Seward, AK

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0268560, place: Seward city, Alaska)

Total housing units: 1,058

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 585 (55.29%)
1-unit, attached: 30 (2.84%)
2 units: 57 (5.39%)
3 or 4 units: 108 (10.21%)
5 to 9 units: 123 (11.63%)
10 to 19 units: 49 (4.63%)
20 or more units: 93 (8.79%)
Mobile home.: 5 (0.47%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 8 (0.76%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 23 (2.17%)
1995 to 1998: 33 (3.12%)
1990 to 1994: 49 (4.63%)
1980 to 1989: 269 (25.43%)
1970 to 1979: 164 (15.5%)
1960 to 1969: 95 (8.98%)
1940 to 1959: 277 (26.18%)
1939 or earlier: 148 (13.99%)

ROOMS
1 room: 55 (5.2%)
2 rooms: 92 (8.7%)
3 rooms: 165 (15.6%)
4 rooms: 222 (20.98%)
5 rooms: 189 (17.86%)
6 rooms: 145 (13.71%)
7 rooms: 55 (5.2%)
8 rooms: 55 (5.2%)
9 or more rooms: 80 (7.56%)
Median (rooms): 4.5

Occupied housing units: 917

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 253 (27.59%)
1995 to 1998: 295 (32.17%)
1990 to 1994: 163 (17.78%)
1980 to 1989: 116 (12.65%)
1970 to 1979: 52 (5.67%)
1969 or earlier: 38 (4.14%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 133 (14.5%)
1: 375 (40.89%)
2: 319 (34.79%)
3 or more: 90 (9.81%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3 (0.33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 53 (5.78%)
Electricity: 103 (11.23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 741 (80.81%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 15 (1.64%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 2 (0.22%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8 (0.87%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18 (1.96%)
No telephone service: 24 (2.62%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 917 (100%)
1.00 or less: 891 (97.16%)
1.01 to 1.50: 11 (1.2%)
1.51 or more: 15 (1.64%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 375

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8 (2.13%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 90 (24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 137 (36.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 87 (23.2%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 38 (10.13%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 13 (3.47%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2 (0.53%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $132,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 283 (75.47%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 2 (0.53%)
--$500 to $699: 15 (4%)
--$700 to $999: 53 (14.13%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 136 (36.27%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 60 (16%)
--$2,000 or more: 17 (4.53%)
--Median (dollars): $1,194
Not mortgaged: 92 (24.53%)
--Median (dollars): $397

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 119 (31.73%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 62 (16.53%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 48 (12.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 42 (11.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 26 (6.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 75 (20%)
Not computed: 3 (0.8%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 455

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 32 (7.03%)
$200 to $299: 47 (10.33%)
$300 to $499: 87 (19.12%)
$500 to $749: 113 (24.84%)
$750 to $999: 83 (18.24%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 50 (10.99%)
$1,500 or more: 5 (1.1%)
No cash rent: 38 (8.35%)
Median (dollars): $580

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 81 (17.8%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 63 (13.85%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 76 (16.7%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 54 (11.87%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 50 (10.99%)
35.0 percent or more: 88 (19.34%)
Not computed: 43 (9.45%)

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