New York Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	7,679,307	100.0
1-unit, detached	3,198,486	41.7
1-unit, attached	379,926	4.9
2 units	836,907	10.9
3 or 4 units	559,886	7.3
5 to 9 units	407,106	5.3
10 to 19 units	327,654	4.3
20 or more units	1,755,984	22.9
Mobile home	207,378	2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5,980	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	67,821	0.9
1995 to 1998	198,312	2.6
1990 to 1994	259,063	3.4
1980 to 1989	594,390	7.7
1970 to 1979	866,120	11.3
1960 to 1969	1,120,598	14.6
1940 to 1959	2,174,766	28.3
1939 or earlier	2,398,237	31.2

ROOMS
1 room	322,859	4.2
2 rooms	524,796	6.8
3 rooms	1,134,126	14.8
4 rooms	1,295,062	16.9
5 rooms	1,229,033	16.0
6 rooms	1,164,784	15.2
7 rooms	810,832	10.6
8 rooms	589,153	7.7
9 or more rooms	608,662	7.9
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	7,056,860	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,056,606	15.0
1995 to 1998	1,844,967	26.1
1990 to 1994	1,134,011	16.1
1980 to 1989	1,215,576	17.2
1970 to 1979	882,141	12.5
1969 or earlier	923,559	13.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,092,756	29.7
1	2,329,545	33.0
2	1,927,691	27.3
3 or more	706,868	10.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,651,779	51.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	237,949	3.4
Electricity	615,685	8.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,336,714	33.1
Coal or coke	9,563	0.1
Wood	82,613	1.2
Solar energy	2,539	0.0
Other fuel	73,671	1.0
No fuel used	46,347	0.7

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	58,418	0.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	55,851	0.8
No telephone service	132,704	1.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	7,056,860	100.0
1.00 or less	6,508,283	92.2
1.01 to 1.50	281,733	4.0
1.51 or more	266,844	3.8

Specified owner-occupied units	2,689,728	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	151,310	5.6
$50,000 to $99,999	714,774	26.6
$100,000 to $149,999	491,060	18.3
$150,000 to $199,999	468,384	17.4
$200,000 to $299,999	501,839	18.7
$300,000 to $499,999	252,136	9.4
$500,000 to $999,999	87,898	3.3
$1,000,000 or more	22,327	0.8
Median (dollars)	148,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,824,984	67.9
Less than $300	2,307	0.1
$300 to $499	35,291	1.3
$500 to $699	127,393	4.7
$700 to $999	347,548	12.9
$1,000 to $1,499	544,980	20.3
$1,500 to $1,999	390,485	14.5
$2,000 or more	376,980	14.0
Median (dollars)	1,357	(X)
Not mortgaged	864,744	32.1
Median (dollars)	457	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	847,179	31.5
15 to 19 percent	460,991	17.1
20 to 24 percent	383,278	14.2
25 to 29 percent	270,107	10.0
30 to 34 percent	180,425	6.7
35 percent or more	528,389	19.6
Not computed	19,359	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	3,301,784	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	180,305	5.5
$200 to $299	157,990	4.8
$300 to $499	517,885	15.7
$500 to $749	1,073,246	32.5
$750 to $999	699,725	21.2
$1,000 to $1,499	390,325	11.8
$1,500 or more	180,569	5.5
No cash rent	101,739	3.1
Median (dollars)	672	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	631,972	19.1
15 to 19 percent	423,635	12.8
20 to 24 percent	376,000	11.4
25 to 29 percent	322,751	9.8
30 to 34 percent	235,573	7.1
35 percent or more	1,103,248	33.4
Not computed	208,605	6.3

(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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