Bessemer City, NC

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3705220, place: Bessemer City city, North Carolina)

Total housing units: 2,180

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,775 (81.42%)
1-unit, attached: 20 (0.92%)
2 units: 57 (2.61%)
3 or 4 units: 167 (7.66%)
5 to 9 units: 82 (3.76%)
10 to 19 units: 10 (0.46%)
20 or more units: 16 (0.73%)
Mobile home.: 53 (2.43%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 27 (1.24%)
1995 to 1998: 116 (5.32%)
1990 to 1994: 142 (6.51%)
1980 to 1989: 214 (9.82%)
1970 to 1979: 465 (21.33%)
1960 to 1969: 418 (19.17%)
1940 to 1959: 515 (23.62%)
1939 or earlier: 283 (12.98%)

ROOMS
1 room: 4 (0.18%)
2 rooms: 58 (2.66%)
3 rooms: 147 (6.74%)
4 rooms: 522 (23.94%)
5 rooms: 754 (34.59%)
6 rooms: 431 (19.77%)
7 rooms: 137 (6.28%)
8 rooms: 71 (3.26%)
9 or more rooms: 56 (2.57%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 2,029

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 358 (17.64%)
1995 to 1998: 436 (21.49%)
1990 to 1994: 320 (15.77%)
1980 to 1989: 314 (15.48%)
1970 to 1979: 309 (15.23%)
1969 or earlier: 292 (14.39%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 146 (7.2%)
1: 759 (37.41%)
2: 766 (37.75%)
3 or more: 358 (17.64%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,078 (53.13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 31 (1.53%)
Electricity: 686 (33.81%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 223 (10.99%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.3%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 5 (0.25%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (0.69%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.3%)
No telephone service: 107 (5.27%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,029 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,941 (95.66%)
1.01 to 1.50: 69 (3.4%)
1.51 or more: 19 (0.94%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,210

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 211 (17.44%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 817 (67.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 144 (11.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (2.07%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 9 (0.74%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 4 (0.33%)
Median (dollars): $71,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 787 (65.04%)
--Less than $300: 4 (0.33%)
--$300 to $499: 110 (9.09%)
--$500 to $699: 195 (16.12%)
--$700 to $999: 302 (24.96%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 150 (12.4%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 21 (1.74%)
--$2,000 or more: 5 (0.41%)
--Median (dollars): $779
Not mortgaged: 423 (34.96%)
--Median (dollars): $248

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 450 (37.19%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 233 (19.26%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 163 (13.47%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 119 (9.83%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 46 (3.8%)
35.0 percent or more: 177 (14.63%)
Not computed: 22 (1.82%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 715

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 6 (0.84%)
$200 to $299: 31 (4.34%)
$300 to $499: 371 (51.89%)
$500 to $749: 209 (29.23%)
$750 to $999: 38 (5.31%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 11 (1.54%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 49 (6.85%)
Median (dollars): $459

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 148 (20.7%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 108 (15.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 118 (16.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 43 (6.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 35 (4.9%)
35.0 percent or more: 197 (27.55%)
Not computed: 66 (9.23%)

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