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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data

Housing Statistics

Alaska

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	260,978	100.0
1-unit, detached	152,688	58.5
1-unit, attached	18,340	7.0
2 units	14,279	5.5
3 or 4 units	19,198	7.4
5 to 9 units	14,971	5.7
10 to 19 units	7,894	3.0
20 or more units	14,078	5.4
Mobile home	17,814	6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1,716	0.7

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	6,793	2.6
1995 to 1998	22,267	8.5
1990 to 1994	17,979	6.9
1980 to 1989	78,090	29.9
1970 to 1979	75,095	28.8
1960 to 1969	30,169	11.6
1940 to 1959	25,001	9.6
1939 or earlier	5,584	2.1

ROOMS
1 room	17,512	6.7
2 rooms	24,171	9.3
3 rooms	32,375	12.4
4 rooms	46,240	17.7
5 rooms	47,972	18.4
6 rooms	34,904	13.4
7 rooms	24,785	9.5
8 rooms	16,552	6.3
9 or more rooms	16,467	6.3
Median (rooms)	4.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	221,600	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	57,280	25.8
1995 to 1998	72,632	32.8
1990 to 1994	35,508	16.0
1980 to 1989	35,713	16.1
1970 to 1979	14,899	6.7
1969 or earlier	5,568	2.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	24,075	10.9
1	75,127	33.9
2	84,588	38.2
3 or more	37,810	17.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	101,703	45.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,873	2.2
Electricity	22,697	10.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	79,429	35.8
Coal or coke	1,090	0.5
Wood	8,202	3.7
Solar energy	44	0.0
Other fuel	2,416	1.1
No fuel used	1,146	0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	14,003	6.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	12,496	5.6
No telephone service	6,684	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	221,600	100.0
1.00 or less	202,630	91.4
1.01 to 1.50	10,060	4.5
1.51 or more	8,910	4.0

Specified owner-occupied units	105,620	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,589	6.2
$50,000 to $99,999	17,155	16.2
$100,000 to $149,999	33,450	31.7
$150,000 to $199,999	27,661	26.2
$200,000 to $299,999	15,453	14.6
$300,000 to $499,999	4,343	4.1
$500,000 to $999,999	774	0.7
$1,000,000 or more	195	0.2
Median (dollars)	144,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	78,582	74.4
Less than $300	214	0.2
$300 to $499	1,913	1.8
$500 to $699	4,413	4.2
$700 to $999	13,118	12.4
$1,000 to $1,499	30,931	29.3
$1,500 to $1,999	19,279	18.3
$2,000 or more	8,714	8.3
Median (dollars)	1,315	(X)
Not mortgaged	27,038	25.6
Median (dollars)	393	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	34,414	32.6
15 to 19 percent	19,226	18.2
20 to 24 percent	15,936	15.1
25 to 29 percent	11,224	10.6
30 to 34 percent	7,192	6.8
35 percent or more	17,116	16.2
Not computed	512	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	82,344	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,155	1.4
$200 to $299	2,116	2.6
$300 to $499	9,627	11.7
$500 to $749	26,096	31.7
$750 to $999	18,437	22.4
$1,000 to $1,499	11,296	13.7
$1,500 or more	2,590	3.1
No cash rent	11,027	13.4
Median (dollars)	720	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	14,268	17.3
15 to 19 percent	11,321	13.7
20 to 24 percent	10,141	12.3
25 to 29 percent	8,082	9.8
30 to 34 percent	6,095	7.4
35 percent or more	20,903	25.4
Not computed	11,534	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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