Benton, KS

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2006175, place: Benton city, Kansas)

Total housing units: 325

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 264 (81.23%)
1-unit, attached: 13 (4%)
2 units: 0 (0%)
3 or 4 units: 10 (3.08%)
5 to 9 units: 0 (0%)
10 to 19 units: 4 (1.23%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 34 (10.46%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 2 (0.62%)
1995 to 1998: 73 (22.46%)
1990 to 1994: 8 (2.46%)
1980 to 1989: 51 (15.69%)
1970 to 1979: 58 (17.85%)
1960 to 1969: 29 (8.92%)
1940 to 1959: 55 (16.92%)
1939 or earlier: 49 (15.08%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 4 (1.23%)
3 rooms: 15 (4.62%)
4 rooms: 64 (19.69%)
5 rooms: 76 (23.38%)
6 rooms: 67 (20.62%)
7 rooms: 36 (11.08%)
8 rooms: 38 (11.69%)
9 or more rooms: 25 (7.69%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 304

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 45 (14.8%)
1995 to 1998: 144 (47.37%)
1990 to 1994: 33 (10.86%)
1980 to 1989: 33 (10.86%)
1970 to 1979: 24 (7.89%)
1969 or earlier: 25 (8.22%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 13 (4.28%)
1: 69 (22.7%)
2: 119 (39.14%)
3 or more: 103 (33.88%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 234 (76.97%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 4 (1.32%)
Electricity: 66 (21.71%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
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: 3 (0.99%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 304 (100%)
1.00 or less: 291 (95.72%)
1.01 to 1.50: 13 (4.28%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 223

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 53 (23.77%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 116 (52.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (19.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (3.14%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2 (0.9%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2 (0.9%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $72,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 167 (74.89%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 7 (3.14%)
--$500 to $699: 41 (18.39%)
--$700 to $999: 65 (29.15%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 43 (19.28%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 7 (3.14%)
--$2,000 or more: 4 (1.79%)
--Median (dollars): $796
Not mortgaged: 56 (25.11%)
--Median (dollars): $297

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 96 (43.05%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 45 (20.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 37 (16.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 20 (8.97%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 7 (3.14%)
35.0 percent or more: 18 (8.07%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 53

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 6 (11.32%)
$300 to $499: 13 (24.53%)
$500 to $749: 24 (45.28%)
$750 to $999: 10 (18.87%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $563

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 18 (33.96%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5 (9.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 8 (15.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 4 (7.55%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (15.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 10 (18.87%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

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