Meriden, CT

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0946450, place: Meriden city, Connecticut)

Total housing units: 24,631

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 11,914 (48.37%)
1-unit, attached: 1,361 (5.53%)
2 units: 3,467 (14.08%)
3 or 4 units: 2,962 (12.03%)
5 to 9 units: 1,346 (5.46%)
10 to 19 units: 834 (3.39%)
20 or more units: 2,605 (10.58%)
Mobile home.: 142 (0.58%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 212 (0.86%)
1995 to 1998: 281 (1.14%)
1990 to 1994: 692 (2.81%)
1980 to 1989: 3,103 (12.6%)
1970 to 1979: 3,744 (15.2%)
1960 to 1969: 3,607 (14.64%)
1940 to 1959: 6,659 (27.04%)
1939 or earlier: 6,333 (25.71%)

ROOMS
1 room: 254 (1.03%)
2 rooms: 887 (3.6%)
3 rooms: 2,378 (9.65%)
4 rooms: 4,461 (18.11%)
5 rooms: 6,391 (25.95%)
6 rooms: 4,775 (19.39%)
7 rooms: 2,789 (11.32%)
8 rooms: 1,510 (6.13%)
9 or more rooms: 1,186 (4.82%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 22,951

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 4,314 (18.8%)
1995 to 1998: 6,147 (26.78%)
1990 to 1994: 3,114 (13.57%)
1980 to 1989: 4,037 (17.59%)
1970 to 1979: 1,999 (8.71%)
1969 or earlier: 3,340 (14.55%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,769 (12.06%)
1: 8,649 (37.68%)
2: 8,426 (36.71%)
3 or more: 3,107 (13.54%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 8,037 (35.02%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 433 (1.89%)
Electricity: 3,238 (14.11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 10,958 (47.75%)
Coal or coke: 48 (0.21%)
Wood: 97 (0.42%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 70 (0.3%)
No fuel used: 70 (0.3%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 205 (0.89%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 172 (0.75%)
No telephone service: 491 (2.14%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 22,951 (100%)
1.00 or less: 22,232 (96.87%)
1.01 to 1.50: 533 (2.32%)
1.51 or more: 186 (0.81%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 11,204

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 128 (1.14%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,069 (27.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,790 (51.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,665 (14.86%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 457 (4.08%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 54 (0.48%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 33 (0.29%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.07%)
Median (dollars): $119,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 7,600 (67.83%)
--Less than $300: 11 (0.1%)
--$300 to $499: 100 (0.89%)
--$500 to $699: 464 (4.14%)
--$700 to $999: 1,594 (14.23%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,889 (34.71%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,214 (10.84%)
--$2,000 or more: 328 (2.93%)
--Median (dollars): $1,181
Not mortgaged: 3,604 (32.17%)
--Median (dollars): $437

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,525 (31.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,100 (18.74%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,633 (14.58%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,237 (11.04%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 778 (6.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,882 (16.8%)
Not computed: 49 (0.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,189

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 551 (6%)
$200 to $299: 318 (3.46%)
$300 to $499: 1,631 (17.75%)
$500 to $749: 3,970 (43.2%)
$750 to $999: 1,928 (20.98%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 416 (4.53%)
$1,500 or more: 48 (0.52%)
No cash rent: 327 (3.56%)
Median (dollars): $618

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,496 (16.28%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,498 (16.3%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,146 (12.47%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,174 (12.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 603 (6.56%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,817 (30.66%)
Not computed: 455 (4.95%)

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