DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Berne town
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,385 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,099 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,169 84.4   1.00 or less 1,082 98.5
1-unit, attached 24 1.7   1.01 to 1.50 17 1.5
2 units 29 2.1   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 18 1.3        
5 to 9 units 20 1.4             Specified owner-occupied units 555 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 34 6.1
Mobile home 125 9.0   $50,000 to $99,999 281 50.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 171 30.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 56 10.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 13 2.3
1999 to March 2000 21 1.5   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 27 1.9   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 131 9.5   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 150 10.8   Median (dollars) 93,800 (X)
1970 to 1979 243 17.5        
1960 to 1969 130 9.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 278 20.1    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 405 29.2   With a mortgage 367 66.1
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 9 1.6
1 room 8 0.6        $500 to $699 46 8.3
2 rooms 14 1.0        $700 to $999 142 25.6
3 rooms 96 6.9        $1,000 to $1,499 123 22.2
4 rooms 237 17.1        $1,500 to $1,999 43 7.7
5 rooms 355 25.6        $2,000 or more 4 0.7
6 rooms 234 16.9        Median (dollars) 966 (X)
7 rooms 182 13.1   Not mortgaged 188 33.9
8 rooms 121 8.7        Median (dollars) 323 (X)
9 or more rooms 138 10.0        
Median (rooms) 5.5 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 1,099 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 219 39.5
1999 to March 2000 105 9.6   15 to 19 percent 83 15.0
1995 to 1998 192 17.5   20 to 24 percent 55 9.9
1990 to 1994 232 21.1   25 to 29 percent 83 15.0
1980 to 1989 241 21.9   30 to 34 percent 30 5.4
1970 to 1979 185 16.8   35 percent or more 85 15.3
1969 or earlier 144 13.1   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 145 100.0
None 14 1.3   GROSS RENT    
1 336 30.6   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 539 49.0   $200 to $299 6 4.1
3 or more 210 19.1   $300 to $499 57 39.3
        $500 to $749 36 24.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 20 13.8
Utility Gas 0 0.0   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 112 10.2   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 74 6.7   No cash rent 26 17.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 824 75.0   Median (dollars) 490 (X)
Coal or coke 4 0.4        
Wood 71 6.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 4 0.4    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 10 0.9   Less than 15 percent 43 29.7
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 17 11.7
        20 to 24 percent 9 6.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 0 0.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 4 2.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 3 0.3   35 percent or more 46 31.7
No telephone service 4 0.4   Not computed 26 17.9
 
Date: September 10, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.