Whittier, CA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0685292, place: Whittier city, California)

Total housing units: 29,040

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 19,092 (65.74%)
1-unit, attached: 1,484 (5.11%)
2 units: 587 (2.02%)
3 or 4 units: 1,471 (5.07%)
5 to 9 units: 2,470 (8.51%)
10 to 19 units: 1,401 (4.82%)
20 or more units: 2,320 (7.99%)
Mobile home.: 187 (0.64%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 28 (0.1%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 25 (0.09%)
1995 to 1998: 155 (0.53%)
1990 to 1994: 653 (2.25%)
1980 to 1989: 1,693 (5.83%)
1970 to 1979: 2,985 (10.28%)
1960 to 1969: 4,985 (17.17%)
1940 to 1959: 15,259 (52.54%)
1939 or earlier: 3,285 (11.31%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,400 (4.82%)
2 rooms: 2,319 (7.99%)
3 rooms: 3,985 (13.72%)
4 rooms: 4,271 (14.71%)
5 rooms: 5,917 (20.38%)
6 rooms: 5,465 (18.82%)
7 rooms: 2,971 (10.23%)
8 rooms: 1,646 (5.67%)
9 or more rooms: 1,066 (3.67%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 28,333

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 4,653 (16.42%)
1995 to 1998: 8,473 (29.91%)
1990 to 1994: 4,520 (15.95%)
1980 to 1989: 4,282 (15.11%)
1970 to 1979: 3,238 (11.43%)
1969 or earlier: 3,167 (11.18%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,365 (8.35%)
1: 9,190 (32.44%)
2: 11,066 (39.06%)
3 or more: 5,712 (20.16%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 23,245 (82.04%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 310 (1.09%)
Electricity: 4,285 (15.12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 57 (0.2%)
Solar energy: 76 (0.27%)
Other fuel: 11 (0.04%)
No fuel used: 349 (1.23%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 169 (0.6%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 234 (0.83%)
No telephone service: 391 (1.38%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 28,333 (100%)
1.00 or less: 24,016 (84.76%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,788 (6.31%)
1.51 or more: 2,529 (8.93%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 15,521

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 85 (0.55%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 176 (1.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,079 (6.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,579 (35.94%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 5,656 (36.44%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,354 (15.17%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 477 (3.07%)
$1,000,000 or more: 115 (0.74%)
Median (dollars): $211,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,731 (75.58%)
--Less than $300: 49 (0.32%)
--$300 to $499: 288 (1.86%)
--$500 to $699: 391 (2.52%)
--$700 to $999: 1,075 (6.93%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4,013 (25.86%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 3,535 (22.78%)
--$2,000 or more: 2,380 (15.33%)
--Median (dollars): $1,504
Not mortgaged: 3,790 (24.42%)
--Median (dollars): $269

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 4,736 (30.51%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,162 (13.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,142 (13.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,536 (9.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,333 (8.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,527 (22.72%)
Not computed: 85 (0.55%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 11,953

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 189 (1.58%)
$200 to $299: 192 (1.61%)
$300 to $499: 664 (5.56%)
$500 to $749: 5,475 (45.8%)
$750 to $999: 3,664 (30.65%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,347 (11.27%)
$1,500 or more: 219 (1.83%)
No cash rent: 203 (1.7%)
Median (dollars): $723

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,792 (14.99%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,054 (17.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,891 (15.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,248 (10.44%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 934 (7.81%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,644 (30.49%)
Not computed: 390 (3.26%)

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