Santa Barbara, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0669070, place: Santa Barbara city, California)

Total housing units: 37,177

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 17,090 (45.97%)
1-unit, attached: 2,881 (7.75%)
2 units: 2,480 (6.67%)
3 or 4 units: 3,007 (8.09%)
5 to 9 units: 3,603 (9.69%)
10 to 19 units: 3,347 (9%)
20 or more units: 4,250 (11.43%)
Mobile home.: 402 (1.08%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 117 (0.31%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 231 (0.62%)
1995 to 1998: 728 (1.96%)
1990 to 1994: 916 (2.46%)
1980 to 1989: 3,554 (9.56%)
1970 to 1979: 6,480 (17.43%)
1960 to 1969: 7,544 (20.29%)
1940 to 1959: 10,649 (28.64%)
1939 or earlier: 7,075 (19.03%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2,485 (6.68%)
2 rooms: 4,601 (12.38%)
3 rooms: 7,025 (18.9%)
4 rooms: 7,270 (19.56%)
5 rooms: 6,053 (16.28%)
6 rooms: 4,508 (12.13%)
7 rooms: 2,551 (6.86%)
8 rooms: 1,474 (3.96%)
9 or more rooms: 1,210 (3.25%)
Median (rooms): 4.1

Occupied housing units: 35,706

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 7,682 (21.51%)
1995 to 1998: 11,849 (33.18%)
1990 to 1994: 5,262 (14.74%)
1980 to 1989: 5,331 (14.93%)
1970 to 1979: 3,125 (8.75%)
1969 or earlier: 2,457 (6.88%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 3,391 (9.5%)
1: 14,591 (40.86%)
2: 12,642 (35.41%)
3 or more: 5,082 (14.23%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 28,039 (78.53%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 398 (1.11%)
Electricity: 6,497 (18.2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 4 (0.01%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 134 (0.38%)
Solar energy: 48 (0.13%)
Other fuel: 15 (0.04%)
No fuel used: 571 (1.6%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 267 (0.75%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 424 (1.19%)
No telephone service: 252 (0.71%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 35,706 (100%)
1.00 or less: 31,354 (87.81%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,458 (4.08%)
1.51 or more: 2,894 (8.11%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 12,557

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 77 (0.61%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 92 (0.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 140 (1.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 285 (2.27%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,175 (9.36%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 5,092 (40.55%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 4,772 (38%)
$1,000,000 or more: 924 (7.36%)
Median (dollars): $479,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 8,824 (70.27%)
--Less than $300: 33 (0.26%)
--$300 to $499: 100 (0.8%)
--$500 to $699: 238 (1.9%)
--$700 to $999: 403 (3.21%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,561 (12.43%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,048 (16.31%)
--$2,000 or more: 4,441 (35.37%)
--Median (dollars): $1,755
Not mortgaged: 3,733 (29.73%)
--Median (dollars): $345

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,771 (30.03%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,646 (13.11%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,419 (11.3%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,168 (9.3%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 841 (6.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,627 (28.88%)
Not computed: 85 (0.68%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 20,712

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 363 (1.75%)
$200 to $299: 507 (2.45%)
$300 to $499: 1,198 (5.78%)
$500 to $749: 3,577 (17.27%)
$750 to $999: 6,058 (29.25%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 5,710 (27.57%)
$1,500 or more: 2,941 (14.2%)
No cash rent: 358 (1.73%)
Median (dollars): $936

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,262 (10.92%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,491 (12.03%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,666 (12.87%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,230 (10.77%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,063 (9.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 8,240 (39.78%)
Not computed: 760 (3.67%)

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