Housing Statistics

Merced, California

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,544	100.0
1-unit, detached	12,465	57.9
1-unit, attached	942	4.4
2 units	921	4.3
3 or 4 units	1,797	8.3
5 to 9 units	1,671	7.8
10 to 19 units	775	3.6
20 or more units	2,265	10.5
Mobile home	700	3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	291	1.4
1995 to 1998	1,303	6.0
1990 to 1994	1,707	7.9
1980 to 1989	4,148	19.3
1970 to 1979	5,753	26.7
1960 to 1969	2,896	13.4
1940 to 1959	4,145	19.2
1939 or earlier	1,301	6.0

ROOMS
1 room	1,085	5.0
2 rooms	2,358	10.9
3 rooms	3,249	15.1
4 rooms	3,725	17.3
5 rooms	4,437	20.6
6 rooms	3,359	15.6
7 rooms	1,971	9.1
8 rooms	970	4.5
9 or more rooms	390	1.8
Median (rooms)	4.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	20,480	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,846	28.5
1995 to 1998	7,051	34.4
1990 to 1994	2,638	12.9
1980 to 1989	2,450	12.0
1970 to 1979	1,287	6.3
1969 or earlier	1,208	5.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,122	15.2
1	7,838	38.3
2	6,852	33.5
3 or more	2,668	13.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	12,058	58.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	374	1.8
Electricity	7,647	37.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	8	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	276	1.3
Solar energy	8	0.0
Other fuel	33	0.2
No fuel used	76	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	292	1.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	400	2.0
No telephone service	624	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	20,480	100.0
1.00 or less	16,352	79.8
1.01 to 1.50	1,649	8.1
1.51 or more	2,479	12.1

Specified owner-occupied units	8,528	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	98	1.1
$50,000 to $99,999	3,668	43.0
$100,000 to $149,999	3,310	38.8
$150,000 to $199,999	1,046	12.3
$200,000 to $299,999	318	3.7
$300,000 to $499,999	88	1.0
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	106,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,734	79.0
Less than $300	45	0.5
$300 to $499	309	3.6
$500 to $699	576	6.8
$700 to $999	2,327	27.3
$1,000 to $1,499	2,539	29.8
$1,500 to $1,999	699	8.2
$2,000 or more	239	2.8
Median (dollars)	1,016	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,794	21.0
Median (dollars)	276	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,452	28.8
15 to 19 percent	1,344	15.8
20 to 24 percent	1,219	14.3
25 to 29 percent	891	10.4
30 to 34 percent	815	9.6
35 percent or more	1,762	20.7
Not computed	45	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	10,998	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	205	1.9
$200 to $299	620	5.6
$300 to $499	4,347	39.5
$500 to $749	4,069	37.0
$750 to $999	1,050	9.5
$1,000 to $1,499	444	4.0
$1,500 or more	50	0.5
No cash rent	213	1.9
Median (dollars)	509	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,602	14.6
15 to 19 percent	1,484	13.5
20 to 24 percent	1,357	12.3
25 to 29 percent	1,140	10.4
30 to 34 percent	918	8.3
35 percent or more	4,058	36.9
Not computed	439	4.0

(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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