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DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total housing units

3,523,944

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

   
1-unit, detached 2,267,890 64.4
1-unit, attached 106,066 3.0
2 units 88,507 2.5
3 or 4 units 114,188 3.2
5 to 9 units 151,649 4.3
10 to 19 units 111,985 3.2
20 or more units 100,469 2.9
Mobile home 577,323 16.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 5,867 0.2
     

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

   
1999 to March 2000 144,500 4.1
1995 to 1998 431,764 12.3
1990 to 1994 373,721 10.6
1980 to 1989 692,633 19.7
1970 to 1979 641,117 18.2
1960 to 1969 447,988 12.7
1940 to 1959 536,608 15.2
1939 or earlier 255,613 7.3
     

ROOMS

   
1 room 26,948 0.8
2 rooms 99,646 2.8
3 rooms 244,392 6.9
4 rooms 646,267 18.3
5 rooms 913,760 25.9
6 rooms 697,882 19.8
7 rooms 407,780 11.6
8 rooms 249,285 7.1
9 or more rooms 237,984 6.8
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)
     

Occupied Housing Units

3,132,013

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

   
1999 to March 2000 652,745 20.8
1995 to 1998 910,690 29.1
1990 to 1994 479,481 15.3
1980 to 1989 458,864 14.7
1970 to 1979 303,106 9.7
1969 or earlier 327,127 10.4
     

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

   
None 235,339 7.5
1 1,010,563 32.3
2 1,250,640 39.9
3 or more 635,471 20.3
     

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

   
Utility gas 757,777 24.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 394,275 12.6
Electricity 1,528,885 48.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 368,279 11.8
Coal or coke 464 0.0
Wood 65,657 2.1
Solar energy 1,266 0.0
Other fuel 6,543 0.2
No fuel used 8,867 0.3
     

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

   
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 19,295 0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 16,202 0.5
No telephone service 94,937 3.0
     

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

   

Occupied housing units

3,132,013

100.0

1.00 or less 3,025,254 96.6
1.01 to 1.50 69,483 2.2
1.51 or more 37,276 1.2
     

Specified owner-occupied units

1,615,713

100.0

VALUE

   
Less than $50,000 140,292 8.7
$50,000 to $99,999 591,362 36.6
$100,000 to $149,999 421,786 26.1
$150,000 to $199,999 219,174 13.6
$200,000 to $299,999 152,531 9.4
$300,000 to $499,999 66,292 4.1
$500,000 to $999,999 20,265 1.3
$1,000,000 or more 4,011 0.2
Median (dollars) 108,300 (X)
     

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

   
With a mortgage 1,116,287 69.1

Less than $300

8,652 0.5

$300 to $499

68,577 4.2

$500 to $699

164,915 10.2

$700 to $999

331,732 20.5

$1,000 to $1,499

341,818 21.2

$1,500 to $1,999

121,996 7.6

$2,000 or more

78,597 4.9

Median (dollars)

985 (X)
Not mortgaged 499,426 30.9

Median (dollars)

254 (X)
     

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE

   

OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 609,586 37.7
15 to 19 percent 285,718 17.7
20 to 24 percent 222,935 13.8
25 to 29 percent 147,582 9.1
30 to 34 percent 92,183 5.7
35 percent or more 242,455 15.0
Not computed 15,254 0.9
     

Specified renter-occupied units

944,275

100.0

GROSS RENT

   
Less than $200 52,432 5.6
$200 to $299 53,063 5.6
$300 to $499 253,017 26.8
$500 to $749 328,027 34.7
$750 to $999 129,815 13.7
$1,000 to $1,499 39,870 4.2
$1,500 or more 9,705 1.0
No cash rent 78,346 8.3
Median (dollars) 548 (X)
     

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

   
Less than 15 percent 182,032 19.3
15 to 19 percent 137,187 14.5
20 to 24 percent 119,406 12.6
25 to 29 percent 90,607 9.6
30 to 34 percent 62,903 6.7
35 percent or more 251,831 26.7
Not computed 100,309 10.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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