Bennington, VT

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5004750, place: Bennington CDP, Vermont)

Total housing units: 4,154

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,108 (50.75%)
1-unit, attached: 89 (2.14%)
2 units: 693 (16.68%)
3 or 4 units: 511 (12.3%)
5 to 9 units: 213 (5.13%)
10 to 19 units: 49 (1.18%)
20 or more units: 307 (7.39%)
Mobile home.: 184 (4.43%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 62 (1.49%)
1995 to 1998: 38 (0.91%)
1990 to 1994: 86 (2.07%)
1980 to 1989: 504 (12.13%)
1970 to 1979: 435 (10.47%)
1960 to 1969: 397 (9.56%)
1940 to 1959: 794 (19.11%)
1939 or earlier: 1,838 (44.25%)

ROOMS
1 room: 84 (2.02%)
2 rooms: 185 (4.45%)
3 rooms: 528 (12.71%)
4 rooms: 666 (16.03%)
5 rooms: 899 (21.64%)
6 rooms: 646 (15.55%)
7 rooms: 593 (14.28%)
8 rooms: 263 (6.33%)
9 or more rooms: 290 (6.98%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 3,885

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 909 (23.4%)
1995 to 1998: 882 (22.7%)
1990 to 1994: 552 (14.21%)
1980 to 1989: 698 (17.97%)
1970 to 1979: 354 (9.11%)
1969 or earlier: 490 (12.61%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 617 (15.88%)
1: 1,633 (42.03%)
2: 1,241 (31.94%)
3 or more: 394 (10.14%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 64 (1.65%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 348 (8.96%)
Electricity: 110 (2.83%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,272 (84.22%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 50 (1.29%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 32 (0.82%)
No fuel used: 9 (0.23%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (0.21%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9 (0.23%)
No telephone service: 115 (2.96%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,885 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,857 (99.28%)
1.01 to 1.50: 28 (0.72%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,685

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 54 (3.2%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 970 (57.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 501 (29.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 112 (6.65%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 37 (2.2%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 11 (0.65%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $94,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,073 (63.68%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 25 (1.48%)
--$500 to $699: 138 (8.19%)
--$700 to $999: 437 (25.93%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 393 (23.32%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 57 (3.38%)
--$2,000 or more: 23 (1.36%)
--Median (dollars): $954
Not mortgaged: 612 (36.32%)
--Median (dollars): $401

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 505 (29.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 303 (17.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 304 (18.04%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 170 (10.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 96 (5.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 300 (17.8%)
Not computed: 7 (0.42%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,766

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 136 (7.7%)
$200 to $299: 67 (3.79%)
$300 to $499: 586 (33.18%)
$500 to $749: 738 (41.79%)
$750 to $999: 132 (7.47%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 42 (2.38%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 65 (3.68%)
Median (dollars): $512

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 212 (12%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 294 (16.65%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 189 (10.7%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 144 (8.15%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 179 (10.14%)
35.0 percent or more: 666 (37.71%)
Not computed: 82 (4.64%)

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