Saraland, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0168160, place: Saraland city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 5,049

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,050 (80.21%)
1-unit, attached: 35 (0.69%)
2 units: 26 (0.51%)
3 or 4 units: 153 (3.03%)
5 to 9 units: 256 (5.07%)
10 to 19 units: 30 (0.59%)
20 or more units: 155 (3.07%)
Mobile home.: 344 (6.81%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 179 (3.55%)
1995 to 1998: 320 (6.34%)
1990 to 1994: 337 (6.67%)
1980 to 1989: 746 (14.78%)
1970 to 1979: 1,470 (29.11%)
1960 to 1969: 1,033 (20.46%)
1940 to 1959: 895 (17.73%)
1939 or earlier: 69 (1.37%)

ROOMS
1 room: 16 (0.32%)
2 rooms: 145 (2.87%)
3 rooms: 427 (8.46%)
4 rooms: 547 (10.83%)
5 rooms: 1,067 (21.13%)
6 rooms: 1,740 (34.46%)
7 rooms: 580 (11.49%)
8 rooms: 236 (4.67%)
9 or more rooms: 291 (5.76%)
Median (rooms): 5.7

Occupied housing units: 4,747

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 865 (18.22%)
1995 to 1998: 1,135 (23.91%)
1990 to 1994: 743 (15.65%)
1980 to 1989: 644 (13.57%)
1970 to 1979: 710 (14.96%)
1969 or earlier: 650 (13.69%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 201 (4.23%)
1: 1,424 (30%)
2: 2,187 (46.07%)
3 or more: 935 (19.7%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,604 (54.86%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 21 (0.44%)
Electricity: 2,102 (44.28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.42%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16 (0.34%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18 (0.38%)
No telephone service: 101 (2.13%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,747 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,621 (97.35%)
1.01 to 1.50: 90 (1.9%)
1.51 or more: 36 (0.76%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,367

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 426 (12.65%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,957 (58.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 695 (20.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 159 (4.72%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 65 (1.93%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 65 (1.93%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $79,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,169 (64.42%)
--Less than $300: 28 (0.83%)
--$300 to $499: 186 (5.52%)
--$500 to $699: 623 (18.5%)
--$700 to $999: 829 (24.62%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 407 (12.09%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 65 (1.93%)
--$2,000 or more: 31 (0.92%)
--Median (dollars): $769
Not mortgaged: 1,198 (35.58%)
--Median (dollars): $252

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,439 (42.74%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 652 (19.36%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 362 (10.75%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 303 (9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 102 (3.03%)
35.0 percent or more: 468 (13.9%)
Not computed: 41 (1.22%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,082

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 8 (0.74%)
$200 to $299: 54 (4.99%)
$300 to $499: 441 (40.76%)
$500 to $749: 407 (37.62%)
$750 to $999: 93 (8.6%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 9 (0.83%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 70 (6.47%)
Median (dollars): $501

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 247 (22.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 150 (13.86%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 149 (13.77%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 99 (9.15%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 62 (5.73%)
35.0 percent or more: 282 (26.06%)
Not computed: 93 (8.6%)

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