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Cortland County

Census of Population and Housing                
New York, Cortland County
  1990 2000
      Total housing units 18,681 20,116
     Occupied Housing Units 17,247 18,210
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 206 113
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 154 72
No telephone 1,018 337
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas 8,562 9,224
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 670 1,319
Electricity 2,098 1,874
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3,915 4,411
Coal or coke 60 133
Wood 1,851 1,090
Solar energy 0 3
Other fuel 60 138
No fuel used 31 18
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None 1,766 1,934
1 6,222 6,339
2 6,563 7,323
3 or more 2,696 2,614
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units 7,676 8,452
  With a mortgage 4,857 5,740
    Less than $300 80 31
    $300 to $499 1,268 232
    $500 to $699 1,671 972
    $700 to $999 1,239 2,450
    $1,000 to $1,499 540 1,620
    $1,500 to $1,999 53 362
    $2,000 or more 6 73
    Median (dollars) 627 894
  Not mortgaged 2,819 2,712
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD  INCOME
Specified owner-occupied housing units 7,676 8,452
  Less than 20 percent 4,511 4,572
  20 to 24 percent 1,145 1,292
  25 to 29 percen 715 853
  30 to 34 percen 441 542
  35 percent or more 825 1,159
  Not computed 29 34
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units 5,951 6,318
  Less than $200 449 357
  $200 to $299 905 493
  $300 to $499 3,054 2,571
  $500 to $749 1,059 2,084
  $750 to $999 108 328
  $1,000 or more 90 135
  No cash rent 286 12
  Median (dollars) 396 338
    471
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units 5,951 6,318
  Less than 20 percent 1,688 1,825
  20 to 24 percent 719 835
  25 to 29 percent 737 678
  30 to 34 percent 484 422
  35 percent or more 1,963 2,119
  Not computed 360 439

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