Bluffton, IN

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1806220, place: Bluffton city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 4,232

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,891 (68.31%)
1-unit, attached: 100 (2.36%)
2 units: 259 (6.12%)
3 or 4 units: 161 (3.8%)
5 to 9 units: 178 (4.21%)
10 to 19 units: 30 (0.71%)
20 or more units: 148 (3.5%)
Mobile home.: 459 (10.85%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 6 (0.14%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 66 (1.56%)
1995 to 1998: 200 (4.73%)
1990 to 1994: 267 (6.31%)
1980 to 1989: 361 (8.53%)
1970 to 1979: 666 (15.74%)
1960 to 1969: 584 (13.8%)
1940 to 1959: 818 (19.33%)
1939 or earlier: 1,270 (30.01%)

ROOMS
1 room: 21 (0.5%)
2 rooms: 51 (1.21%)
3 rooms: 392 (9.26%)
4 rooms: 679 (16.04%)
5 rooms: 989 (23.37%)
6 rooms: 873 (20.63%)
7 rooms: 584 (13.8%)
8 rooms: 318 (7.51%)
9 or more rooms: 325 (7.68%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 3,951

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 758 (19.19%)
1995 to 1998: 1,202 (30.42%)
1990 to 1994: 691 (17.49%)
1980 to 1989: 547 (13.84%)
1970 to 1979: 421 (10.66%)
1969 or earlier: 332 (8.4%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 269 (6.81%)
1: 1,595 (40.37%)
2: 1,529 (38.7%)
3 or more: 558 (14.12%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,364 (85.14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 29 (0.73%)
Electricity: 529 (13.39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 18 (0.46%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.15%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 5 (0.13%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29 (0.73%)
No telephone service: 112 (2.83%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,951 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,870 (97.95%)
1.01 to 1.50: 36 (0.91%)
1.51 or more: 45 (1.14%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,321

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 339 (14.61%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,418 (61.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 436 (18.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 89 (3.83%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 39 (1.68%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $78,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,463 (63.03%)
--Less than $300: 39 (1.68%)
--$300 to $499: 136 (5.86%)
--$500 to $699: 471 (20.29%)
--$700 to $999: 444 (19.13%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 290 (12.49%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 59 (2.54%)
--$2,000 or more: 24 (1.03%)
--Median (dollars): $746
Not mortgaged: 858 (36.97%)
--Median (dollars): $230

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,118 (48.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 444 (19.13%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 270 (11.63%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 193 (8.32%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 92 (3.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 198 (8.53%)
Not computed: 6 (0.26%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,139

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 81 (7.11%)
$200 to $299: 132 (11.59%)
$300 to $499: 547 (48.02%)
$500 to $749: 294 (25.81%)
$750 to $999: 20 (1.76%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 6 (0.53%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 59 (5.18%)
Median (dollars): $438

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 319 (28.01%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 175 (15.36%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 190 (16.68%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 126 (11.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 81 (7.11%)
35.0 percent or more: 177 (15.54%)
Not computed: 71 (6.23%)

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