Los Angeles, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0644000, place: Los Angeles city, California)

Total housing units: 1,337,668

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 524,787 (39.23%)
1-unit, attached: 87,776 (6.56%)
2 units: 42,814 (3.2%)
3 or 4 units: 86,253 (6.45%)
5 to 9 units: 126,263 (9.44%)
10 to 19 units: 138,634 (10.36%)
20 or more units: 322,059 (24.08%)
Mobile home.: 8,222 (0.61%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 860 (0.06%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7,250 (0.54%)
1995 to 1998: 25,363 (1.9%)
1990 to 1994: 49,785 (3.72%)
1980 to 1989: 148,376 (11.09%)
1970 to 1979: 200,978 (15.02%)
1960 to 1969: 234,429 (17.53%)
1940 to 1959: 447,923 (33.49%)
1939 or earlier: 223,564 (16.71%)

ROOMS
1 room: 175,586 (13.13%)
2 rooms: 215,318 (16.1%)
3 rooms: 247,136 (18.48%)
4 rooms: 204,888 (15.32%)
5 rooms: 187,634 (14.03%)
6 rooms: 143,799 (10.75%)
7 rooms: 80,756 (6.04%)
8 rooms: 44,150 (3.3%)
9 or more rooms: 38,401 (2.87%)
Median (rooms): 3.7

Occupied housing units: 1,275,358

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 284,707 (22.32%)
1995 to 1998: 435,471 (34.15%)
1990 to 1994: 187,079 (14.67%)
1980 to 1989: 163,979 (12.86%)
1970 to 1979: 106,411 (8.34%)
1969 or earlier: 97,711 (7.66%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 210,770 (16.53%)
1: 514,087 (40.31%)
2: 394,941 (30.97%)
3 or more: 155,560 (12.2%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 940,097 (73.71%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 17,170 (1.35%)
Electricity: 260,453 (20.42%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 647 (0.05%)
Coal or coke: 124 (0.01%)
Wood: 1,881 (0.15%)
Solar energy: 3,137 (0.25%)
Other fuel: 2,117 (0.17%)
No fuel used: 49,732 (3.9%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16,682 (1.31%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 26,606 (2.09%)
No telephone service: 27,672 (2.17%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,275,358 (100%)
1.00 or less: 949,260 (74.43%)
1.01 to 1.50: 95,716 (7.51%)
1.51 or more: 230,382 (18.06%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 412,804

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 4,778 (1.16%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 14,187 (3.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 67,459 (16.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 96,548 (23.39%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 92,099 (22.31%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 76,366 (18.5%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 45,866 (11.11%)
$1,000,000 or more: 15,501 (3.76%)
Median (dollars): $221,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 317,808 (76.99%)
--Less than $300: 1,072 (0.26%)
--$300 to $499: 5,668 (1.37%)
--$500 to $699: 12,273 (2.97%)
--$700 to $999: 32,082 (7.77%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 90,999 (22.04%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 75,316 (18.24%)
--$2,000 or more: 100,398 (24.32%)
--Median (dollars): $1,556
Not mortgaged: 94,996 (23.01%)
--Median (dollars): $339

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 112,423 (27.23%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 52,551 (12.73%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 50,014 (12.12%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 41,169 (9.97%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 30,625 (7.42%)
35.0 percent or more: 121,502 (29.43%)
Not computed: 4,520 (1.09%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 782,164

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 21,720 (2.78%)
$200 to $299: 22,915 (2.93%)
$300 to $499: 123,579 (15.8%)
$500 to $749: 300,153 (38.37%)
$750 to $999: 162,156 (20.73%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 101,720 (13%)
$1,500 or more: 35,384 (4.52%)
No cash rent: 14,537 (1.86%)
Median (dollars): $672

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 109,922 (14.05%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 96,208 (12.3%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 94,351 (12.06%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 83,798 (10.71%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 63,372 (8.1%)
35.0 percent or more: 289,898 (37.06%)
Not computed: 44,615 (5.7%)

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