Housing Statistics

Wilmington, Delaware

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	32,138	100.0
1-unit, detached	3,214	10.0
1-unit, attached	17,358	54.0
2 units	2,022	6.3
3 or 4 units	2,363	7.4
5 to 9 units	1,439	4.5
10 to 19 units	1,410	4.4
20 or more units	4,291	13.4
Mobile home	41	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	122	0.4
1995 to 1998	365	1.1
1990 to 1994	703	2.2
1980 to 1989	2,002	6.2
1970 to 1979	2,504	7.8
1960 to 1969	3,346	10.4
1940 to 1959	9,497	29.6
1939 or earlier	13,599	42.3

ROOMS
1 room	896	2.8
2 rooms	1,753	5.5
3 rooms	4,209	13.1
4 rooms	4,293	13.4
5 rooms	5,048	15.7
6 rooms	8,487	26.4
7 rooms	4,106	12.8
8 rooms	1,842	5.7
9 or more rooms	1,504	4.7
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	28,617	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,867	20.5
1995 to 1998	8,428	29.5
1990 to 1994	4,181	14.6
1980 to 1989	3,928	13.7
1970 to 1979	2,495	8.7
1969 or earlier	3,718	13.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	7,682	26.8
1	12,617	44.1
2	6,723	23.5
3 or more	1,595	5.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	14,768	51.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	481	1.7
Electricity	6,330	22.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	6,741	23.6
Coal or coke	23	0.1
Wood	8	0.0
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	223	0.8
No fuel used	43	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	210	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	351	1.2
No telephone service	968	3.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	28,617	100.0
1.00 or less	27,199	95.0
1.01 to 1.50	1,034	3.6
1.51 or more	384	1.3

Specified owner-occupied units	12,572	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,210	9.6
$50,000 to $99,999	6,793	54.0
$100,000 to $149,999	2,480	19.7
$150,000 to $199,999	795	6.3
$200,000 to $299,999	815	6.5
$300,000 to $499,999	318	2.5
$500,000 to $999,999	149	1.2
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.1
Median (dollars)	89,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,845	70.4
Less than $300	58	0.5
$300 to $499	519	4.1
$500 to $699	1,421	11.3
$700 to $999	2,946	23.4
$1,000 to $1,499	2,752	21.9
$1,500 to $1,999	756	6.0
$2,000 or more	393	3.1
Median (dollars)	940	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,727	29.6
Median (dollars)	270	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,651	37.0
15 to 19 percent	2,133	17.0
20 to 24 percent	1,393	11.1
25 to 29 percent	1,098	8.7
30 to 34 percent	744	5.9
35 percent or more	2,376	18.9
Not computed	177	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	14,261	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,698	11.9
$200 to $299	940	6.6
$300 to $499	2,336	16.4
$500 to $749	5,188	36.4
$750 to $999	2,706	19.0
$1,000 to $1,499	910	6.4
$1,500 or more	98	0.7
No cash rent	385	2.7
Median (dollars)	596	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,522	17.7
15 to 19 percent	1,928	13.5
20 to 24 percent	1,772	12.4
25 to 29 percent	1,702	11.9
30 to 34 percent	1,213	8.5
35 percent or more	4,376	30.7
Not computed	748	5.2

(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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