Housing Statistics

Rancho Santa Margarita, California

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	16,639	100.0
1-unit, detached	9,044	54.4
1-unit, attached	3,918	23.5
2 units	108	0.6
3 or 4 units	467	2.8
5 to 9 units	1,106	6.6
10 to 19 units	828	5.0
20 or more units	1,168	7.0
Mobile home	0	0.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	865	5.2
1995 to 1998	4,482	26.9
1990 to 1994	6,069	36.5
1980 to 1989	4,873	29.3
1970 to 1979	217	1.3
1960 to 1969	91	0.5
1940 to 1959	42	0.3
1939 or earlier	0	0.0

ROOMS
1 room	386	2.3
2 rooms	882	5.3
3 rooms	1,812	10.9
4 rooms	2,372	14.3
5 rooms	2,297	13.8
6 rooms	2,559	15.4
7 rooms	2,394	14.4
8 rooms	2,037	12.2
9 or more rooms	1,900	11.4
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	16,307	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,254	26.1
1995 to 1998	6,898	42.3
1990 to 1994	3,529	21.6
1980 to 1989	1,564	9.6
1970 to 1979	55	0.3
1969 or earlier	7	0.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	387	2.4
1	4,378	26.8
2	8,750	53.7
3 or more	2,792	17.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	13,349	81.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	106	0.7
Electricity	2,827	17.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	9	0.1
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	8	0.0
No fuel used	8	0.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	32	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	41	0.3
No telephone service	45	0.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	16,307	100.0
1.00 or less	15,433	94.6
1.01 to 1.50	454	2.8
1.51 or more	420	2.6

Specified owner-occupied units	11,504	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	35	0.3
$50,000 to $99,999	131	1.1
$100,000 to $149,999	837	7.3
$150,000 to $199,999	1,268	11.0
$200,000 to $299,999	4,318	37.5
$300,000 to $499,999	3,900	33.9
$500,000 to $999,999	986	8.6
$1,000,000 or more	29	0.3
Median (dollars)	280,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	11,106	96.5
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	10	0.1
$500 to $699	21	0.2
$700 to $999	314	2.7
$1,000 to $1,499	2,172	18.9
$1,500 to $1,999	3,162	27.5
$2,000 or more	5,427	47.2
Median (dollars)	1,981	(X)
Not mortgaged	398	3.5
Median (dollars)	530	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,301	11.3
15 to 19 percent	1,695	14.7
20 to 24 percent	2,253	19.6
25 to 29 percent	1,900	16.5
30 to 34 percent	1,318	11.5
35 percent or more	2,999	26.1
Not computed	38	0.3

Specified renter-occupied units	3,589	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	0	0.0
$200 to $299	0	0.0
$300 to $499	28	0.8
$500 to $749	108	3.0
$750 to $999	1,124	31.3
$1,000 to $1,499	1,703	47.5
$1,500 or more	551	15.4
No cash rent	75	2.1
Median (dollars)	1,110	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	226	6.3
15 to 19 percent	455	12.7
20 to 24 percent	492	13.7
25 to 29 percent	493	13.7
30 to 34 percent	538	15.0
35 percent or more	1,292	36.0
Not computed	93	2.6

(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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