Columbus, KS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2015075, place: Columbus city, Kansas)

Total housing units: 1,618

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,327 (82.01%)
1-unit, attached: 20 (1.24%)
2 units: 58 (3.58%)
3 or 4 units: 21 (1.3%)
5 to 9 units: 0 (0%)
10 to 19 units: 18 (1.11%)
20 or more units: 23 (1.42%)
Mobile home.: 137 (8.47%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 14 (0.87%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7 (0.43%)
1995 to 1998: 47 (2.9%)
1990 to 1994: 71 (4.39%)
1980 to 1989: 158 (9.77%)
1970 to 1979: 162 (10.01%)
1960 to 1969: 158 (9.77%)
1940 to 1959: 405 (25.03%)
1939 or earlier: 610 (37.7%)

ROOMS
1 room: 12 (0.74%)
2 rooms: 24 (1.48%)
3 rooms: 96 (5.93%)
4 rooms: 261 (16.13%)
5 rooms: 576 (35.6%)
6 rooms: 310 (19.16%)
7 rooms: 183 (11.31%)
8 rooms: 79 (4.88%)
9 or more rooms: 77 (4.76%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 1,410

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 276 (19.57%)
1995 to 1998: 356 (25.25%)
1990 to 1994: 263 (18.65%)
1980 to 1989: 184 (13.05%)
1970 to 1979: 88 (6.24%)
1969 or earlier: 243 (17.23%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 107 (7.59%)
1: 559 (39.65%)
2: 534 (37.87%)
3 or more: 210 (14.89%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,147 (81.35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 25 (1.77%)
Electricity: 222 (15.74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 16 (1.13%)
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: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 31 (2.2%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,410 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,376 (97.59%)
1.01 to 1.50: 34 (2.41%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 882

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 506 (57.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 331 (37.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (2.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.79%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 15 (1.7%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $45,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 455 (51.59%)
--Less than $300: 6 (0.68%)
--$300 to $499: 147 (16.67%)
--$500 to $699: 136 (15.42%)
--$700 to $999: 112 (12.7%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 46 (5.22%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 8 (0.91%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $610
Not mortgaged: 427 (48.41%)
--Median (dollars): $224

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 470 (53.29%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 122 (13.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 92 (10.43%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 60 (6.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 57 (6.46%)
35.0 percent or more: 74 (8.39%)
Not computed: 7 (0.79%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 422

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 41 (9.72%)
$200 to $299: 89 (21.09%)
$300 to $499: 204 (48.34%)
$500 to $749: 30 (7.11%)
$750 to $999: 17 (4.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 41 (9.72%)
Median (dollars): $343

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 64 (15.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 60 (14.22%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 58 (13.74%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 23 (5.45%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 38 (9%)
35.0 percent or more: 138 (32.7%)
Not computed: 41 (9.72%)

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