Sylacauga, AL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0174352, place: Sylacauga city, Alabama)

Total housing units: 5,682

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,815 (67.14%)
1-unit, attached: 116 (2.04%)
2 units: 450 (7.92%)
3 or 4 units: 387 (6.81%)
5 to 9 units: 282 (4.96%)
10 to 19 units: 26 (0.46%)
20 or more units: 288 (5.07%)
Mobile home.: 309 (5.44%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 9 (0.16%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 88 (1.55%)
1995 to 1998: 192 (3.38%)
1990 to 1994: 257 (4.52%)
1980 to 1989: 870 (15.31%)
1970 to 1979: 859 (15.12%)
1960 to 1969: 1,008 (17.74%)
1940 to 1959: 1,724 (30.34%)
1939 or earlier: 684 (12.04%)

ROOMS
1 room: 30 (0.53%)
2 rooms: 128 (2.25%)
3 rooms: 677 (11.91%)
4 rooms: 957 (16.84%)
5 rooms: 1,096 (19.29%)
6 rooms: 1,327 (23.35%)
7 rooms: 709 (12.48%)
8 rooms: 461 (8.11%)
9 or more rooms: 297 (5.23%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 5,191

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 921 (17.74%)
1995 to 1998: 1,288 (24.81%)
1990 to 1994: 833 (16.05%)
1980 to 1989: 822 (15.84%)
1970 to 1979: 546 (10.52%)
1969 or earlier: 781 (15.05%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 729 (14.04%)
1: 1,900 (36.6%)
2: 1,705 (32.85%)
3 or more: 857 (16.51%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,921 (56.27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 194 (3.74%)
Electricity: 2,019 (38.89%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 22 (0.42%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 16 (0.31%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.13%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 12 (0.23%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 42 (0.81%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 30 (0.58%)
No telephone service: 242 (4.66%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 5,191 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,055 (97.38%)
1.01 to 1.50: 71 (1.37%)
1.51 or more: 65 (1.25%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,893

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 757 (26.17%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,272 (43.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 524 (18.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 234 (8.09%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 66 (2.28%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 40 (1.38%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $76,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,510 (52.19%)
--Less than $300: 20 (0.69%)
--$300 to $499: 228 (7.88%)
--$500 to $699: 303 (10.47%)
--$700 to $999: 421 (14.55%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 437 (15.11%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 79 (2.73%)
--$2,000 or more: 22 (0.76%)
--Median (dollars): $846
Not mortgaged: 1,383 (47.81%)
--Median (dollars): $232

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,308 (45.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 422 (14.59%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 401 (13.86%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 203 (7.02%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 101 (3.49%)
35.0 percent or more: 410 (14.17%)
Not computed: 48 (1.66%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,984

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 555 (27.97%)
$200 to $299: 309 (15.57%)
$300 to $499: 691 (34.83%)
$500 to $749: 224 (11.29%)
$750 to $999: 57 (2.87%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 35 (1.76%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 113 (5.7%)
Median (dollars): $322

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 501 (25.25%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 239 (12.05%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 175 (8.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 242 (12.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 157 (7.91%)
35.0 percent or more: 524 (26.41%)
Not computed: 146 (7.36%)

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