Bakersfield, CA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0603526, place: Bakersfield city, California)

Total housing units: 88,189

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 57,582 (65.29%)
1-unit, attached: 3,221 (3.65%)
2 units: 2,679 (3.04%)
3 or 4 units: 7,314 (8.29%)
5 to 9 units: 3,847 (4.36%)
10 to 19 units: 1,990 (2.26%)
20 or more units: 9,018 (10.23%)
Mobile home.: 2,502 (2.84%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 36 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 2,771 (3.14%)
1995 to 1998: 8,810 (9.99%)
1990 to 1994: 9,378 (10.63%)
1980 to 1989: 20,090 (22.78%)
1970 to 1979: 18,278 (20.73%)
1960 to 1969: 11,351 (12.87%)
1940 to 1959: 13,729 (15.57%)
1939 or earlier: 3,782 (4.29%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2,495 (2.83%)
2 rooms: 5,678 (6.44%)
3 rooms: 10,064 (11.41%)
4 rooms: 13,730 (15.57%)
5 rooms: 20,347 (23.07%)
6 rooms: 17,842 (20.23%)
7 rooms: 9,959 (11.29%)
8 rooms: 5,100 (5.78%)
9 or more rooms: 2,974 (3.37%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 83,428

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 22,213 (26.63%)
1995 to 1998: 28,124 (33.71%)
1990 to 1994: 13,583 (16.28%)
1980 to 1989: 10,716 (12.84%)
1970 to 1979: 4,777 (5.73%)
1969 or earlier: 4,015 (4.81%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 8,397 (10.06%)
1: 29,116 (34.9%)
2: 32,815 (39.33%)
3 or more: 13,100 (15.7%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 59,717 (71.58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 768 (0.92%)
Electricity: 22,206 (26.62%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 31 (0.04%)
Coal or coke: 6 (0.01%)
Wood: 343 (0.41%)
Solar energy: 43 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 55 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 259 (0.31%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 446 (0.53%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 968 (1.16%)
No telephone service: 1,328 (1.59%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 83,428 (100%)
1.00 or less: 73,677 (88.31%)
1.01 to 1.50: 5,195 (6.23%)
1.51 or more: 4,556 (5.46%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 45,925

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,226 (2.67%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 19,235 (41.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16,516 (35.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,076 (11.05%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,632 (5.73%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,044 (2.27%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 153 (0.33%)
$1,000,000 or more: 43 (0.09%)
Median (dollars): $106,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 37,839 (82.39%)
--Less than $300: 132 (0.29%)
--$300 to $499: 865 (1.88%)
--$500 to $699: 2,622 (5.71%)
--$700 to $999: 11,037 (24.03%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 15,435 (33.61%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5,371 (11.7%)
--$2,000 or more: 2,377 (5.18%)
--Median (dollars): $1,115
Not mortgaged: 8,086 (17.61%)
--Median (dollars): $297

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 11,654 (25.38%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 8,126 (17.69%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 7,553 (16.45%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 5,352 (11.65%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 3,557 (7.75%)
35.0 percent or more: 9,346 (20.35%)
Not computed: 337 (0.73%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 33,018

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 660 (2%)
$200 to $299: 1,105 (3.35%)
$300 to $499: 10,246 (31.03%)
$500 to $749: 12,711 (38.5%)
$750 to $999: 5,273 (15.97%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,871 (5.67%)
$1,500 or more: 417 (1.26%)
No cash rent: 735 (2.23%)
Median (dollars): $564

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 4,801 (14.54%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 4,507 (13.65%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,039 (12.23%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,039 (9.2%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,561 (7.76%)
35.0 percent or more: 12,607 (38.18%)
Not computed: 1,464 (4.43%)

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