Watertown, SD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4669300, place: Watertown city, South Dakota)

Total housing units: 9,196

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 5,737 (62.39%)
1-unit, attached: 207 (2.25%)
2 units: 423 (4.6%)
3 or 4 units: 522 (5.68%)
5 to 9 units: 485 (5.27%)
10 to 19 units: 245 (2.66%)
20 or more units: 666 (7.24%)
Mobile home.: 911 (9.91%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 240 (2.61%)
1995 to 1998: 700 (7.61%)
1990 to 1994: 884 (9.61%)
1980 to 1989: 1,178 (12.81%)
1970 to 1979: 1,710 (18.6%)
1960 to 1969: 718 (7.81%)
1940 to 1959: 1,636 (17.79%)
1939 or earlier: 2,130 (23.16%)

ROOMS
1 room: 166 (1.81%)
2 rooms: 432 (4.7%)
3 rooms: 820 (8.92%)
4 rooms: 1,771 (19.26%)
5 rooms: 1,765 (19.19%)
6 rooms: 1,263 (13.73%)
7 rooms: 996 (10.83%)
8 rooms: 876 (9.53%)
9 or more rooms: 1,107 (12.04%)
Median (rooms): 5.3

Occupied housing units: 8,389

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,928 (22.98%)
1995 to 1998: 2,297 (27.38%)
1990 to 1994: 1,763 (21.02%)
1980 to 1989: 1,197 (14.27%)
1970 to 1979: 654 (7.8%)
1969 or earlier: 550 (6.56%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 637 (7.59%)
1: 2,725 (32.48%)
2: 3,438 (40.98%)
3 or more: 1,589 (18.94%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,208 (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 92 (1.1%)
Electricity: 1,937 (23.09%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 48 (0.57%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 27 (0.32%)
Solar energy: 18 (0.21%)
Other fuel: 39 (0.46%)
No fuel used: 20 (0.24%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 30 (0.36%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 57 (0.68%)
No telephone service: 163 (1.94%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,389 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,284 (98.75%)
1.01 to 1.50: 76 (0.91%)
1.51 or more: 29 (0.35%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,539

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 526 (11.59%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,506 (55.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 998 (21.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 319 (7.03%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 129 (2.84%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 61 (1.34%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $84,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,028 (66.71%)
--Less than $300: 25 (0.55%)
--$300 to $499: 360 (7.93%)
--$500 to $699: 794 (17.49%)
--$700 to $999: 947 (20.86%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 615 (13.55%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 191 (4.21%)
--$2,000 or more: 96 (2.12%)
--Median (dollars): $787
Not mortgaged: 1,511 (33.29%)
--Median (dollars): $262

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,825 (40.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 946 (20.84%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 614 (13.53%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 415 (9.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 262 (5.77%)
35.0 percent or more: 458 (10.09%)
Not computed: 19 (0.42%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,841

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 358 (12.6%)
$200 to $299: 392 (13.8%)
$300 to $499: 1,078 (37.94%)
$500 to $749: 800 (28.16%)
$750 to $999: 126 (4.44%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 20 (0.7%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 67 (2.36%)
Median (dollars): $401

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 663 (23.34%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 374 (13.16%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 379 (13.34%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 331 (11.65%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 139 (4.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 841 (29.6%)
Not computed: 114 (4.01%)

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