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Housing Statistics

Lowell, Massachusetts

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	39,468	100.0
1-unit, detached	12,215	30.9
1-unit, attached	1,919	4.9
2 units	7,452	18.9
3 or 4 units	5,063	12.8
5 to 9 units	3,795	9.6
10 to 19 units	3,547	9.0
20 or more units	5,393	13.7
Mobile home	76	0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	188	0.5
1995 to 1998	440	1.1
1990 to 1994	764	1.9
1980 to 1989	4,396	11.1
1970 to 1979	3,632	9.2
1960 to 1969	4,430	11.2
1940 to 1959	7,236	18.3
1939 or earlier	18,382	46.6

ROOMS
1 room	1,248	3.2
2 rooms	2,133	5.4
3 rooms	4,967	12.6
4 rooms	9,030	22.9
5 rooms	7,877	20.0
6 rooms	6,023	15.3
7 rooms	3,959	10.0
8 rooms	2,388	6.1
9 or more rooms	1,843	4.7
Median (rooms)	4.8	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	37,887	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,986	21.1
1995 to 1998	12,641	33.4
1990 to 1994	5,659	14.9
1980 to 1989	4,874	12.9
1970 to 1979	2,573	6.8
1969 or earlier	4,154	11.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	6,460	17.1
1	16,070	42.4
2	11,744	31.0
3 or more	3,613	9.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	27,334	72.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	845	2.2
Electricity	4,292	11.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,078	13.4
Coal or coke	10	0.0
Wood	37	0.1
Solar energy	12	0.0
Other fuel	191	0.5
No fuel used	88	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	588	1.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	539	1.4
No telephone service	782	2.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	37,887	100.0
1.00 or less	35,134	92.7
1.01 to 1.50	1,736	4.6
1.51 or more	1,017	2.7

Specified owner-occupied units	11,750	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	91	0.8
$50,000 to $99,999	2,208	18.8
$100,000 to $149,999	5,211	44.3
$150,000 to $199,999	2,639	22.5
$200,000 to $299,999	1,213	10.3
$300,000 to $499,999	350	3.0
$500,000 to $999,999	17	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	21	0.2
Median (dollars)	134,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,154	69.4
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	149	1.3
$500 to $699	636	5.4
$700 to $999	2,042	17.4
$1,000 to $1,499	3,681	31.3
$1,500 to $1,999	1,252	10.7
$2,000 or more	394	3.4
Median (dollars)	1,147	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,596	30.6
Median (dollars)	379	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,837	32.7
15 to 19 percent	2,279	19.4
20 to 24 percent	1,839	15.7
25 to 29 percent	1,128	9.6
30 to 34 percent	669	5.7
35 percent or more	1,922	16.4
Not computed	76	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	21,544	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,699	7.9
$200 to $299	1,325	6.2
$300 to $499	3,175	14.7
$500 to $749	8,954	41.6
$750 to $999	4,796	22.3
$1,000 to $1,499	1,150	5.3
$1,500 or more	81	0.4
No cash rent	364	1.7
Median (dollars)	627	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,406	20.5
15 to 19 percent	3,091	14.3
20 to 24 percent	2,691	12.5
25 to 29 percent	2,727	12.7
30 to 34 percent	1,522	7.1
35 percent or more	6,151	28.6
Not computed	956	4.4

(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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