Petal, MS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2856800, place: Petal city, Mississippi)

Total housing units: 3,232

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,493 (77.13%)
1-unit, attached: 22 (0.68%)
2 units: 180 (5.57%)
3 or 4 units: 141 (4.36%)
5 to 9 units: 71 (2.2%)
10 to 19 units: 4 (0.12%)
20 or more units: 52 (1.61%)
Mobile home.: 269 (8.32%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 32 (0.99%)
1995 to 1998: 249 (7.7%)
1990 to 1994: 142 (4.39%)
1980 to 1989: 346 (10.71%)
1970 to 1979: 674 (20.85%)
1960 to 1969: 750 (23.21%)
1940 to 1959: 882 (27.29%)
1939 or earlier: 157 (4.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 10 (0.31%)
2 rooms: 139 (4.3%)
3 rooms: 208 (6.44%)
4 rooms: 425 (13.15%)
5 rooms: 1,024 (31.68%)
6 rooms: 774 (23.95%)
7 rooms: 376 (11.63%)
8 rooms: 136 (4.21%)
9 or more rooms: 140 (4.33%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 2,999

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 686 (22.87%)
1995 to 1998: 850 (28.34%)
1990 to 1994: 378 (12.6%)
1980 to 1989: 263 (8.77%)
1970 to 1979: 339 (11.3%)
1969 or earlier: 483 (16.11%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 132 (4.4%)
1: 1,175 (39.18%)
2: 1,186 (39.55%)
3 or more: 506 (16.87%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,775 (59.19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 128 (4.27%)
Electricity: 1,075 (35.85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 8 (0.27%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 13 (0.43%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10 (0.33%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (0.47%)
No telephone service: 135 (4.5%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,999 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,907 (96.93%)
1.01 to 1.50: 78 (2.6%)
1.51 or more: 14 (0.47%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,764

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 556 (31.52%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,026 (58.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 138 (7.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 38 (2.15%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 6 (0.34%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $61,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,037 (58.79%)
--Less than $300: 22 (1.25%)
--$300 to $499: 166 (9.41%)
--$500 to $699: 321 (18.2%)
--$700 to $999: 400 (22.68%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 108 (6.12%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 20 (1.13%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $707
Not mortgaged: 727 (41.21%)
--Median (dollars): $248

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 727 (41.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 319 (18.08%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 200 (11.34%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 112 (6.35%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 90 (5.1%)
35.0 percent or more: 303 (17.18%)
Not computed: 13 (0.74%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 922

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 56 (6.07%)
$200 to $299: 53 (5.75%)
$300 to $499: 429 (46.53%)
$500 to $749: 288 (31.24%)
$750 to $999: 32 (3.47%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 14 (1.52%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 50 (5.42%)
Median (dollars): $450

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 207 (22.45%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 141 (15.29%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 59 (6.4%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 71 (7.7%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 111 (12.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 262 (28.42%)
Not computed: 71 (7.7%)

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