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Housing Statistics

San Jose, California

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	281,706	100.0
1-unit, detached	161,962	57.5
1-unit, attached	27,560	9.8
2 units	5,751	2.0
3 or 4 units	17,403	6.2
5 to 9 units	13,525	4.8
10 to 19 units	12,922	4.6
20 or more units	31,564	11.2
Mobile home	10,658	3.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	361	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	5,908	2.1
1995 to 1998	15,877	5.6
1990 to 1994	12,931	4.6
1980 to 1989	41,557	14.8
1970 to 1979	80,156	28.5
1960 to 1969	66,369	23.6
1940 to 1959	44,130	15.7
1939 or earlier	14,778	5.2

ROOMS
1 room	13,013	4.6
2 rooms	25,933	9.2
3 rooms	40,577	14.4
4 rooms	35,848	12.7
5 rooms	46,881	16.6
6 rooms	49,183	17.5
7 rooms	35,404	12.6
8 rooms	22,021	7.8
9 or more rooms	12,846	4.6
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	276,417	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	57,743	20.9
1995 to 1998	83,880	30.3
1990 to 1994	44,029	15.9
1980 to 1989	44,309	16.0
1970 to 1979	28,255	10.2
1969 or earlier	18,201	6.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	16,885	6.1
1	74,552	27.0
2	112,341	40.6
3 or more	72,639	26.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	193,585	70.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,624	1.3
Electricity	76,127	27.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	172	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	774	0.3
Solar energy	108	0.0
Other fuel	187	0.1
No fuel used	1,840	0.7

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,710	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,548	0.6
No telephone service	1,763	0.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	276,417	100.0
1.00 or less	225,838	81.7
1.01 to 1.50	20,410	7.4
1.51 or more	30,169	10.9

Specified owner-occupied units	146,892	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,915	1.3
$50,000 to $99,999	1,177	0.8
$100,000 to $149,999	979	0.7
$150,000 to $199,999	4,034	2.7
$200,000 to $299,999	25,241	17.2
$300,000 to $499,999	76,529	52.1
$500,000 to $999,999	34,420	23.4
$1,000,000 or more	2,597	1.8
Median (dollars)	394,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	122,324	83.3
Less than $300	157	0.1
$300 to $499	1,312	0.9
$500 to $699	3,038	2.1
$700 to $999	7,167	4.9
$1,000 to $1,499	20,915	14.2
$1,500 to $1,999	32,944	22.4
$2,000 or more	56,791	38.7
Median (dollars)	1,936	(X)
Not mortgaged	24,568	16.7
Median (dollars)	342	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	40,376	27.5
15 to 19 percent	22,336	15.2
20 to 24 percent	21,948	14.9
25 to 29 percent	17,145	11.7
30 to 34 percent	12,222	8.3
35 percent or more	31,968	21.8
Not computed	897	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	105,414	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,780	1.7
$200 to $299	1,883	1.8
$300 to $499	4,409	4.2
$500 to $749	9,699	9.2
$750 to $999	22,444	21.3
$1,000 to $1,499	40,756	38.7
$1,500 or more	22,346	21.2
No cash rent	2,097	2.0
Median (dollars)	1,123	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	15,103	14.3
15 to 19 percent	15,156	14.4
20 to 24 percent	14,965	14.2
25 to 29 percent	12,295	11.7
30 to 34 percent	9,757	9.3
35 percent or more	34,099	32.3
Not computed	4,039	3.8

(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

Housing Statistics

San Jose, California

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