Arcata, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0602476, place: Arcata city, California)

Total housing units: 7,261

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,323 (45.77%)
1-unit, attached: 249 (3.43%)
2 units: 361 (4.97%)
3 or 4 units: 806 (11.1%)
5 to 9 units: 715 (9.85%)
10 to 19 units: 498 (6.86%)
20 or more units: 627 (8.64%)
Mobile home.: 645 (8.88%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 37 (0.51%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 47 (0.65%)
1995 to 1998: 328 (4.52%)
1990 to 1994: 651 (8.97%)
1980 to 1989: 968 (13.33%)
1970 to 1979: 1,898 (26.14%)
1960 to 1969: 1,058 (14.57%)
1940 to 1959: 1,531 (21.09%)
1939 or earlier: 780 (10.74%)

ROOMS
1 room: 561 (7.73%)
2 rooms: 764 (10.52%)
3 rooms: 950 (13.08%)
4 rooms: 1,752 (24.13%)
5 rooms: 1,356 (18.68%)
6 rooms: 904 (12.45%)
7 rooms: 562 (7.74%)
8 rooms: 215 (2.96%)
9 or more rooms: 197 (2.71%)
Median (rooms): 4.3

Occupied housing units: 7,066

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,883 (40.8%)
1995 to 1998: 1,814 (25.67%)
1990 to 1994: 791 (11.19%)
1980 to 1989: 734 (10.39%)
1970 to 1979: 351 (4.97%)
1969 or earlier: 493 (6.98%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 873 (12.35%)
1: 3,097 (43.83%)
2: 2,161 (30.58%)
3 or more: 935 (13.23%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,442 (77.02%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 127 (1.8%)
Electricity: 1,108 (15.68%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 25 (0.35%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 283 (4.01%)
Solar energy: 8 (0.11%)
Other fuel: 12 (0.17%)
No fuel used: 61 (0.86%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9 (0.13%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 28 (0.4%)
No telephone service: 206 (2.92%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 7,066 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,791 (96.11%)
1.01 to 1.50: 120 (1.7%)
1.51 or more: 155 (2.19%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,901

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 21 (1.1%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 159 (8.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 784 (41.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 469 (24.67%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 378 (19.88%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 75 (3.95%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 15 (0.79%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $149,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,263 (66.44%)
--Less than $300: 3 (0.16%)
--$300 to $499: 75 (3.95%)
--$500 to $699: 233 (12.26%)
--$700 to $999: 361 (18.99%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 388 (20.41%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 145 (7.63%)
--$2,000 or more: 58 (3.05%)
--Median (dollars): $973
Not mortgaged: 638 (33.56%)
--Median (dollars): $262

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 756 (39.77%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 302 (15.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 311 (16.36%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 162 (8.52%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 101 (5.31%)
35.0 percent or more: 253 (13.31%)
Not computed: 16 (0.84%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,418

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 119 (2.69%)
$200 to $299: 188 (4.26%)
$300 to $499: 1,480 (33.5%)
$500 to $749: 1,600 (36.22%)
$750 to $999: 584 (13.22%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 340 (7.7%)
$1,500 or more: 18 (0.41%)
No cash rent: 89 (2.01%)
Median (dollars): $546

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 363 (8.22%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 331 (7.49%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 335 (7.58%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 361 (8.17%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 430 (9.73%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,399 (54.3%)
Not computed: 199 (4.5%)

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