New Castle, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1852740, place: New Castle city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 7,996

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 5,850 (73.16%)
1-unit, attached: 131 (1.64%)
2 units: 447 (5.59%)
3 or 4 units: 533 (6.67%)
5 to 9 units: 146 (1.83%)
10 to 19 units: 179 (2.24%)
20 or more units: 368 (4.6%)
Mobile home.: 314 (3.93%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 28 (0.35%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 29 (0.36%)
1995 to 1998: 232 (2.9%)
1990 to 1994: 134 (1.68%)
1980 to 1989: 447 (5.59%)
1970 to 1979: 721 (9.02%)
1960 to 1969: 907 (11.34%)
1940 to 1959: 2,892 (36.17%)
1939 or earlier: 2,634 (32.94%)

ROOMS
1 room: 57 (0.71%)
2 rooms: 230 (2.88%)
3 rooms: 687 (8.59%)
4 rooms: 1,496 (18.71%)
5 rooms: 2,052 (25.66%)
6 rooms: 1,655 (20.7%)
7 rooms: 866 (10.83%)
8 rooms: 514 (6.43%)
9 or more rooms: 439 (5.49%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 7,397

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,277 (17.26%)
1995 to 1998: 2,106 (28.47%)
1990 to 1994: 1,221 (16.51%)
1980 to 1989: 969 (13.1%)
1970 to 1979: 834 (11.27%)
1969 or earlier: 990 (13.38%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 716 (9.68%)
1: 2,682 (36.26%)
2: 2,720 (36.77%)
3 or more: 1,279 (17.29%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,321 (85.45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 42 (0.57%)
Electricity: 909 (12.29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 84 (1.14%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 5 (0.07%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 29 (0.39%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.09%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 42 (0.57%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 62 (0.84%)
No telephone service: 298 (4.03%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 7,397 (100%)
1.00 or less: 7,302 (98.72%)
1.01 to 1.50: 87 (1.18%)
1.51 or more: 8 (0.11%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,442

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,027 (23.12%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,844 (64.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 445 (10.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 66 (1.49%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 34 (0.77%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 15 (0.34%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 11 (0.25%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $67,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,790 (62.81%)
--Less than $300: 81 (1.82%)
--$300 to $499: 473 (10.65%)
--$500 to $699: 926 (20.85%)
--$700 to $999: 870 (19.59%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 340 (7.65%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 57 (1.28%)
--$2,000 or more: 43 (0.97%)
--Median (dollars): $681
Not mortgaged: 1,652 (37.19%)
--Median (dollars): $232

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,220 (49.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 801 (18.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 514 (11.57%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 282 (6.35%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 108 (2.43%)
35.0 percent or more: 488 (10.99%)
Not computed: 29 (0.65%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,510

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 224 (8.92%)
$200 to $299: 201 (8.01%)
$300 to $499: 1,045 (41.63%)
$500 to $749: 681 (27.13%)
$750 to $999: 71 (2.83%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 73 (2.91%)
$1,500 or more: 10 (0.4%)
No cash rent: 205 (8.17%)
Median (dollars): $441

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 430 (17.13%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 379 (15.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 294 (11.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 248 (9.88%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 139 (5.54%)
35.0 percent or more: 781 (31.12%)
Not computed: 239 (9.52%)

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