent or more: 141 (30.79%)
Not computed: 50 (10.92%)

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