Dothan, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0121184, place: Dothan city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 25,997

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 18,181 (69.93%)
1-unit, attached: 533 (2.05%)
2 units: 843 (3.24%)
3 or 4 units: 1,395 (5.37%)
5 to 9 units: 1,701 (6.54%)
10 to 19 units: 446 (1.72%)
20 or more units: 1,161 (4.47%)
Mobile home.: 1,737 (6.68%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 711 (2.73%)
1995 to 1998: 2,129 (8.19%)
1990 to 1994: 2,157 (8.3%)
1980 to 1989: 5,271 (20.28%)
1970 to 1979: 6,353 (24.44%)
1960 to 1969: 4,133 (15.9%)
1940 to 1959: 4,155 (15.98%)
1939 or earlier: 1,088 (4.19%)

ROOMS
1 room: 202 (0.78%)
2 rooms: 659 (2.53%)
3 rooms: 2,032 (7.82%)
4 rooms: 4,231 (16.27%)
5 rooms: 6,221 (23.93%)
6 rooms: 6,085 (23.41%)
7 rooms: 3,274 (12.59%)
8 rooms: 1,756 (6.75%)
9 or more rooms: 1,537 (5.91%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 23,748

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,604 (23.6%)
1995 to 1998: 6,535 (27.52%)
1990 to 1994: 3,572 (15.04%)
1980 to 1989: 3,355 (14.13%)
1970 to 1979: 2,451 (10.32%)
1969 or earlier: 2,231 (9.39%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,121 (8.93%)
1: 8,829 (37.18%)
2: 9,227 (38.85%)
3 or more: 3,571 (15.04%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,928 (16.54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 522 (2.2%)
Electricity: 19,086 (80.37%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 112 (0.47%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.08%)
Solar energy: 16 (0.07%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 64 (0.27%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 144 (0.61%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 134 (0.56%)
No telephone service: 1,006 (4.24%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 23,748 (100%)
1.00 or less: 23,218 (97.77%)
1.01 to 1.50: 404 (1.7%)
1.51 or more: 126 (0.53%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 13,555

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 2,023 (14.92%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 6,266 (46.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,936 (21.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,098 (8.1%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 789 (5.82%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 289 (2.13%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 117 (0.86%)
$1,000,000 or more: 37 (0.27%)
Median (dollars): $86,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 9,359 (69.04%)
--Less than $300: 214 (1.58%)
--$300 to $499: 1,455 (10.73%)
--$500 to $699: 2,504 (18.47%)
--$700 to $999: 2,681 (19.78%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,693 (12.49%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 469 (3.46%)
--$2,000 or more: 343 (2.53%)
--Median (dollars): $745
Not mortgaged: 4,196 (30.96%)
--Median (dollars): $186

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 7,042 (51.95%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,234 (16.48%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,462 (10.79%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 787 (5.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 424 (3.13%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,452 (10.71%)
Not computed: 154 (1.14%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 8,766

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 901 (10.28%)
$200 to $299: 1,122 (12.8%)
$300 to $499: 3,891 (44.39%)
$500 to $749: 1,940 (22.13%)
$750 to $999: 410 (4.68%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 54 (0.62%)
$1,500 or more: 16 (0.18%)
No cash rent: 432 (4.93%)
Median (dollars): $417

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,031 (23.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,506 (17.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 946 (10.79%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 696 (7.94%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 652 (7.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,200 (25.1%)
Not computed: 735 (8.38%)

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