Santa Cruz, CA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0669112, place: Santa Cruz city, California)

Total housing units: 21,460

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 12,086 (56.32%)
1-unit, attached: 1,893 (8.82%)
2 units: 946 (4.41%)
3 or 4 units: 1,617 (7.53%)
5 to 9 units: 1,571 (7.32%)
10 to 19 units: 1,114 (5.19%)
20 or more units: 1,794 (8.36%)
Mobile home.: 406 (1.89%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 33 (0.15%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 233 (1.09%)
1995 to 1998: 892 (4.16%)
1990 to 1994: 892 (4.16%)
1980 to 1989: 2,181 (10.16%)
1970 to 1979: 4,276 (19.93%)
1960 to 1969: 2,958 (13.78%)
1940 to 1959: 5,260 (24.51%)
1939 or earlier: 4,768 (22.22%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,538 (7.17%)
2 rooms: 2,169 (10.11%)
3 rooms: 2,905 (13.54%)
4 rooms: 4,400 (20.5%)
5 rooms: 4,091 (19.06%)
6 rooms: 3,044 (14.18%)
7 rooms: 1,683 (7.84%)
8 rooms: 908 (4.23%)
9 or more rooms: 722 (3.36%)
Median (rooms): 4.4

Occupied housing units: 20,395

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,112 (25.06%)
1995 to 1998: 6,561 (32.17%)
1990 to 1994: 2,908 (14.26%)
1980 to 1989: 2,987 (14.65%)
1970 to 1979: 1,647 (8.08%)
1969 or earlier: 1,180 (5.79%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,885 (9.24%)
1: 7,308 (35.83%)
2: 7,663 (37.57%)
3 or more: 3,539 (17.35%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 15,591 (76.45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 243 (1.19%)
Electricity: 3,971 (19.47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 20 (0.1%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 354 (1.74%)
Solar energy: 15 (0.07%)
Other fuel: 39 (0.19%)
No fuel used: 162 (0.79%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 204 (1%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 280 (1.37%)
No telephone service: 207 (1.01%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 20,395 (100%)
1.00 or less: 18,727 (91.82%)
1.01 to 1.50: 649 (3.18%)
1.51 or more: 1,019 (5%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 8,238

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 24 (0.29%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 20 (0.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (0.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 190 (2.31%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,199 (14.55%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 4,415 (53.59%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2,144 (26.03%)
$1,000,000 or more: 175 (2.12%)
Median (dollars): $411,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 6,163 (74.81%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 64 (0.78%)
--$500 to $699: 136 (1.65%)
--$700 to $999: 479 (5.81%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,242 (15.08%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,781 (21.62%)
--$2,000 or more: 2,461 (29.87%)
--Median (dollars): $1,663
Not mortgaged: 2,075 (25.19%)
--Median (dollars): $364

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,464 (29.91%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 962 (11.68%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,051 (12.76%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 872 (10.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 644 (7.82%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,215 (26.89%)
Not computed: 30 (0.36%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 10,915

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 253 (2.32%)
$200 to $299: 209 (1.91%)
$300 to $499: 966 (8.85%)
$500 to $749: 1,877 (17.2%)
$750 to $999: 2,615 (23.96%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3,088 (28.29%)
$1,500 or more: 1,665 (15.25%)
No cash rent: 242 (2.22%)
Median (dollars): $941

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,416 (12.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,177 (10.78%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,280 (11.73%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,131 (10.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 955 (8.75%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,499 (41.22%)
Not computed: 457 (4.19%)

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