Birmingham, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0107000, place: Birmingham city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 112,229

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 68,465 (61%)
1-unit, attached: 3,131 (2.79%)
2 units: 2,812 (2.51%)
3 or 4 units: 5,487 (4.89%)
5 to 9 units: 9,696 (8.64%)
10 to 19 units: 10,078 (8.98%)
20 or more units: 12,008 (10.7%)
Mobile home.: 489 (0.44%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 63 (0.06%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,119 (1%)
1995 to 1998: 2,329 (2.08%)
1990 to 1994: 2,632 (2.35%)
1980 to 1989: 10,372 (9.24%)
1970 to 1979: 18,577 (16.55%)
1960 to 1969: 22,094 (19.69%)
1940 to 1959: 38,595 (34.39%)
1939 or earlier: 16,511 (14.71%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2,099 (1.87%)
2 rooms: 4,861 (4.33%)
3 rooms: 12,581 (11.21%)
4 rooms: 21,875 (19.49%)
5 rooms: 23,287 (20.75%)
6 rooms: 22,798 (20.31%)
7 rooms: 12,548 (11.18%)
8 rooms: 6,901 (6.15%)
9 or more rooms: 5,279 (4.7%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 98,937

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 21,757 (21.99%)
1995 to 1998: 28,393 (28.7%)
1990 to 1994: 14,110 (14.26%)
1980 to 1989: 12,415 (12.55%)
1970 to 1979: 9,207 (9.31%)
1969 or earlier: 13,055 (13.2%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 16,596 (16.77%)
1: 42,782 (43.24%)
2: 27,217 (27.51%)
3 or more: 12,342 (12.47%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 67,125 (67.85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,699 (1.72%)
Electricity: 29,529 (29.85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 106 (0.11%)
Coal or coke: 18 (0.02%)
Wood: 35 (0.04%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 114 (0.12%)
No fuel used: 311 (0.31%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 631 (0.64%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 618 (0.62%)
No telephone service: 3,672 (3.71%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 98,937 (100%)
1.00 or less: 94,644 (95.66%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2,889 (2.92%)
1.51 or more: 1,404 (1.42%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 49,476

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 16,848 (34.05%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 23,603 (47.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,916 (11.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,641 (3.32%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 761 (1.54%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 453 (0.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 221 (0.45%)
$1,000,000 or more: 33 (0.07%)
Median (dollars): $62,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 32,435 (65.56%)
--Less than $300: 632 (1.28%)
--$300 to $499: 4,840 (9.78%)
--$500 to $699: 9,321 (18.84%)
--$700 to $999: 10,919 (22.07%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 5,178 (10.47%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 995 (2.01%)
--$2,000 or more: 550 (1.11%)
--Median (dollars): $730
Not mortgaged: 17,041 (34.44%)
--Median (dollars): $239

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 18,308 (37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 7,694 (15.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 5,846 (11.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,962 (8.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,701 (5.46%)
35.0 percent or more: 9,920 (20.05%)
Not computed: 1,045 (2.11%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 45,893

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 4,392 (9.57%)
$200 to $299: 5,236 (11.41%)
$300 to $499: 17,441 (38%)
$500 to $749: 12,891 (28.09%)
$750 to $999: 2,878 (6.27%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 669 (1.46%)
$1,500 or more: 174 (0.38%)
No cash rent: 2,212 (4.82%)
Median (dollars): $446

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 8,629 (18.8%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,934 (12.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 5,346 (11.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,919 (8.54%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 3,040 (6.62%)
35.0 percent or more: 14,661 (31.95%)
Not computed: 4,364 (9.51%)

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