Housing Statistics

Meriden, Connecticut

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	24,631	100.0
1-unit, detached	11,914	48.4
1-unit, attached	1,361	5.5
2 units	3,467	14.1
3 or 4 units	2,962	12.0
5 to 9 units	1,346	5.5
10 to 19 units	834	3.4
20 or more units	2,605	10.6
Mobile home	142	0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	212	0.9
1995 to 1998	281	1.1
1990 to 1994	692	2.8
1980 to 1989	3,103	12.6
1970 to 1979	3,744	15.2
1960 to 1969	3,607	14.6
1940 to 1959	6,659	27.0
1939 or earlier	6,333	25.7

ROOMS
1 room	254	1.0
2 rooms	887	3.6
3 rooms	2,378	9.7
4 rooms	4,461	18.1
5 rooms	6,391	25.9
6 rooms	4,775	19.4
7 rooms	2,789	11.3
8 rooms	1,510	6.1
9 or more rooms	1,186	4.8
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	22,951	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,314	18.8
1995 to 1998	6,147	26.8
1990 to 1994	3,114	13.6
1980 to 1989	4,037	17.6
1970 to 1979	1,999	8.7
1969 or earlier	3,340	14.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,769	12.1
1	8,649	37.7
2	8,426	36.7
3 or more	3,107	13.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	8,037	35.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	433	1.9
Electricity	3,238	14.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	10,958	47.7
Coal or coke	48	0.2
Wood	97	0.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	70	0.3
No fuel used	70	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	205	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	172	0.7
No telephone service	491	2.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	22,951	100.0
1.00 or less	22,232	96.9
1.01 to 1.50	533	2.3
1.51 or more	186	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	11,204	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	128	1.1
$50,000 to $99,999	3,069	27.4
$100,000 to $149,999	5,790	51.7
$150,000 to $199,999	1,665	14.9
$200,000 to $299,999	457	4.1
$300,000 to $499,999	54	0.5
$500,000 to $999,999	33	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.1
Median (dollars)	119,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	7,600	67.8
Less than $300	11	0.1
$300 to $499	100	0.9
$500 to $699	464	4.1
$700 to $999	1,594	14.2
$1,000 to $1,499	3,889	34.7
$1,500 to $1,999	1,214	10.8
$2,000 or more	328	2.9
Median (dollars)	1,181	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,604	32.2
Median (dollars)	437	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,525	31.5
15 to 19 percent	2,100	18.7
20 to 24 percent	1,633	14.6
25 to 29 percent	1,237	11.0
30 to 34 percent	778	6.9
35 percent or more	1,882	16.8
Not computed	49	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	9,189	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	551	6.0
$200 to $299	318	3.5
$300 to $499	1,631	17.7
$500 to $749	3,970	43.2
$750 to $999	1,928	21.0
$1,000 to $1,499	416	4.5
$1,500 or more	48	0.5
No cash rent	327	3.6
Median (dollars)	618	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,496	16.3
15 to 19 percent	1,498	16.3
20 to 24 percent	1,146	12.5
25 to 29 percent	1,174	12.8
30 to 34 percent	603	6.6
35 percent or more	2,817	30.7
Not computed	455	5.0

(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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