Helena, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0134024, place: Helena city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 3,901

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,448 (88.39%)
1-unit, attached: 295 (7.56%)
2 units: 19 (0.49%)
3 or 4 units: 6 (0.15%)
5 to 9 units: 27 (0.69%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 106 (2.72%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 507 (13%)
1995 to 1998: 1,218 (31.22%)
1990 to 1994: 967 (24.79%)
1980 to 1989: 665 (17.05%)
1970 to 1979: 308 (7.9%)
1960 to 1969: 68 (1.74%)
1940 to 1959: 130 (3.33%)
1939 or earlier: 38 (0.97%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 19 (0.49%)
3 rooms: 53 (1.36%)
4 rooms: 264 (6.77%)
5 rooms: 1,085 (27.81%)
6 rooms: 1,146 (29.38%)
7 rooms: 659 (16.89%)
8 rooms: 448 (11.48%)
9 or more rooms: 227 (5.82%)
Median (rooms): 6

Occupied housing units: 3,770

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 816 (21.64%)
1995 to 1998: 1,703 (45.17%)
1990 to 1994: 751 (19.92%)
1980 to 1989: 336 (8.91%)
1970 to 1979: 113 (3%)
1969 or earlier: 51 (1.35%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 23 (0.61%)
1: 796 (21.11%)
2: 2,160 (57.29%)
3 or more: 791 (20.98%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,608 (42.65%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 79 (2.1%)
Electricity: 2,074 (55.01%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 9 (0.24%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20 (0.53%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 38 (1.01%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,770 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,762 (99.79%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.21%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,411

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 25 (0.73%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 444 (13.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,228 (65.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 540 (15.83%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 91 (2.67%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 56 (1.64%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 21 (0.62%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.18%)
Median (dollars): $128,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,120 (91.47%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 11 (0.32%)
--$500 to $699: 148 (4.34%)
--$700 to $999: 1,253 (36.73%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,412 (41.4%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 227 (6.65%)
--$2,000 or more: 69 (2.02%)
--Median (dollars): $1,037
Not mortgaged: 291 (8.53%)
--Median (dollars): $262

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 961 (28.17%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 764 (22.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 798 (23.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 381 (11.17%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 241 (7.07%)
35.0 percent or more: 257 (7.53%)
Not computed: 9 (0.26%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 166

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 19 (11.45%)
$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
$500 to $749: 81 (48.8%)
$750 to $999: 17 (10.24%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 40 (24.1%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 9 (5.42%)
Median (dollars): $681

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 8 (4.82%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 46 (27.71%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 17 (10.24%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 18 (10.84%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 31 (18.67%)
35.0 percent or more: 37 (22.29%)
Not computed: 9 (5.42%)

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