Gulf Shores, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0132272, place: Gulf Shores city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 6,847

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,630 (38.41%)
1-unit, attached: 228 (3.33%)
2 units: 265 (3.87%)
3 or 4 units: 322 (4.7%)
5 to 9 units: 313 (4.57%)
10 to 19 units: 501 (7.32%)
20 or more units: 2,536 (37.04%)
Mobile home.: 32 (0.47%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 20 (0.29%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 268 (3.91%)
1995 to 1998: 1,371 (20.02%)
1990 to 1994: 950 (13.87%)
1980 to 1989: 2,775 (40.53%)
1970 to 1979: 1,141 (16.66%)
1960 to 1969: 119 (1.74%)
1940 to 1959: 185 (2.7%)
1939 or earlier: 38 (0.55%)

ROOMS
1 room: 152 (2.22%)
2 rooms: 413 (6.03%)
3 rooms: 447 (6.53%)
4 rooms: 2,565 (37.46%)
5 rooms: 1,638 (23.92%)
6 rooms: 850 (12.41%)
7 rooms: 475 (6.94%)
8 rooms: 182 (2.66%)
9 or more rooms: 125 (1.83%)
Median (rooms): 4.4

Occupied housing units: 2,397

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 738 (30.79%)
1995 to 1998: 799 (33.33%)
1990 to 1994: 372 (15.52%)
1980 to 1989: 382 (15.94%)
1970 to 1979: 88 (3.67%)
1969 or earlier: 18 (0.75%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 77 (3.21%)
1: 921 (38.42%)
2: 1,068 (44.56%)
3 or more: 331 (13.81%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 251 (10.47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 11 (0.46%)
Electricity: 2,104 (87.78%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 31 (1.29%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17 (0.71%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,397 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,352 (98.12%)
1.01 to 1.50: 12 (0.5%)
1.51 or more: 33 (1.38%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,359

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 180 (13.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 328 (24.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 271 (19.94%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 299 (22%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 230 (16.92%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 51 (3.75%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $177,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 763 (56.14%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 17 (1.25%)
--$500 to $699: 85 (6.25%)
--$700 to $999: 212 (15.6%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 197 (14.5%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 152 (11.18%)
--$2,000 or more: 100 (7.36%)
--Median (dollars): $1,165
Not mortgaged: 596 (43.86%)
--Median (dollars): $283

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 603 (44.37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 170 (12.51%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 115 (8.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 56 (4.12%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 150 (11.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 265 (19.5%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 664

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 16 (2.41%)
$300 to $499: 79 (11.9%)
$500 to $749: 297 (44.73%)
$750 to $999: 182 (27.41%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 57 (8.58%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 33 (4.97%)
Median (dollars): $705

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 172 (25.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 46 (6.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 79 (11.9%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 65 (9.79%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 55 (8.28%)
35.0 percent or more: 206 (31.02%)
Not computed: 41 (6.17%)

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