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Housing Statistics

Alabama

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,963,711	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,300,272	66.2
1-unit, attached	38,560	2.0
2 units	43,427	2.2
3 or 4 units	64,084	3.3
5 to 9 units	74,809	3.8
10 to 19 units	46,830	2.4
20 or more units	71,419	3.6
Mobile home	319,212	16.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5,098	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	56,336	2.9
1995 to 1998	199,400	10.2
1990 to 1994	187,261	9.5
1980 to 1989	347,272	17.7
1970 to 1979	400,128	20.4
1960 to 1969	292,352	14.9
1940 to 1959	341,735	17.4
1939 or earlier	139,227	7.1

ROOMS
1 room	15,674	0.8
2 rooms	50,793	2.6
3 rooms	136,843	7.0
4 rooms	316,769	16.1
5 rooms	482,133	24.6
6 rooms	425,854	21.7
7 rooms	257,321	13.1
8 rooms	146,620	7.5
9 or more rooms	131,704	6.7
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,737,080	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	329,027	18.9
1995 to 1998	483,535	27.8
1990 to 1994	277,851	16.0
1980 to 1989	261,448	15.1
1970 to 1979	189,797	10.9
1969 or earlier	195,422	11.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	143,594	8.3
1	560,684	32.3
2	663,256	38.2
3 or more	369,546	21.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	661,032	38.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	243,761	14.0
Electricity	798,542	46.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7,348	0.4
Coal or coke	582	0.0
Wood	19,548	1.1
Solar energy	216	0.0
Other fuel	1,715	0.1
No fuel used	4,336	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	11,005	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	9,660	0.6
No telephone service	73,557	4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,737,080	100.0
1.00 or less	1,686,076	97.1
1.01 to 1.50	35,100	2.0
1.51 or more	15,904	0.9

Specified owner-occupied units	918,570	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	176,187	19.2
$50,000 to $99,999	392,400	42.7
$100,000 to $149,999	180,391	19.6
$150,000 to $199,999	84,488	9.2
$200,000 to $299,999	52,724	5.7
$300,000 to $499,999	23,363	2.5
$500,000 to $999,999	7,052	0.8
$1,000,000 or more	1,965	0.2
Median (dollars)	85,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	587,895	64.0
Less than $300	10,262	1.1
$300 to $499	68,978	7.5
$500 to $699	134,983	14.7
$700 to $999	180,970	19.7
$1,000 to $1,499	130,570	14.2
$1,500 to $1,999	38,595	4.2
$2,000 or more	23,537	2.6
Median (dollars)	816	(X)
Not mortgaged	330,675	36.0
Median (dollars)	228	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	399,917	43.5
15 to 19 percent	156,176	17.0
20 to 24 percent	110,978	12.1
25 to 29 percent	67,849	7.4
30 to 34 percent	42,840	4.7
35 percent or more	127,930	13.9
Not computed	12,880	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	469,129	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	47,066	10.0
$200 to $299	48,015	10.2
$300 to $499	159,828	34.1
$500 to $749	123,614	26.3
$750 to $999	30,122	6.4
$1,000 to $1,499	9,101	1.9
$1,500 or more	2,434	0.5
No cash rent	48,949	10.4
Median (dollars)	447	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	92,000	19.6
15 to 19 percent	61,017	13.0
20 to 24 percent	51,356	10.9
25 to 29 percent	41,425	8.8
30 to 34 percent	29,476	6.3
35 percent or more	128,349	27.4
Not computed	65,506	14.0

(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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