General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2071125, place: Towanda city, Kansas)Total housing units: 535UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached: 399 (74.58%)
1-unit, attached: 0 (0%)
2 units: 0 (0%)
3 or 4 units: 2 (0.37%)
5 to 9 units: 7 (1.31%)
10 to 19 units: 4 (0.75%)
20 or more units: 1 (0.19%)
Mobile home.: 122 (22.8%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT1999 to March 2000: 46 (8.6%)
1995 to 1998: 59 (11.03%)
1990 to 1994: 18 (3.36%)
1980 to 1989: 29 (5.42%)
1970 to 1979: 72 (13.46%)
1960 to 1969: 51 (9.53%)
1940 to 1959: 197 (36.82%)
1939 or earlier: 63 (11.78%)
ROOMS1 room: 2 (0.37%)
2 rooms: 3 (0.56%)
3 rooms: 42 (7.85%)
4 rooms: 77 (14.39%)
5 rooms: 165 (30.84%)
6 rooms: 135 (25.23%)
7 rooms: 44 (8.22%)
8 rooms: 33 (6.17%)
9 or more rooms: 34 (6.36%)
Median (rooms): 5.4
Occupied housing units: 491YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT1999 to March 2000: 96 (19.55%)
1995 to 1998: 123 (25.05%)
1990 to 1994: 70 (14.26%)
1980 to 1989: 60 (12.22%)
1970 to 1979: 81 (16.5%)
1969 or earlier: 61 (12.42%)
VEHICLES AVAILABLENone: 24 (4.89%)
1: 89 (18.13%)
2: 235 (47.86%)
3 or more: 143 (29.12%)
HOUSE HEATING FUELUtility gas: 406 (82.69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 8 (1.63%)
Electricity: 75 (15.27%)
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: 2 (0.41%)
SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICSLacking complete plumbing facilities: 2 (0.41%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1 (0.2%)
No telephone service: 22 (4.48%)
OCCUPANTS PER ROOMOccupied housing units: 491 (100%)
1.00 or less: 468 (95.32%)
1.01 to 1.50: 18 (3.67%)
1.51 or more: 5 (1.02%)
Specified owner-occupied units: 309HOUSE VALUELess than $50,000: 77 (24.92%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 195 (63.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (9.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 8 (2.59%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $60,400
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTSWith a mortgage: 214 (69.26%)
--Less than $300: 5 (1.62%)
--$300 to $499: 13 (4.21%)
--$500 to $699: 70 (22.65%)
--$700 to $999: 83 (26.86%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 31 (10.03%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 10 (3.24%)
--$2,000 or more: 2 (0.65%)
--Median (dollars): $745
Not mortgaged: 95 (30.74%)
--Median (dollars): $271
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999Less than 15.0 percent: 142 (45.95%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 58 (18.77%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 35 (11.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 17 (5.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 16 (5.18%)
35.0 percent or more: 40 (12.94%)
Not computed: 1 (0.32%)
Specified renter-occupied units: 72GROSS RENTLess than $200: 4 (5.56%)
$200 to $299: 2 (2.78%)
$300 to $499: 17 (23.61%)
$500 to $749: 34 (47.22%)
$750 to $999: 1 (1.39%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 14 (19.44%)
Median (dollars): $525
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999Less than 15.0 percent.: 16 (22.22%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 13 (18.06%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 6 (8.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 6 (8.33%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2 (2.78%)
35.0 percent or more: 15 (20.83%)
Not computed: 14 (19.44%)
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