Peru, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1859328, place: Peru city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 5,915

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,101 (69.33%)
1-unit, attached: 65 (1.1%)
2 units: 355 (6%)
3 or 4 units: 369 (6.24%)
5 to 9 units: 122 (2.06%)
10 to 19 units: 65 (1.1%)
20 or more units: 117 (1.98%)
Mobile home.: 721 (12.19%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 6 (0.1%)
1995 to 1998: 193 (3.26%)
1990 to 1994: 165 (2.79%)
1980 to 1989: 394 (6.66%)
1970 to 1979: 664 (11.23%)
1960 to 1969: 341 (5.77%)
1940 to 1959: 1,293 (21.86%)
1939 or earlier: 2,859 (48.33%)

ROOMS
1 room: 20 (0.34%)
2 rooms: 81 (1.37%)
3 rooms: 461 (7.79%)
4 rooms: 969 (16.38%)
5 rooms: 1,436 (24.28%)
6 rooms: 1,319 (22.3%)
7 rooms: 806 (13.63%)
8 rooms: 450 (7.61%)
9 or more rooms: 373 (6.31%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 5,385

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 813 (15.1%)
1995 to 1998: 1,555 (28.88%)
1990 to 1994: 743 (13.8%)
1980 to 1989: 782 (14.52%)
1970 to 1979: 679 (12.61%)
1969 or earlier: 813 (15.1%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 487 (9.04%)
1: 2,218 (41.19%)
2: 1,916 (35.58%)
3 or more: 764 (14.19%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,673 (86.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 115 (2.14%)
Electricity: 547 (10.16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.22%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 17 (0.32%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 21 (0.39%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 34 (0.63%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17 (0.32%)
No telephone service: 321 (5.96%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,385 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,278 (98.01%)
1.01 to 1.50: 101 (1.88%)
1.51 or more: 6 (0.11%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,059

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,285 (42.01%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,549 (50.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 177 (5.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (0.72%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 16 (0.52%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 10 (0.33%)
Median (dollars): $55,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,942 (63.48%)
--Less than $300: 58 (1.9%)
--$300 to $499: 577 (18.86%)
--$500 to $699: 607 (19.84%)
--$700 to $999: 472 (15.43%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 215 (7.03%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 13 (0.42%)
--Median (dollars): $609
Not mortgaged: 1,117 (36.52%)
--Median (dollars): $215

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,659 (54.23%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 486 (15.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 357 (11.67%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 195 (6.37%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 87 (2.84%)
35.0 percent or more: 242 (7.91%)
Not computed: 33 (1.08%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,664

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 212 (12.74%)
$200 to $299: 189 (11.36%)
$300 to $499: 671 (40.32%)
$500 to $749: 416 (25%)
$750 to $999: 67 (4.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 109 (6.55%)
Median (dollars): $418

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 313 (18.81%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 350 (21.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 247 (14.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 160 (9.62%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 84 (5.05%)
35.0 percent or more: 370 (22.24%)
Not computed: 140 (8.41%)

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