Housing Statistics

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	14,967	100.0
1-unit, detached	7,995	53.4
1-unit, attached	1,538	10.3
2 units	592	4.0
3 or 4 units	831	5.6
5 to 9 units	1,032	6.9
10 to 19 units	955	6.4
20 or more units	1,969	13.2
Mobile home	30	0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	113	0.8
1995 to 1998	317	2.1
1990 to 1994	441	2.9
1980 to 1989	1,359	9.1
1970 to 1979	2,508	16.8
1960 to 1969	3,382	22.6
1940 to 1959	5,938	39.7
1939 or earlier	909	6.1

ROOMS
1 room	268	1.8
2 rooms	736	4.9
3 rooms	1,678	11.2
4 rooms	3,346	22.4
5 rooms	2,724	18.2
6 rooms	2,303	15.4
7 rooms	1,228	8.2
8 rooms	1,144	7.6
9 or more rooms	1,540	10.3
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	14,591	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,037	20.8
1995 to 1998	4,588	31.4
1990 to 1994	2,345	16.1
1980 to 1989	1,699	11.6
1970 to 1979	1,166	8.0
1969 or earlier	1,756	12.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	967	6.6
1	6,143	42.1
2	5,167	35.4
3 or more	2,314	15.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	11,717	80.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	81	0.6
Electricity	2,502	17.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	9	0.1
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	186	1.3
No fuel used	80	0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	52	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	28	0.2
No telephone service	161	1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	14,591	100.0
1.00 or less	14,055	96.3
1.01 to 1.50	238	1.6
1.51 or more	298	2.0

Specified owner-occupied units	7,208	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	45	0.6
$50,000 to $99,999	341	4.7
$100,000 to $149,999	2,274	31.5
$150,000 to $199,999	2,331	32.3
$200,000 to $299,999	1,645	22.8
$300,000 to $499,999	514	7.1
$500,000 to $999,999	44	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.2
Median (dollars)	167,800	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	4,664	64.7
Less than $300	10	0.1
$300 to $499	129	1.8
$500 to $699	372	5.2
$700 to $999	1,323	18.4
$1,000 to $1,499	1,883	26.1
$1,500 to $1,999	573	7.9
$2,000 or more	374	5.2
Median (dollars)	1,121	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,544	35.3
Median (dollars)	293	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,647	36.7
15 to 19 percent	1,196	16.6
20 to 24 percent	921	12.8
25 to 29 percent	830	11.5
30 to 34 percent	447	6.2
35 percent or more	1,114	15.5
Not computed	53	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	6,604	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	131	2.0
$200 to $299	93	1.4
$300 to $499	887	13.4
$500 to $749	3,304	50.0
$750 to $999	1,423	21.5
$1,000 to $1,499	518	7.8
$1,500 or more	52	0.8
No cash rent	196	3.0
Median (dollars)	651	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	950	14.4
15 to 19 percent	894	13.5
20 to 24 percent	934	14.1
25 to 29 percent	843	12.8
30 to 34 percent	656	9.9
35 percent or more	2,058	31.2
Not computed	269	4.1

(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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