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Section 3: Report of Findings

X. Housing & Environment

Table HE-17: Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics, 2000

 

Geographic Area: Cortland County, NY
(Data based on a sample)
Subject
Number
Percent
Total Housing Units
20,116
100
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
 
 
1-unit, detached
11,889
59.1
1-unit, attached
259
1.3
2 units
2,084
10.4
3 or 4 units
1,644
8.2
5-9 units
1,075
5.3
10-19 units
658
3.3
20 or more units
629
3.1
Mobile home
1,855
9.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
23
0.1
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
 
 
1999 - March 2000
181
0.9
1995 - 1998
783
3.9
1990 - 1994
1,025
5.1
1980 - 1989
1,753
8.7
1970 - 1979
2,496
12.4
1960 - 1969
2,543
12.6
1940 - 1959
3,076
15.3
1939 or earlier
8,259
41.1
 
ROOMS
1 room
220
1.1
2 rooms
633
3.1
3 rooms
1,734
8.6
4 rooms
2,763
13.7
5 rooms
3,786
18.8
6 rooms
3,707
18.4
7 rooms
2,884
14.3
8 rooms
1,959
9.7
9 rooms
2,430
12.1
Median (rooms)
5.7
(X)
Occupied Housing Units
18,210
100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 - March 2000
3,858
21.2
1995 - 1998
4,136
22.7
1990 - 1994
2,799
15.4
1980 - 1989
3,225
17.7
1970 - 1979
1,983
10.9
1969 or earlier
2,209
12.1
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
none
1,934
10.6
1
6,339
34.8
2
7,323
40.2
3 or more
2,614
14.4
 
 
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
9,224
50.7
Bottled, tank or LP gas
1,319
7.2
Electricity
1,874
10.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4,411
24.2
Coal or coke
133
0.7
Wood
1,090
6.0
Solar energy
3
-
Other fuel
138
0.8
No fuel used
18
0.1
 
 
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
 
 
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
113
0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
72
0.4
No telephone service
337
1.9
 
 
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied Housing Units
18,210
100.0
1.00 or less
17,982
98.7
1.01 to 1.50
210
1.2
1.51 or more
18
0.1
 
 
 
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,452
100.0
VALUE
 
Less than $50,000
1,098
13.0
$50,000 to $99,999
5,701
67.5
$100,000 to $149,999
1,143
13.5
$150,000 to $199,999
335
4.0
$200,000 to $299,999
148
1.8
$300,000 to $499,999
18
0.2
$500,000 to $999,999
-
-
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.1
Median (dollars)
74,700
(X)
 
 
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
 
 
With a mortgage
5,740
67.9
     Less than $300
31
0.4
     $300 to $499
232
2.7
     $500 to $699
972
11.5
     $700 to $999
2,450
29.0
     $1,000 to $1,499
1,620
19.2
     $1,500 to $1,999
362
4.3
     $2,000 or more
73
0.9
     Median (dollars)
894
(X)
Not mortgaged
2,712
32.1
     Median (dollars)
355
(X)
 
 
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
 
 
Less than 15.0 percent
2,862
33.9
15.0 to 19.9 percent
1,710
20.2
20.0 to 24.9 percent
1,292
15.3
25.0 to 29.9 percent
853
10.1
30.0 to 34.9 percent
542
6.4
35 percent or more
1,159
13.7
not computed
34
0.4
 
 
 
Specified renter-occupied units
6,318
 100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200
357
5.7
$200 to $299
493
7.8
$300 to $499
2,571
40.7
$500 to $749
2,084
33.0
$750 to $999
328
5.2
$1,000 to $1,499
135
2.1
$1,500 or more
12
0.2
No cash rent
338
5.3
Median (dollars)
471
(X)
 
 
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent
928
14.7
15.0 to 19.9 percent
897
14.2
20.0 to 24.9 percent
835
13.2
25.0 to 29.9 percent
678
10.7
30.0 to 34.9 percent
422
6.7
35.0 percent or more
2,119
33.5
Not computed
439
6.9
- Represents zero or rounds to zero
(X) Not applicable

Source: US Bureau of the Census, Census 2000

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org