Benton, KY

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2105824, place: Benton city, Kentucky)

Total housing units: 1,923

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,514 (78.73%)
1-unit, attached: 47 (2.44%)
2 units: 93 (4.84%)
3 or 4 units: 48 (2.5%)
5 to 9 units: 50 (2.6%)
10 to 19 units: 47 (2.44%)
20 or more units: 38 (1.98%)
Mobile home.: 86 (4.47%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 16 (0.83%)
1995 to 1998: 138 (7.18%)
1990 to 1994: 34 (1.77%)
1980 to 1989: 297 (15.44%)
1970 to 1979: 318 (16.54%)
1960 to 1969: 392 (20.38%)
1940 to 1959: 528 (27.46%)
1939 or earlier: 200 (10.4%)

ROOMS
1 room: 29 (1.51%)
2 rooms: 40 (2.08%)
3 rooms: 98 (5.1%)
4 rooms: 332 (17.26%)
5 rooms: 486 (25.27%)
6 rooms: 444 (23.09%)
7 rooms: 247 (12.84%)
8 rooms: 162 (8.42%)
9 or more rooms: 85 (4.42%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 1,774

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 288 (16.23%)
1995 to 1998: 545 (30.72%)
1990 to 1994: 187 (10.54%)
1980 to 1989: 327 (18.43%)
1970 to 1979: 235 (13.25%)
1969 or earlier: 192 (10.82%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 156 (8.79%)
1: 720 (40.59%)
2: 621 (35.01%)
3 or more: 277 (15.61%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,337 (75.37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 0 (0%)
Electricity: 419 (23.62%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 10 (0.56%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.45%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17 (0.96%)
No telephone service: 53 (2.99%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,774 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,738 (97.97%)
1.01 to 1.50: 20 (1.13%)
1.51 or more: 16 (0.9%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,141

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 227 (19.89%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 659 (57.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 180 (15.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (3.07%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 7 (0.61%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 33 (2.89%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $74,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 618 (54.16%)
--Less than $300: 16 (1.4%)
--$300 to $499: 108 (9.47%)
--$500 to $699: 169 (14.81%)
--$700 to $999: 195 (17.09%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 105 (9.2%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 8 (0.7%)
--$2,000 or more: 17 (1.49%)
--Median (dollars): $718
Not mortgaged: 523 (45.84%)
--Median (dollars): $227

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 562 (49.26%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 308 (26.99%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 110 (9.64%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 40 (3.51%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 41 (3.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 80 (7.01%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 507

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 85 (16.77%)
$200 to $299: 93 (18.34%)
$300 to $499: 210 (41.42%)
$500 to $749: 98 (19.33%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 21 (4.14%)
Median (dollars): $387

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 132 (26.04%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 69 (13.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 69 (13.61%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 9 (1.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 37 (7.3%)
35.0 percent or more: 150 (29.59%)
Not computed: 41 (8.09%)

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