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Benton, Kentucky Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Benton, Kentucky      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  8,609  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,603 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,383 74.1   1.00 or less 7,504 98.7
1-unit, attached 92 1.1   1.01 to 1.50 64 0.8
2 units 138 1.6   1.51 or more 35 0.5
3 or 4 units 98 1.1        
5 to 9 units 56 0.7             Specified owner-occupied units 4,089 100.0
10 to 19 units 47 0.5   VALUE
20 or more units 181 2.1   Less than $50,000 575 14.1
Mobile home 1,607 18.7   $50,000 to $99,999 2,052 50.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 7 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 940 23.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 358 8.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 118 2.9
1999 to March 2000 222 2.6   $300,000 to $499,999 46 1.1
1995 to 1998 1,021 11.9   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 674 7.8   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 1,609 18.7   Median (dollars) 83,100 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,781 20.7        
1960 to 1969 1,369 15.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,413 16.4        
1939 or earlier 520 6.0   With a mortgage 2,410 58.9
             Less than $300 45 1.1
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 332 8.1
1 room 36 0.4        $500 to $699 650 15.9
2 rooms 81 0.9        $700 to $999 835 20.4
3 rooms 456 5.3        $1,000 to $1,499 456 11.2
4 rooms 1,439 16.7        $1,500 to $1,999 67 1.6
5 rooms 2,077 24.1        $2,000 or more 25 0.6
6 rooms 1,990 23.1        Median (dollars) 749 (x)
7 rooms 1,221 14.2   Not mortgaged 1,679 41.1
8 rooms 735 8.5        Median (dollars) 224 (x)
9 or more rooms 574 6.7        
Median (rooms) 5.6 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,603 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,822 44.6
1999 to March 2000 993 13.1   15 to 19 percent 929 22.7
1995 to 1998 1,994 26.2   20 to 24 percent 439 10.7
1990 to 1994 1,136 14.9   25 to 29 percent 295 7.2
1980 to 1989 1,423 18.7   30 to 34 percent 183 4.5
1970 to 1979 1,097 14.4   35 percent or more 413 10.1
1969 or earlier 960 12.6   Not computed 8 0.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,210 100.0
None 429 5.6   GROSS RENT    
1 2,200 28.9   Less than $200 219 18.1
2 3,347 44.0   $200 to $299 148 12.2
3 or more 1,627 21.4   $300 to $499 396 32.7
        $500 to $749 244 20.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 12 1.0
Utility Gas 3,420 45.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 1,694 22.3   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 2,156 28.4   No cash rent 191 15.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 55 0.7   Median (dollars) 398 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 262 3.4   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 8 0.1   Less than 15 percent 280 23.1
No fuel used 8 0.1   15 to 19 percent 176 14.5
        20 to 24 percent 129 10.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 117 9.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 16 0.2   30 to 34 percent 62 5.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 37 0.5   35 percent or more 235 19.4
No telephone service 192 2.5   Not computed 211 17.4


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.