Kensington, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0638086, place: Kensington CDP, California)

Total housing units: 2,199

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,103 (95.63%)
1-unit, attached: 35 (1.59%)
2 units: 24 (1.09%)
3 or 4 units: 18 (0.82%)
5 to 9 units: 14 (0.64%)
10 to 19 units: 5 (0.23%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 0 (0%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 11 (0.5%)
1990 to 1994: 19 (0.86%)
1980 to 1989: 82 (3.73%)
1970 to 1979: 67 (3.05%)
1960 to 1969: 173 (7.87%)
1940 to 1959: 1,098 (49.93%)
1939 or earlier: 749 (34.06%)

ROOMS
1 room: 11 (0.5%)
2 rooms: 41 (1.86%)
3 rooms: 17 (0.77%)
4 rooms: 161 (7.32%)
5 rooms: 477 (21.69%)
6 rooms: 591 (26.88%)
7 rooms: 416 (18.92%)
8 rooms: 281 (12.78%)
9 or more rooms: 204 (9.28%)
Median (rooms): 6.2

Occupied housing units: 2,148

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 193 (8.99%)
1995 to 1998: 408 (18.99%)
1990 to 1994: 287 (13.36%)
1980 to 1989: 354 (16.48%)
1970 to 1979: 407 (18.95%)
1969 or earlier: 499 (23.23%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 38 (1.77%)
1: 800 (37.24%)
2: 967 (45.02%)
3 or more: 343 (15.97%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,934 (90.04%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 21 (0.98%)
Electricity: 155 (7.22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 25 (1.16%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 13 (0.61%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14 (0.65%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14 (0.65%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,148 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,135 (99.39%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.37%)
1.51 or more: 5 (0.23%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,774

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 11 (0.62%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (0.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 51 (2.87%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 209 (11.78%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 937 (52.82%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 496 (27.96%)
$1,000,000 or more: 63 (3.55%)
Median (dollars): $423,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,089 (61.39%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 6 (0.34%)
--$500 to $699: 59 (3.33%)
--$700 to $999: 47 (2.65%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 143 (8.06%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 277 (15.61%)
--$2,000 or more: 557 (31.4%)
--Median (dollars): $1,765
Not mortgaged: 685 (38.61%)
--Median (dollars): $400

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 868 (48.93%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 201 (11.33%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 241 (13.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 112 (6.31%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 85 (4.79%)
35.0 percent or more: 261 (14.71%)
Not computed: 6 (0.34%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 289

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 0 (0%)
$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
$500 to $749: 41 (14.19%)
$750 to $999: 29 (10.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 59 (20.42%)
$1,500 or more: 154 (53.29%)
No cash rent: 6 (2.08%)
Median (dollars): $1,559

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 55 (19.03%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 40 (13.84%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 54 (18.69%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 17 (5.88%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 35 (12.11%)
35.0 percent or more: 82 (28.37%)
Not computed: 6 (2.08%)

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