Chestertown, MD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2416225, place: Chestertown town, Maryland)

Total housing units: 2,174

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 967 (44.48%)
1-unit, attached: 138 (6.35%)
2 units: 89 (4.09%)
3 or 4 units: 213 (9.8%)
5 to 9 units: 207 (9.52%)
10 to 19 units: 335 (15.41%)
20 or more units: 129 (5.93%)
Mobile home.: 96 (4.42%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 248 (11.41%)
1995 to 1998: 74 (3.4%)
1990 to 1994: 137 (6.3%)
1980 to 1989: 283 (13.02%)
1970 to 1979: 292 (13.43%)
1960 to 1969: 299 (13.75%)
1940 to 1959: 210 (9.66%)
1939 or earlier: 631 (29.02%)

ROOMS
1 room: 9 (0.41%)
2 rooms: 104 (4.78%)
3 rooms: 354 (16.28%)
4 rooms: 474 (21.8%)
5 rooms: 303 (13.94%)
6 rooms: 433 (19.92%)
7 rooms: 218 (10.03%)
8 rooms: 150 (6.9%)
9 or more rooms: 129 (5.93%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 1,900

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 591 (31.11%)
1995 to 1998: 521 (27.42%)
1990 to 1994: 261 (13.74%)
1980 to 1989: 288 (15.16%)
1970 to 1979: 98 (5.16%)
1969 or earlier: 141 (7.42%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 289 (15.21%)
1: 875 (46.05%)
2: 540 (28.42%)
3 or more: 196 (10.32%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 43 (2.26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 205 (10.79%)
Electricity: 1,059 (55.74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 577 (30.37%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.42%)
No fuel used: 8 (0.42%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (0.74%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (0.74%)
No telephone service: 65 (3.42%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,900 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,873 (98.58%)
1.01 to 1.50: 27 (1.42%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 726

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 7 (0.96%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 195 (26.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 248 (34.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 112 (15.43%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 112 (15.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 25 (3.44%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 27 (3.72%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $131,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 436 (60.06%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 17 (2.34%)
--$500 to $699: 75 (10.33%)
--$700 to $999: 104 (14.33%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 155 (21.35%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 35 (4.82%)
--$2,000 or more: 50 (6.89%)
--Median (dollars): $1,063
Not mortgaged: 290 (39.94%)
--Median (dollars): $293

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 337 (46.42%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 97 (13.36%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 54 (7.44%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 26 (3.58%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 53 (7.3%)
35.0 percent or more: 152 (20.94%)
Not computed: 7 (0.96%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,064

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 50 (4.7%)
$200 to $299: 56 (5.26%)
$300 to $499: 360 (33.83%)
$500 to $749: 409 (38.44%)
$750 to $999: 140 (13.16%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 11 (1.03%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 38 (3.57%)
Median (dollars): $531

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 198 (18.61%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 119 (11.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 133 (12.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 102 (9.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 67 (6.3%)
35.0 percent or more: 371 (34.87%)
Not computed: 74 (6.95%)

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