Housing Statistics

Compton, California

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	23,780	100.0
1-unit, detached	15,815	66.5
1-unit, attached	2,139	9.0
2 units	772	3.2
3 or 4 units	1,493	6.3
5 to 9 units	1,238	5.2
10 to 19 units	614	2.6
20 or more units	1,071	4.5
Mobile home	632	2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	6	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	126	0.5
1995 to 1998	342	1.4
1990 to 1994	510	2.1
1980 to 1989	2,037	8.6
1970 to 1979	2,204	9.3
1960 to 1969	4,375	18.4
1940 to 1959	11,995	50.4
1939 or earlier	2,191	9.2

ROOMS
1 room	1,229	5.2
2 rooms	2,973	12.5
3 rooms	4,454	18.7
4 rooms	4,429	18.6
5 rooms	5,046	21.2
6 rooms	3,400	14.3
7 rooms	1,349	5.7
8 rooms	546	2.3
9 or more rooms	354	1.5
Median (rooms)	4.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	22,303	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,811	17.1
1995 to 1998	6,043	27.1
1990 to 1994	3,512	15.7
1980 to 1989	3,143	14.1
1970 to 1979	2,300	10.3
1969 or earlier	3,494	15.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,403	15.3
1	8,223	36.9
2	6,953	31.2
3 or more	3,724	16.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	18,220	81.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	262	1.2
Electricity	2,330	10.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	46	0.2
Solar energy	96	0.4
Other fuel	6	0.0
No fuel used	1,336	6.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	303	1.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	232	1.0
No telephone service	684	3.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	22,303	100.0
1.00 or less	13,633	61.1
1.01 to 1.50	2,893	13.0
1.51 or more	5,777	25.9

Specified owner-occupied units	11,605	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	196	1.7
$50,000 to $99,999	1,200	10.3
$100,000 to $149,999	6,806	58.6
$150,000 to $199,999	2,939	25.3
$200,000 to $299,999	359	3.1
$300,000 to $499,999	46	0.4
$500,000 to $999,999	42	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	17	0.1
Median (dollars)	136,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	9,217	79.4
Less than $300	80	0.7
$300 to $499	379	3.3
$500 to $699	589	5.1
$700 to $999	1,880	16.2
$1,000 to $1,499	4,588	39.5
$1,500 to $1,999	1,335	11.5
$2,000 or more	366	3.2
Median (dollars)	1,178	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,388	20.6
Median (dollars)	280	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,573	22.2
15 to 19 percent	1,303	11.2
20 to 24 percent	1,487	12.8
25 to 29 percent	1,103	9.5
30 to 34 percent	844	7.3
35 percent or more	4,167	35.9
Not computed	128	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	9,572	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	402	4.2
$200 to $299	263	2.7
$300 to $499	2,384	24.9
$500 to $749	3,737	39.0
$750 to $999	1,730	18.1
$1,000 to $1,499	779	8.1
$1,500 or more	111	1.2
No cash rent	166	1.7
Median (dollars)	597	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,134	11.8
15 to 19 percent	962	10.1
20 to 24 percent	1,055	11.0
25 to 29 percent	855	8.9
30 to 34 percent	706	7.4
35 percent or more	4,250	44.4
Not computed	610	6.4

(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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