Palmer, AK

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0258660, place: Palmer city, Alaska)

Total housing units: 1,593

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,172 (73.57%)
1-unit, attached: 5 (0.31%)
2 units: 22 (1.38%)
3 or 4 units: 87 (5.46%)
5 to 9 units: 122 (7.66%)
10 to 19 units: 30 (1.88%)
20 or more units: 122 (7.66%)
Mobile home.: 33 (2.07%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 64 (4.02%)
1995 to 1998: 320 (20.09%)
1990 to 1994: 135 (8.47%)
1980 to 1989: 373 (23.41%)
1970 to 1979: 375 (23.54%)
1960 to 1969: 96 (6.03%)
1940 to 1959: 189 (11.86%)
1939 or earlier: 41 (2.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 17 (1.07%)
2 rooms: 91 (5.71%)
3 rooms: 172 (10.8%)
4 rooms: 272 (17.07%)
5 rooms: 452 (28.37%)
6 rooms: 222 (13.94%)
7 rooms: 199 (12.49%)
8 rooms: 118 (7.41%)
9 or more rooms: 50 (3.14%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 1,513

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 327 (21.61%)
1995 to 1998: 666 (44.02%)
1990 to 1994: 269 (17.78%)
1980 to 1989: 150 (9.91%)
1970 to 1979: 60 (3.97%)
1969 or earlier: 41 (2.71%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 75 (4.96%)
1: 575 (38%)
2: 624 (41.24%)
3 or more: 239 (15.8%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,279 (84.53%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 8 (0.53%)
Electricity: 182 (12.03%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 27 (1.78%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 5 (0.33%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 6 (0.4%)
No fuel used: 6 (0.4%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12 (0.79%)
No telephone service: 6 (0.4%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,513 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,423 (94.05%)
1.01 to 1.50: 65 (4.3%)
1.51 or more: 25 (1.65%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 892

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 12 (1.35%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 416 (46.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 342 (38.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 116 (13%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 6 (0.67%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $102,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 776 (87%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 11 (1.23%)
--$500 to $699: 75 (8.41%)
--$700 to $999: 343 (38.45%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 271 (30.38%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 64 (7.17%)
--$2,000 or more: 12 (1.35%)
--Median (dollars): $969
Not mortgaged: 116 (13%)
--Median (dollars): $315

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 201 (22.53%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 127 (14.24%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 175 (19.62%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 63 (7.06%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 109 (12.22%)
35.0 percent or more: 201 (22.53%)
Not computed: 16 (1.79%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 534

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 13 (2.43%)
$200 to $299: 30 (5.62%)
$300 to $499: 110 (20.6%)
$500 to $749: 218 (40.82%)
$750 to $999: 76 (14.23%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 58 (10.86%)
$1,500 or more: 6 (1.12%)
No cash rent: 23 (4.31%)
Median (dollars): $623

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 111 (20.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 36 (6.74%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 66 (12.36%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 50 (9.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 38 (7.12%)
35.0 percent or more: 203 (38.01%)
Not computed: 30 (5.62%)

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