Richton, MS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2862480, place: Richton town, Mississippi)

Total housing units: 500

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 382 (76.4%)
1-unit, attached: 4 (0.8%)
2 units: 34 (6.8%)
3 or 4 units: 25 (5%)
5 to 9 units: 9 (1.8%)
10 to 19 units: 7 (1.4%)
20 or more units: 3 (0.6%)
Mobile home.: 36 (7.2%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 14 (2.8%)
1990 to 1994: 29 (5.8%)
1980 to 1989: 71 (14.2%)
1970 to 1979: 129 (25.8%)
1960 to 1969: 92 (18.4%)
1940 to 1959: 101 (20.2%)
1939 or earlier: 64 (12.8%)

ROOMS
1 room: 3 (0.6%)
2 rooms: 6 (1.2%)
3 rooms: 42 (8.4%)
4 rooms: 108 (21.6%)
5 rooms: 142 (28.4%)
6 rooms: 97 (19.4%)
7 rooms: 42 (8.4%)
8 rooms: 21 (4.2%)
9 or more rooms: 39 (7.8%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 400

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 71 (17.75%)
1995 to 1998: 81 (20.25%)
1990 to 1994: 76 (19%)
1980 to 1989: 74 (18.5%)
1970 to 1979: 46 (11.5%)
1969 or earlier: 52 (13%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 46 (11.5%)
1: 183 (45.75%)
2: 76 (19%)
3 or more: 95 (23.75%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 160 (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 37 (9.25%)
Electricity: 196 (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 2 (0.5%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 5 (1.25%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4 (1%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4 (1%)
No telephone service: 29 (7.25%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 400 (100%)
1.00 or less: 380 (95%)
1.01 to 1.50: 13 (3.25%)
1.51 or more: 7 (1.75%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 257

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 121 (47.08%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 87 (33.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 47 (18.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2 (0.78%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $51,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 142 (55.25%)
--Less than $300: 19 (7.39%)
--$300 to $499: 34 (13.23%)
--$500 to $699: 50 (19.46%)
--$700 to $999: 17 (6.61%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 15 (5.84%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 7 (2.72%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $558
Not mortgaged: 115 (44.75%)
--Median (dollars): $212

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 103 (40.08%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 43 (16.73%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 16 (6.23%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 21 (8.17%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (3.11%)
35.0 percent or more: 58 (22.57%)
Not computed: 8 (3.11%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 116

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 35 (30.17%)
$200 to $299: 33 (28.45%)
$300 to $499: 26 (22.41%)
$500 to $749: 5 (4.31%)
$750 to $999: 2 (1.72%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 2 (1.72%)
No cash rent: 13 (11.21%)
Median (dollars): $259

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 34 (29.31%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 10 (8.62%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 11 (9.48%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 10 (8.62%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 10 (8.62%)
35.0 percent or more: 24 (20.69%)
Not computed: 17 (14.66%)

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