Housing Statistics

Kingsport, Tennessee

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,817	100.0
1-unit, detached	13,992	64.1
1-unit, attached	977	4.5
2 units	530	2.4
3 or 4 units	1,185	5.4
5 to 9 units	1,511	6.9
10 to 19 units	1,297	5.9
20 or more units	1,259	5.8
Mobile home	1,059	4.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	568	2.6
1995 to 1998	1,343	6.2
1990 to 1994	1,486	6.8
1980 to 1989	2,888	13.2
1970 to 1979	2,964	13.6
1960 to 1969	2,889	13.2
1940 to 1959	7,403	33.9
1939 or earlier	2,276	10.4

ROOMS
1 room	192	0.9
2 rooms	709	3.2
3 rooms	1,586	7.3
4 rooms	3,966	18.2
5 rooms	5,454	25.0
6 rooms	3,925	18.0
7 rooms	2,280	10.5
8 rooms	1,672	7.7
9 or more rooms	2,033	9.3
Median (rooms)	5.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	19,665	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,026	20.5
1995 to 1998	5,122	26.0
1990 to 1994	3,003	15.3
1980 to 1989	2,848	14.5
1970 to 1979	1,864	9.5
1969 or earlier	2,802	14.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,158	11.0
1	7,117	36.2
2	7,369	37.5
3 or more	3,021	15.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,897	19.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	177	0.9
Electricity	14,787	75.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	636	3.2
Coal or coke	84	0.4
Wood	40	0.2
Solar energy	12	0.1
Other fuel	12	0.1
No fuel used	20	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	49	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	107	0.5
No telephone service	687	3.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	19,665	100.0
1.00 or less	19,454	98.9
1.01 to 1.50	174	0.9
1.51 or more	37	0.2

Specified owner-occupied units	11,272	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,621	14.4
$50,000 to $99,999	5,218	46.3
$100,000 to $149,999	2,088	18.5
$150,000 to $199,999	1,058	9.4
$200,000 to $299,999	822	7.3
$300,000 to $499,999	388	3.4
$500,000 to $999,999	77	0.7
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	87,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,118	54.3
Less than $300	60	0.5
$300 to $499	937	8.3
$500 to $699	1,275	11.3
$700 to $999	1,703	15.1
$1,000 to $1,499	1,218	10.8
$1,500 to $1,999	519	4.6
$2,000 or more	406	3.6
Median (dollars)	832	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,154	45.7
Median (dollars)	221	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,348	47.4
15 to 19 percent	1,865	16.5
20 to 24 percent	1,252	11.1
25 to 29 percent	677	6.0
30 to 34 percent	600	5.3
35 percent or more	1,448	12.8
Not computed	82	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	6,986	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	940	13.5
$200 to $299	743	10.6
$300 to $499	2,757	39.5
$500 to $749	1,542	22.1
$750 to $999	210	3.0
$1,000 to $1,499	168	2.4
$1,500 or more	109	1.6
No cash rent	517	7.4
Median (dollars)	417	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,356	19.4
15 to 19 percent	930	13.3
20 to 24 percent	735	10.5
25 to 29 percent	658	9.4
30 to 34 percent	443	6.3
35 percent or more	2,067	29.6
Not computed	797	11.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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