Decatur, MS

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2818180, place: Decatur town, Mississippi)

Total housing units: 484

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 278 (57.44%)
1-unit, attached: 3 (0.62%)
2 units: 29 (5.99%)
3 or 4 units: 30 (6.2%)
5 to 9 units: 53 (10.95%)
10 to 19 units: 6 (1.24%)
20 or more units: 7 (1.45%)
Mobile home.: 77 (15.91%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 1 (0.21%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1 (0.21%)
1995 to 1998: 29 (5.99%)
1990 to 1994: 18 (3.72%)
1980 to 1989: 76 (15.7%)
1970 to 1979: 87 (17.98%)
1960 to 1969: 122 (25.21%)
1940 to 1959: 108 (22.31%)
1939 or earlier: 43 (8.88%)

ROOMS
1 room: 5 (1.03%)
2 rooms: 30 (6.2%)
3 rooms: 62 (12.81%)
4 rooms: 97 (20.04%)
5 rooms: 91 (18.8%)
6 rooms: 102 (21.07%)
7 rooms: 51 (10.54%)
8 rooms: 38 (7.85%)
9 or more rooms: 8 (1.65%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 414

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 112 (27.05%)
1995 to 1998: 127 (30.68%)
1990 to 1994: 61 (14.73%)
1980 to 1989: 37 (8.94%)
1970 to 1979: 26 (6.28%)
1969 or earlier: 51 (12.32%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 49 (11.84%)
1: 191 (46.14%)
2: 126 (30.43%)
3 or more: 48 (11.59%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 227 (54.83%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 14 (3.38%)
Electricity: 173 (41.79%)
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: 2 (0.48%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 54 (13.04%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 414 (100%)
1.00 or less: 404 (97.58%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (1.93%)
1.51 or more: 2 (0.48%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 170

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 62 (36.47%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 89 (52.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (9.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.76%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $63,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 94 (55.29%)
--Less than $300: 2 (1.18%)
--$300 to $499: 12 (7.06%)
--$500 to $699: 25 (14.71%)
--$700 to $999: 38 (22.35%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 17 (10%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $733
Not mortgaged: 76 (44.71%)
--Median (dollars): $234

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 88 (51.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 22 (12.94%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 20 (11.76%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 10 (5.88%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 0 (0%)
35.0 percent or more: 28 (16.47%)
Not computed: 2 (1.18%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 207

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 89 (43%)
$200 to $299: 17 (8.21%)
$300 to $499: 43 (20.77%)
$500 to $749: 27 (13.04%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3 (1.45%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 28 (13.53%)
Median (dollars): $203

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 29 (14.01%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 37 (17.87%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 33 (15.94%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 21 (10.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 9 (4.35%)
35.0 percent or more: 50 (24.15%)
Not computed: 28 (13.53%)

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