Maryland Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	2,145,283	100.0
1-unit, detached	1,097,673	51.2
1-unit, attached	451,411	21.0
2 units	45,775	2.1
3 or 4 units	63,110	2.9
5 to 9 units	120,188	5.6
10 to 19 units	169,818	7.9
20 or more units	155,223	7.2
Mobile home	41,356	1.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	729	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	42,423	2.0
1995 to 1998	137,305	6.4
1990 to 1994	179,323	8.4
1980 to 1989	367,969	17.2
1970 to 1979	368,974	17.2
1960 to 1969	323,089	15.1
1940 to 1959	457,633	21.3
1939 or earlier	268,567	12.5

ROOMS
1 room	32,218	1.5
2 rooms	75,417	3.5
3 rooms	172,285	8.0
4 rooms	250,401	11.7
5 rooms	334,716	15.6
6 rooms	396,812	18.5
7 rooms	302,418	14.1
8 rooms	261,141	12.2
9 or more rooms	319,875	14.9
Median (rooms)	6.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,980,859	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	356,433	18.0
1995 to 1998	566,221	28.6
1990 to 1994	335,043	16.9
1980 to 1989	336,444	17.0
1970 to 1979	187,658	9.5
1969 or earlier	199,060	10.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	222,548	11.2
1	662,103	33.4
2	746,259	37.7
3 or more	349,949	17.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	911,868	46.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	61,262	3.1
Electricity	655,468	33.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	316,734	16.0
Coal or coke	2,636	0.1
Wood	19,721	1.0
Solar energy	419	0.0
Other fuel	7,296	0.4
No fuel used	5,455	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	9,033	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	8,223	0.4
No telephone service	32,001	1.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,980,859	100.0
1.00 or less	1,909,665	96.4
1.01 to 1.50	40,994	2.1
1.51 or more	30,200	1.5

Specified owner-occupied units	1,178,779	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	44,906	3.8
$50,000 to $99,999	227,547	19.3
$100,000 to $149,999	346,627	29.4
$150,000 to $199,999	246,058	20.9
$200,000 to $299,999	189,652	16.1
$300,000 to $499,999	91,576	7.8
$500,000 to $999,999	27,743	2.4
$1,000,000 or more	4,670	0.4
Median (dollars)	146,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	916,046	77.7
Less than $300	2,980	0.3
$300 to $499	22,682	1.9
$500 to $699	58,597	5.0
$700 to $999	168,089	14.3
$1,000 to $1,499	336,139	28.5
$1,500 to $1,999	187,327	15.9
$2,000 or more	140,232	11.9
Median (dollars)	1,296	(X)
Not mortgaged	262,733	22.3
Median (dollars)	333	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	377,966	32.1
15 to 19 percent	212,564	18.0
20 to 24 percent	184,436	15.6
25 to 29 percent	127,560	10.8
30 to 34 percent	80,299	6.8
35 percent or more	189,225	16.1
Not computed	6,729	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	631,986	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	32,197	5.1
$200 to $299	22,982	3.6
$300 to $499	89,902	14.2
$500 to $749	212,212	33.6
$750 to $999	153,478	24.3
$1,000 to $1,499	75,100	11.9
$1,500 or more	19,354	3.1
No cash rent	26,761	4.2
Median (dollars)	689	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	114,885	18.2
15 to 19 percent	97,330	15.4
20 to 24 percent	88,113	13.9
25 to 29 percent	71,393	11.3
30 to 34 percent	49,373	7.8
35 percent or more	170,658	27.0
Not computed	40,234	6.4

(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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