Colby, KS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2014650, place: Colby city, Kansas)

Total housing units: 2,385

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,781 (74.68%)
1-unit, attached: 8 (0.34%)
2 units: 94 (3.94%)
3 or 4 units: 109 (4.57%)
5 to 9 units: 123 (5.16%)
10 to 19 units: 113 (4.74%)
20 or more units: 44 (1.84%)
Mobile home.: 113 (4.74%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 21 (0.88%)
1995 to 1998: 81 (3.4%)
1990 to 1994: 51 (2.14%)
1980 to 1989: 222 (9.31%)
1970 to 1979: 578 (24.23%)
1960 to 1969: 456 (19.12%)
1940 to 1959: 584 (24.49%)
1939 or earlier: 392 (16.44%)

ROOMS
1 room: 45 (1.89%)
2 rooms: 131 (5.49%)
3 rooms: 226 (9.48%)
4 rooms: 341 (14.3%)
5 rooms: 356 (14.93%)
6 rooms: 323 (13.54%)
7 rooms: 253 (10.61%)
8 rooms: 253 (10.61%)
9 or more rooms: 457 (19.16%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 2,202

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 606 (27.52%)
1995 to 1998: 408 (18.53%)
1990 to 1994: 372 (16.89%)
1980 to 1989: 349 (15.85%)
1970 to 1979: 296 (13.44%)
1969 or earlier: 171 (7.77%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 130 (5.9%)
1: 766 (34.79%)
2: 895 (40.64%)
3 or more: 411 (18.66%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,901 (86.33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 33 (1.5%)
Electricity: 268 (12.17%)
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: 8 (0.36%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 24 (1.09%)
No telephone service: 29 (1.32%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,202 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,162 (98.18%)
1.01 to 1.50: 40 (1.82%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,249

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 173 (13.85%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 774 (61.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 204 (16.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 64 (5.12%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 34 (2.72%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $77,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 741 (59.33%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 70 (5.6%)
--$500 to $699: 296 (23.7%)
--$700 to $999: 235 (18.82%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 112 (8.97%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 22 (1.76%)
--$2,000 or more: 6 (0.48%)
--Median (dollars): $706
Not mortgaged: 508 (40.67%)
--Median (dollars): $293

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 590 (47.24%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 294 (23.54%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 114 (9.13%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 69 (5.52%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 54 (4.32%)
35.0 percent or more: 113 (9.05%)
Not computed: 15 (1.2%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 807

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 115 (14.25%)
$200 to $299: 160 (19.83%)
$300 to $499: 382 (47.34%)
$500 to $749: 127 (15.74%)
$750 to $999: 7 (0.87%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 16 (1.98%)
Median (dollars): $370

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 231 (28.62%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 98 (12.14%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 134 (16.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 92 (11.4%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 53 (6.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 160 (19.83%)
Not computed: 39 (4.83%)

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