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Housing Statistics

West Palm Beach, Florida

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	40,398	100.0
1-unit, detached	16,787	41.6
1-unit, attached	3,276	8.1
2 units	1,932	4.8
3 or 4 units	3,471	8.6
5 to 9 units	2,032	5.0
10 to 19 units	3,157	7.8
20 or more units	9,374	23.2
Mobile home	335	0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	34	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,463	3.6
1995 to 1998	2,986	7.4
1990 to 1994	2,583	6.4
1980 to 1989	9,280	23.0
1970 to 1979	7,026	17.4
1960 to 1969	4,454	11.0
1940 to 1959	7,980	19.8
1939 or earlier	4,626	11.5

ROOMS
1 room	1,235	3.1
2 rooms	4,130	10.2
3 rooms	7,095	17.6
4 rooms	8,764	21.7
5 rooms	9,195	22.8
6 rooms	5,052	12.5
7 rooms	2,658	6.6
8 rooms	1,372	3.4
9 or more rooms	897	2.2
Median (rooms)	4.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	34,645	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,985	28.8
1995 to 1998	11,808	34.1
1990 to 1994	4,696	13.6
1980 to 1989	4,576	13.2
1970 to 1979	1,964	5.7
1969 or earlier	1,616	4.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	4,903	14.2
1	16,083	46.4
2	11,161	32.2
3 or more	2,498	7.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,997	5.8
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	428	1.2
Electricity	31,132	89.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	134	0.4
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	62	0.2
Solar energy	6	0.0
Other fuel	21	0.1
No fuel used	865	2.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	320	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	383	1.1
No telephone service	1,218	3.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	34,645	100.0
1.00 or less	31,577	91.1
1.01 to 1.50	1,690	4.9
1.51 or more	1,378	4.0

Specified owner-occupied units	13,329	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	777	5.8
$50,000 to $99,999	6,090	45.7
$100,000 to $149,999	2,309	17.3
$150,000 to $199,999	1,532	11.5
$200,000 to $299,999	1,341	10.1
$300,000 to $499,999	749	5.6
$500,000 to $999,999	403	3.0
$1,000,000 or more	128	1.0
Median (dollars)	98,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	9,879	74.1
Less than $300	35	0.3
$300 to $499	356	2.7
$500 to $699	1,221	9.2
$700 to $999	3,273	24.6
$1,000 to $1,499	2,852	21.4
$1,500 to $1,999	1,043	7.8
$2,000 or more	1,099	8.2
Median (dollars)	1,008	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,450	25.9
Median (dollars)	366	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,097	30.7
15 to 19 percent	2,263	17.0
20 to 24 percent	1,738	13.0
25 to 29 percent	1,112	8.3
30 to 34 percent	747	5.6
35 percent or more	3,175	23.8
Not computed	197	1.5

Specified renter-occupied units	16,570	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	701	4.2
$200 to $299	485	2.9
$300 to $499	2,939	17.7
$500 to $749	5,854	35.3
$750 to $999	4,007	24.2
$1,000 to $1,499	1,585	9.6
$1,500 or more	495	3.0
No cash rent	504	3.0
Median (dollars)	664	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,349	14.2
15 to 19 percent	1,883	11.4
20 to 24 percent	2,295	13.9
25 to 29 percent	1,791	10.8
30 to 34 percent	1,204	7.3
35 percent or more	6,065	36.6
Not computed	983	5.9

(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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