Housing Statistics

Portland, Maine

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	31,864	100.0
1-unit, detached	11,169	35.1
1-unit, attached	1,508	4.7
2 units	3,844	12.1
3 or 4 units	5,091	16.0
5 to 9 units	3,650	11.5
10 to 19 units	2,192	6.9
20 or more units	4,334	13.6
Mobile home	76	0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	338	1.1
1995 to 1998	503	1.6
1990 to 1994	800	2.5
1980 to 1989	2,818	8.8
1970 to 1979	2,685	8.4
1960 to 1969	2,851	8.9
1940 to 1959	6,248	19.6
1939 or earlier	15,621	49.0

ROOMS
1 room	1,127	3.5
2 rooms	2,251	7.1
3 rooms	5,129	16.1
4 rooms	5,509	17.3
5 rooms	6,232	19.6
6 rooms	4,954	15.5
7 rooms	3,151	9.9
8 rooms	1,699	5.3
9 or more rooms	1,812	5.7
Median (rooms)	4.8	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	29,715	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,224	27.7
1995 to 1998	9,463	31.8
1990 to 1994	3,887	13.1
1980 to 1989	3,710	12.5
1970 to 1979	1,864	6.3
1969 or earlier	2,567	8.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	5,476	18.4
1	13,155	44.3
2	8,808	29.6
3 or more	2,276	7.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	7,713	26.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	862	2.9
Electricity	1,982	6.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	18,863	63.5
Coal or coke	40	0.1
Wood	56	0.2
Solar energy	7	0.0
Other fuel	141	0.5
No fuel used	51	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	115	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	345	1.2
No telephone service	408	1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	29,715	100.0
1.00 or less	29,180	98.2
1.01 to 1.50	302	1.0
1.51 or more	233	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	9,579	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	113	1.2
$50,000 to $99,999	2,499	26.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,540	47.4
$150,000 to $199,999	1,470	15.3
$200,000 to $299,999	626	6.5
$300,000 to $499,999	268	2.8
$500,000 to $999,999	58	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.1
Median (dollars)	121,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,864	71.7
Less than $300	11	0.1
$300 to $499	134	1.4
$500 to $699	536	5.6
$700 to $999	2,069	21.6
$1,000 to $1,499	3,066	32.0
$1,500 to $1,999	662	6.9
$2,000 or more	386	4.0
Median (dollars)	1,088	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,715	28.3
Median (dollars)	395	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,011	31.4
15 to 19 percent	1,830	19.1
20 to 24 percent	1,384	14.4
25 to 29 percent	1,038	10.8
30 to 34 percent	688	7.2
35 percent or more	1,592	16.6
Not computed	36	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	17,103	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,464	8.6
$200 to $299	902	5.3
$300 to $499	3,073	18.0
$500 to $749	7,007	41.0
$750 to $999	3,294	19.3
$1,000 to $1,499	804	4.7
$1,500 or more	274	1.6
No cash rent	285	1.7
Median (dollars)	598	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,524	14.8
15 to 19 percent	2,757	16.1
20 to 24 percent	2,558	15.0
25 to 29 percent	2,264	13.2
30 to 34 percent	1,325	7.7
35 percent or more	5,273	30.8
Not computed	402	2.4

(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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