Athens, TN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4702320, place: Athens city, Tennessee)

Total housing units: 6,069

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,924 (64.66%)
1-unit, attached: 143 (2.36%)
2 units: 283 (4.66%)
3 or 4 units: 507 (8.35%)
5 to 9 units: 766 (12.62%)
10 to 19 units: 61 (1.01%)
20 or more units: 143 (2.36%)
Mobile home.: 242 (3.99%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 222 (3.66%)
1995 to 1998: 404 (6.66%)
1990 to 1994: 328 (5.4%)
1980 to 1989: 811 (13.36%)
1970 to 1979: 977 (16.1%)
1960 to 1969: 1,047 (17.25%)
1940 to 1959: 1,553 (25.59%)
1939 or earlier: 727 (11.98%)

ROOMS
1 room: 72 (1.19%)
2 rooms: 142 (2.34%)
3 rooms: 647 (10.66%)
4 rooms: 1,109 (18.27%)
5 rooms: 1,653 (27.24%)
6 rooms: 1,042 (17.17%)
7 rooms: 616 (10.15%)
8 rooms: 396 (6.52%)
9 or more rooms: 392 (6.46%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 5,504

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,463 (26.58%)
1995 to 1998: 1,281 (23.27%)
1990 to 1994: 917 (16.66%)
1980 to 1989: 695 (12.63%)
1970 to 1979: 466 (8.47%)
1969 or earlier: 682 (12.39%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 652 (11.85%)
1: 2,164 (39.32%)
2: 1,736 (31.54%)
3 or more: 952 (17.3%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,574 (46.77%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 109 (1.98%)
Electricity: 2,674 (48.58%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 68 (1.24%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 47 (0.85%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 32 (0.58%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15 (0.27%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12 (0.22%)
No telephone service: 248 (4.51%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,504 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,374 (97.64%)
1.01 to 1.50: 92 (1.67%)
1.51 or more: 38 (0.69%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,021

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 540 (17.87%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,693 (56.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 402 (13.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 153 (5.06%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 164 (5.43%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 67 (2.22%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2 (0.07%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $76,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,877 (62.13%)
--Less than $300: 55 (1.82%)
--$300 to $499: 288 (9.53%)
--$500 to $699: 396 (13.11%)
--$700 to $999: 623 (20.62%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 356 (11.78%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 103 (3.41%)
--$2,000 or more: 56 (1.85%)
--Median (dollars): $769
Not mortgaged: 1,144 (37.87%)
--Median (dollars): $237

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,223 (40.48%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 458 (15.16%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 388 (12.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 267 (8.84%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 191 (6.32%)
35.0 percent or more: 474 (15.69%)
Not computed: 20 (0.66%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,161

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 346 (16.01%)
$200 to $299: 233 (10.78%)
$300 to $499: 765 (35.4%)
$500 to $749: 533 (24.66%)
$750 to $999: 48 (2.22%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 48 (2.22%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 188 (8.7%)
Median (dollars): $422

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 446 (20.64%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 279 (12.91%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 261 (12.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 175 (8.1%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 167 (7.73%)
35.0 percent or more: 594 (27.49%)
Not computed: 239 (11.06%)

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