Danbury, CT

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0918430, place: Danbury city, Connecticut)

Total housing units: 28,519

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 12,653 (44.37%)
1-unit, attached: 2,137 (7.49%)
2 units: 3,457 (12.12%)
3 or 4 units: 3,414 (11.97%)
5 to 9 units: 2,254 (7.9%)
10 to 19 units: 1,456 (5.11%)
20 or more units: 2,706 (9.49%)
Mobile home.: 422 (1.48%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 20 (0.07%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 685 (2.4%)
1995 to 1998: 808 (2.83%)
1990 to 1994: 1,023 (3.59%)
1980 to 1989: 4,569 (16.02%)
1970 to 1979: 4,855 (17.02%)
1960 to 1969: 4,583 (16.07%)
1940 to 1959: 6,091 (21.36%)
1939 or earlier: 5,905 (20.71%)

ROOMS
1 room: 742 (2.6%)
2 rooms: 1,414 (4.96%)
3 rooms: 3,456 (12.12%)
4 rooms: 5,284 (18.53%)
5 rooms: 5,420 (19%)
6 rooms: 4,661 (16.34%)
7 rooms: 3,366 (11.8%)
8 rooms: 2,274 (7.97%)
9 or more rooms: 1,902 (6.67%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 27,183

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,603 (20.61%)
1995 to 1998: 8,459 (31.12%)
1990 to 1994: 4,001 (14.72%)
1980 to 1989: 3,886 (14.3%)
1970 to 1979: 2,402 (8.84%)
1969 or earlier: 2,832 (10.42%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,112 (7.77%)
1: 9,242 (34%)
2: 11,257 (41.41%)
3 or more: 4,572 (16.82%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,935 (25.51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 800 (2.94%)
Electricity: 8,434 (31.03%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 10,773 (39.63%)
Coal or coke: 9 (0.03%)
Wood: 98 (0.36%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 83 (0.31%)
No fuel used: 51 (0.19%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 265 (0.97%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 204 (0.75%)
No telephone service: 182 (0.67%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 27,183 (100%)
1.00 or less: 25,225 (92.8%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,078 (3.97%)
1.51 or more: 880 (3.24%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 11,779

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 43 (0.37%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 562 (4.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,347 (19.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3,929 (33.36%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 3,625 (30.78%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 1,082 (9.19%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 171 (1.45%)
$1,000,000 or more: 20 (0.17%)
Median (dollars): $186,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 8,802 (74.73%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 53 (0.45%)
--$500 to $699: 183 (1.55%)
--$700 to $999: 876 (7.44%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,376 (28.66%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,656 (22.55%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,658 (14.08%)
--Median (dollars): $1,489
Not mortgaged: 2,977 (25.27%)
--Median (dollars): $450

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,506 (29.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,030 (17.23%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,822 (15.47%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,417 (12.03%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 812 (6.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,133 (18.11%)
Not computed: 59 (0.5%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 11,339

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 426 (3.76%)
$200 to $299: 529 (4.67%)
$300 to $499: 1,043 (9.2%)
$500 to $749: 2,697 (23.79%)
$750 to $999: 3,592 (31.68%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 2,372 (20.92%)
$1,500 or more: 412 (3.63%)
No cash rent: 268 (2.36%)
Median (dollars): $818

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,018 (17.8%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,137 (18.85%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,637 (14.44%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,381 (12.18%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 844 (7.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,889 (25.48%)
Not computed: 433 (3.82%)

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