Arkansas City, KS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2002300, place: Arkansas City city, Kansas)

Total housing units: 5,622

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,589 (81.63%)
1-unit, attached: 110 (1.96%)
2 units: 184 (3.27%)
3 or 4 units: 229 (4.07%)
5 to 9 units: 48 (0.85%)
10 to 19 units: 30 (0.53%)
20 or more units: 179 (3.18%)
Mobile home.: 240 (4.27%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 13 (0.23%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 6 (0.11%)
1995 to 1998: 84 (1.49%)
1990 to 1994: 100 (1.78%)
1980 to 1989: 230 (4.09%)
1970 to 1979: 558 (9.93%)
1960 to 1969: 611 (10.87%)
1940 to 1959: 2,039 (36.27%)
1939 or earlier: 1,994 (35.47%)

ROOMS
1 room: 73 (1.3%)
2 rooms: 146 (2.6%)
3 rooms: 505 (8.98%)
4 rooms: 899 (15.99%)
5 rooms: 1,538 (27.36%)
6 rooms: 1,128 (20.06%)
7 rooms: 656 (11.67%)
8 rooms: 394 (7.01%)
9 or more rooms: 283 (5.03%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 4,893

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,054 (21.54%)
1995 to 1998: 1,401 (28.63%)
1990 to 1994: 769 (15.72%)
1980 to 1989: 690 (14.1%)
1970 to 1979: 409 (8.36%)
1969 or earlier: 570 (11.65%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 411 (8.4%)
1: 1,970 (40.26%)
2: 1,794 (36.66%)
3 or more: 718 (14.67%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,994 (81.63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 55 (1.12%)
Electricity: 801 (16.37%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 26 (0.53%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 17 (0.35%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11 (0.22%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 31 (0.63%)
No telephone service: 310 (6.34%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,893 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,783 (97.75%)
1.01 to 1.50: 71 (1.45%)
1.51 or more: 39 (0.8%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,896

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,776 (61.33%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 904 (31.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 120 (4.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 78 (2.69%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 12 (0.41%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 6 (0.21%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $43,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,503 (51.9%)
--Less than $300: 23 (0.79%)
--$300 to $499: 288 (9.94%)
--$500 to $699: 578 (19.96%)
--$700 to $999: 388 (13.4%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 202 (6.98%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 12 (0.41%)
--$2,000 or more: 12 (0.41%)
--Median (dollars): $643
Not mortgaged: 1,393 (48.1%)
--Median (dollars): $272

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,300 (44.89%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 580 (20.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 302 (10.43%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 263 (9.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 116 (4.01%)
35.0 percent or more: 301 (10.39%)
Not computed: 34 (1.17%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,722

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 114 (6.62%)
$200 to $299: 231 (13.41%)
$300 to $499: 757 (43.96%)
$500 to $749: 428 (24.85%)
$750 to $999: 49 (2.85%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 24 (1.39%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 119 (6.91%)
Median (dollars): $410

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 280 (16.26%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 334 (19.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 240 (13.94%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 129 (7.49%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 79 (4.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 513 (29.79%)
Not computed: 147 (8.54%)

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