Polk County, TN Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Polk county tennessee dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	7,369	100.0
1-unit, detached	4,942	67.1
1-unit, attached	58	0.8
2 units	41	0.6
3 or 4 units	107	1.5
5 to 9 units	66	0.9
10 to 19 units	11	0.1
20 or more units	20	0.3
Mobile home	2,035	27.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	89	1.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	180	2.4
1995 to 1998	1,162	15.8
1990 to 1994	885	12.0
1980 to 1989	1,314	17.8
1970 to 1979	1,220	16.6
1960 to 1969	761	10.3
1940 to 1959	1,092	14.8
1939 or earlier	755	10.2

ROOMS
1 room	111	1.5
2 rooms	100	1.4
3 rooms	458	6.2
4 rooms	1,689	22.9
5 rooms	2,192	29.7
6 rooms	1,411	19.1
7 rooms	688	9.3
8 rooms	408	5.5
9 or more rooms	312	4.2
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	6,448	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	811	12.6
1995 to 1998	1,760	27.3
1990 to 1994	1,093	17.0
1980 to 1989	1,217	18.9
1970 to 1979	749	11.6
1969 or earlier	818	12.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	411	6.4
1	1,807	28.0
2	2,503	38.8
3 or more	1,727	26.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	112	1.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,651	25.6
Electricity	3,384	52.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	898	13.9
Coal or coke	14	0.2
Wood	356	5.5
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	18	0.3
No fuel used	15	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	84	1.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	49	0.8
No telephone service	398	6.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	6,448	100.0
1.00 or less	6,266	97.2
1.01 to 1.50	150	2.3
1.51 or more	32	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	2,945	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	865	29.4
$50,000 to $99,999	1,370	46.5
$100,000 to $149,999	456	15.5
$150,000 to $199,999	126	4.3
$200,000 to $299,999	117	4.0
$300,000 to $499,999	8	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	3	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	72,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,331	45.2
Less than $300	10	0.3
$300 to $499	293	9.9
$500 to $699	470	16.0
$700 to $999	278	9.4
$1,000 to $1,499	232	7.9
$1,500 to $1,999	39	1.3
$2,000 or more	9	0.3
Median (dollars)	640	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,614	54.8
Median (dollars)	202	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,505	51.1
15 to 19 percent	467	15.9
20 to 24 percent	276	9.4
25 to 29 percent	169	5.7
30 to 34 percent	91	3.1
35 percent or more	379	12.9
Not computed	58	2.0

Specified renter-occupied units	1,173	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	104	8.9
$200 to $299	228	19.4
$300 to $499	409	34.9
$500 to $749	114	9.7
$750 to $999	6	0.5
$1,000 to $1,499	0	0.0
$1,500 or more	15	1.3
No cash rent	297	25.3
Median (dollars)	345	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	296	25.2
15 to 19 percent	136	11.6
20 to 24 percent	86	7.3
25 to 29 percent	92	7.8
30 to 34 percent	44	3.8
35 percent or more	195	16.6
Not computed	324	27.6

(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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