Forest, MS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2825340, place: Forest city, Mississippi)

Total housing units: 2,261

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,425 (63.03%)
1-unit, attached: 67 (2.96%)
2 units: 42 (1.86%)
3 or 4 units: 127 (5.62%)
5 to 9 units: 118 (5.22%)
10 to 19 units: 77 (3.41%)
20 or more units: 41 (1.81%)
Mobile home.: 356 (15.75%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 8 (0.35%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 23 (1.02%)
1995 to 1998: 209 (9.24%)
1990 to 1994: 222 (9.82%)
1980 to 1989: 370 (16.36%)
1970 to 1979: 581 (25.7%)
1960 to 1969: 331 (14.64%)
1940 to 1959: 434 (19.2%)
1939 or earlier: 91 (4.02%)

ROOMS
1 room: 19 (0.84%)
2 rooms: 124 (5.48%)
3 rooms: 206 (9.11%)
4 rooms: 389 (17.2%)
5 rooms: 583 (25.79%)
6 rooms: 469 (20.74%)
7 rooms: 267 (11.81%)
8 rooms: 101 (4.47%)
9 or more rooms: 103 (4.56%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 2,084

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 515 (24.71%)
1995 to 1998: 513 (24.62%)
1990 to 1994: 365 (17.51%)
1980 to 1989: 262 (12.57%)
1970 to 1979: 186 (8.93%)
1969 or earlier: 243 (11.66%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 285 (13.68%)
1: 952 (45.68%)
2: 519 (24.9%)
3 or more: 328 (15.74%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,249 (59.93%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 148 (7.1%)
Electricity: 666 (31.96%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.29%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 15 (0.72%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.29%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.29%)
No telephone service: 333 (15.98%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,084 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,884 (90.4%)
1.01 to 1.50: 117 (5.61%)
1.51 or more: 83 (3.98%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,037

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 441 (42.53%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 455 (43.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (4.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (3.57%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 48 (4.63%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 14 (1.35%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $57,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 571 (55.06%)
--Less than $300: 9 (0.87%)
--$300 to $499: 78 (7.52%)
--$500 to $699: 208 (20.06%)
--$700 to $999: 127 (12.25%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 72 (6.94%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 40 (3.86%)
--$2,000 or more: 37 (3.57%)
--Median (dollars): $686
Not mortgaged: 466 (44.94%)
--Median (dollars): $211

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 473 (45.61%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 116 (11.19%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 87 (8.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 142 (13.69%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 24 (2.31%)
35.0 percent or more: 165 (15.91%)
Not computed: 30 (2.89%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 759

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 96 (12.65%)
$200 to $299: 124 (16.34%)
$300 to $499: 359 (47.3%)
$500 to $749: 99 (13.04%)
$750 to $999: 33 (4.35%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 48 (6.32%)
Median (dollars): $360

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 141 (18.58%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 84 (11.07%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 103 (13.57%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 108 (14.23%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 45 (5.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 183 (24.11%)
Not computed: 95 (12.52%)

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