Opelika, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0157048, place: Opelika city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 10,272

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 6,167 (60.04%)
1-unit, attached: 181 (1.76%)
2 units: 677 (6.59%)
3 or 4 units: 449 (4.37%)
5 to 9 units: 402 (3.91%)
10 to 19 units: 173 (1.68%)
20 or more units: 268 (2.61%)
Mobile home.: 1,942 (18.91%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 13 (0.13%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 232 (2.26%)
1995 to 1998: 968 (9.42%)
1990 to 1994: 758 (7.38%)
1980 to 1989: 1,762 (17.15%)
1970 to 1979: 2,372 (23.09%)
1960 to 1969: 1,503 (14.63%)
1940 to 1959: 1,974 (19.22%)
1939 or earlier: 703 (6.84%)

ROOMS
1 room: 40 (0.39%)
2 rooms: 317 (3.09%)
3 rooms: 921 (8.97%)
4 rooms: 1,891 (18.41%)
5 rooms: 2,641 (25.71%)
6 rooms: 1,824 (17.76%)
7 rooms: 1,299 (12.65%)
8 rooms: 642 (6.25%)
9 or more rooms: 697 (6.79%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 9,228

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,094 (22.69%)
1995 to 1998: 2,599 (28.16%)
1990 to 1994: 1,517 (16.44%)
1980 to 1989: 1,358 (14.72%)
1970 to 1979: 905 (9.81%)
1969 or earlier: 755 (8.18%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,122 (12.16%)
1: 3,229 (34.99%)
2: 3,314 (35.91%)
3 or more: 1,563 (16.94%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,610 (60.79%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 254 (2.75%)
Electricity: 3,305 (35.81%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.13%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 30 (0.33%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 5 (0.05%)
No fuel used: 12 (0.13%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 33 (0.36%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 51 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 562 (6.09%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 9,228 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,804 (95.41%)
1.01 to 1.50: 320 (3.47%)
1.51 or more: 104 (1.13%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,399

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 494 (11.23%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,114 (48.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,094 (24.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 346 (7.87%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 269 (6.12%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 63 (1.43%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.43%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $91,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,107 (70.63%)
--Less than $300: 22 (0.5%)
--$300 to $499: 277 (6.3%)
--$500 to $699: 700 (15.91%)
--$700 to $999: 1,133 (25.76%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 723 (16.44%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 173 (3.93%)
--$2,000 or more: 79 (1.8%)
--Median (dollars): $834
Not mortgaged: 1,292 (29.37%)
--Median (dollars): $228

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,890 (42.96%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 776 (17.64%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 604 (13.73%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 448 (10.18%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 155 (3.52%)
35.0 percent or more: 488 (11.09%)
Not computed: 38 (0.86%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,277

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 501 (15.29%)
$200 to $299: 395 (12.05%)
$300 to $499: 1,071 (32.68%)
$500 to $749: 923 (28.17%)
$750 to $999: 129 (3.94%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 35 (1.07%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 223 (6.81%)
Median (dollars): $425

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 658 (20.08%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 409 (12.48%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 357 (10.89%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 346 (10.56%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 248 (7.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 973 (29.69%)
Not computed: 286 (8.73%)

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