Benton City, WA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5305560, place: Benton City city, Washington)

Total housing units: 1,022

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 643 (62.92%)
1-unit, attached: 4 (0.39%)
2 units: 4 (0.39%)
3 or 4 units: 47 (4.6%)
5 to 9 units: 4 (0.39%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 266 (26.03%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 54 (5.28%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 24 (2.35%)
1995 to 1998: 96 (9.39%)
1990 to 1994: 97 (9.49%)
1980 to 1989: 88 (8.61%)
1970 to 1979: 306 (29.94%)
1960 to 1969: 147 (14.38%)
1940 to 1959: 204 (19.96%)
1939 or earlier: 60 (5.87%)

ROOMS
1 room: 38 (3.72%)
2 rooms: 67 (6.56%)
3 rooms: 106 (10.37%)
4 rooms: 116 (11.35%)
5 rooms: 285 (27.89%)
6 rooms: 236 (23.09%)
7 rooms: 119 (11.64%)
8 rooms: 41 (4.01%)
9 or more rooms: 14 (1.37%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 871

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 174 (19.98%)
1995 to 1998: 203 (23.31%)
1990 to 1994: 256 (29.39%)
1980 to 1989: 101 (11.6%)
1970 to 1979: 72 (8.27%)
1969 or earlier: 65 (7.46%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 55 (6.31%)
1: 220 (25.26%)
2: 399 (45.81%)
3 or more: 197 (22.62%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4 (0.46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 53 (6.08%)
Electricity: 786 (90.24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7 (0.8%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 13 (1.49%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 8 (0.92%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10 (1.15%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 18 (2.07%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 871 (100%)
1.00 or less: 780 (89.55%)
1.01 to 1.50: 39 (4.48%)
1.51 or more: 52 (5.97%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 416

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 26 (6.25%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 321 (77.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (12.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (2.64%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 4 (0.96%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $85,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 297 (71.39%)
--Less than $300: 4 (0.96%)
--$300 to $499: 13 (3.13%)
--$500 to $699: 63 (15.14%)
--$700 to $999: 131 (31.49%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 79 (18.99%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4 (0.96%)
--$2,000 or more: 3 (0.72%)
--Median (dollars): $820
Not mortgaged: 119 (28.61%)
--Median (dollars): $234

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 151 (36.3%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 94 (22.6%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 53 (12.74%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 33 (7.93%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 15 (3.61%)
35.0 percent or more: 70 (16.83%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 176

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 4 (2.27%)
$300 to $499: 48 (27.27%)
$500 to $749: 86 (48.86%)
$750 to $999: 21 (11.93%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 4 (2.27%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 13 (7.39%)
Median (dollars): $536

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 20 (11.36%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 44 (25%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 13 (7.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 36 (20.45%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 21 (11.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 29 (16.48%)
Not computed: 13 (7.39%)

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