Torrance, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0680000, place: Torrance city, California)

Total housing units: 55,964

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 30,129 (53.84%)
1-unit, attached: 3,693 (6.6%)
2 units: 516 (0.92%)
3 or 4 units: 2,725 (4.87%)
5 to 9 units: 2,709 (4.84%)
10 to 19 units: 2,445 (4.37%)
20 or more units: 12,564 (22.45%)
Mobile home.: 1,177 (2.1%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 6 (0.01%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 254 (0.45%)
1995 to 1998: 780 (1.39%)
1990 to 1994: 1,602 (2.86%)
1980 to 1989: 4,780 (8.54%)
1970 to 1979: 8,539 (15.26%)
1960 to 1969: 15,035 (26.87%)
1940 to 1959: 22,875 (40.87%)
1939 or earlier: 2,099 (3.75%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2,926 (5.23%)
2 rooms: 5,663 (10.12%)
3 rooms: 8,474 (15.14%)
4 rooms: 8,633 (15.43%)
5 rooms: 10,534 (18.82%)
6 rooms: 9,630 (17.21%)
7 rooms: 5,670 (10.13%)
8 rooms: 2,946 (5.26%)
9 or more rooms: 1,488 (2.66%)
Median (rooms): 4.7

Occupied housing units: 54,534

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 10,117 (18.55%)
1995 to 1998: 16,547 (30.34%)
1990 to 1994: 8,051 (14.76%)
1980 to 1989: 7,746 (14.2%)
1970 to 1979: 5,775 (10.59%)
1969 or earlier: 6,298 (11.55%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 3,293 (6.04%)
1: 19,192 (35.19%)
2: 22,392 (41.06%)
3 or more: 9,657 (17.71%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 41,464 (76.03%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 534 (0.98%)
Electricity: 12,097 (22.18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.02%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 51 (0.09%)
Solar energy: 24 (0.04%)
Other fuel: 28 (0.05%)
No fuel used: 324 (0.59%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 246 (0.45%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 470 (0.86%)
No telephone service: 273 (0.5%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 54,534 (100%)
1.00 or less: 49,219 (90.25%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2,616 (4.8%)
1.51 or more: 2,699 (4.95%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 27,219

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 514 (1.89%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 172 (0.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 490 (1.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,814 (6.66%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 8,915 (32.75%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 12,629 (46.4%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2,582 (9.49%)
$1,000,000 or more: 103 (0.38%)
Median (dollars): $320,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 20,627 (75.78%)
--Less than $300: 37 (0.14%)
--$300 to $499: 367 (1.35%)
--$500 to $699: 720 (2.65%)
--$700 to $999: 1,534 (5.64%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4,206 (15.45%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5,563 (20.44%)
--$2,000 or more: 8,200 (30.13%)
--Median (dollars): $1,655
Not mortgaged: 6,592 (24.22%)
--Median (dollars): $284

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 8,411 (30.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,678 (13.51%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,477 (12.77%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,038 (11.16%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,159 (7.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,258 (22.99%)
Not computed: 198 (0.73%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 24,000

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 369 (1.54%)
$200 to $299: 221 (0.92%)
$300 to $499: 760 (3.17%)
$500 to $749: 5,487 (22.86%)
$750 to $999: 8,061 (33.59%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 6,674 (27.81%)
$1,500 or more: 1,983 (8.26%)
No cash rent: 445 (1.85%)
Median (dollars): $903

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,487 (14.53%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,985 (16.6%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,499 (14.58%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,967 (12.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,929 (8.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 7,103 (29.6%)
Not computed: 1,030 (4.29%)

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