Housing Statistics

Watsonville, California

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	11,771	100.0
1-unit, detached	5,969	50.7
1-unit, attached	1,608	13.7
2 units	441	3.7
3 or 4 units	883	7.5
5 to 9 units	684	5.8
10 to 19 units	524	4.5
20 or more units	784	6.7
Mobile home	870	7.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	305	2.6
1995 to 1998	448	3.8
1990 to 1994	843	7.2
1980 to 1989	2,146	18.2
1970 to 1979	2,683	22.8
1960 to 1969	1,346	11.4
1940 to 1959	2,418	20.5
1939 or earlier	1,582	13.4

ROOMS
1 room	760	6.5
2 rooms	1,399	11.9
3 rooms	2,126	18.1
4 rooms	2,316	19.7
5 rooms	2,709	23.0
6 rooms	1,574	13.4
7 rooms	511	4.3
8 rooms	283	2.4
9 or more rooms	93	0.8
Median (rooms)	4.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	11,443	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,328	20.3
1995 to 1998	3,892	34.0
1990 to 1994	1,857	16.2
1980 to 1989	1,751	15.3
1970 to 1979	895	7.8
1969 or earlier	720	6.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,184	10.3
1	4,001	35.0
2	3,936	34.4
3 or more	2,322	20.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	8,462	73.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	165	1.4
Electricity	2,508	21.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	4	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	49	0.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	23	0.2
No fuel used	232	2.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	221	1.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	256	2.2
No telephone service	277	2.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	11,443	100.0
1.00 or less	7,404	64.7
1.01 to 1.50	1,358	11.9
1.51 or more	2,681	23.4

Specified owner-occupied units	4,354	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	64	1.5
$50,000 to $99,999	98	2.3
$100,000 to $149,999	355	8.2
$150,000 to $199,999	1,130	26.0
$200,000 to $299,999	1,889	43.4
$300,000 to $499,999	733	16.8
$500,000 to $999,999	79	1.8
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.1
Median (dollars)	224,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,058	70.2
Less than $300	15	0.3
$300 to $499	102	2.3
$500 to $699	142	3.3
$700 to $999	306	7.0
$1,000 to $1,499	1,155	26.5
$1,500 to $1,999	810	18.6
$2,000 or more	528	12.1
Median (dollars)	1,429	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,296	29.8
Median (dollars)	306	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,238	28.4
15 to 19 percent	636	14.6
20 to 24 percent	448	10.3
25 to 29 percent	483	11.1
30 to 34 percent	354	8.1
35 percent or more	1,162	26.7
Not computed	33	0.8

Specified renter-occupied units	5,914	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	249	4.2
$200 to $299	253	4.3
$300 to $499	778	13.2
$500 to $749	1,679	28.4
$750 to $999	1,737	29.4
$1,000 to $1,499	910	15.4
$1,500 or more	181	3.1
No cash rent	127	2.1
Median (dollars)	742	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	760	12.9
15 to 19 percent	819	13.8
20 to 24 percent	704	11.9
25 to 29 percent	773	13.1
30 to 34 percent	557	9.4
35 percent or more	2,049	34.6
Not computed	252	4.3

(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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