West Haven, CT

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0982800, place: West Haven city, Connecticut)

Total housing units: 22,336

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 10,524 (47.12%)
1-unit, attached: 995 (4.45%)
2 units: 2,551 (11.42%)
3 or 4 units: 2,291 (10.26%)
5 to 9 units: 1,062 (4.75%)
10 to 19 units: 1,277 (5.72%)
20 or more units: 3,591 (16.08%)
Mobile home.: 45 (0.2%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 134 (0.6%)
1995 to 1998: 208 (0.93%)
1990 to 1994: 370 (1.66%)
1980 to 1989: 1,973 (8.83%)
1970 to 1979: 3,209 (14.37%)
1960 to 1969: 4,382 (19.62%)
1940 to 1959: 6,359 (28.47%)
1939 or earlier: 5,701 (25.52%)

ROOMS
1 room: 535 (2.4%)
2 rooms: 1,125 (5.04%)
3 rooms: 3,137 (14.04%)
4 rooms: 3,854 (17.25%)
5 rooms: 5,485 (24.56%)
6 rooms: 4,038 (18.08%)
7 rooms: 2,363 (10.58%)
8 rooms: 1,081 (4.84%)
9 or more rooms: 718 (3.21%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 21,090

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 4,145 (19.65%)
1995 to 1998: 6,028 (28.58%)
1990 to 1994: 2,616 (12.4%)
1980 to 1989: 3,115 (14.77%)
1970 to 1979: 1,935 (9.17%)
1969 or earlier: 3,251 (15.41%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,764 (13.11%)
1: 8,891 (42.16%)
2: 6,880 (32.62%)
3 or more: 2,555 (12.11%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 7,736 (36.68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 257 (1.22%)
Electricity: 3,744 (17.75%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 9,236 (43.79%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.09%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 24 (0.11%)
No fuel used: 73 (0.35%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 49 (0.23%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 34 (0.16%)
No telephone service: 190 (0.9%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 21,090 (100%)
1.00 or less: 20,194 (95.75%)
1.01 to 1.50: 626 (2.97%)
1.51 or more: 270 (1.28%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 9,586

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 87 (0.91%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,796 (29.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,795 (50.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,572 (16.4%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 219 (2.28%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 109 (1.14%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.08%)
Median (dollars): $118,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 6,692 (69.81%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 15 (0.16%)
--$500 to $699: 196 (2.04%)
--$700 to $999: 1,183 (12.34%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,364 (35.09%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,548 (16.15%)
--$2,000 or more: 386 (4.03%)
--Median (dollars): $1,279
Not mortgaged: 2,894 (30.19%)
--Median (dollars): $518

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,203 (22.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,695 (17.68%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,400 (14.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,337 (13.95%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 712 (7.43%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,211 (23.06%)
Not computed: 28 (0.29%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,454

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 246 (2.6%)
$200 to $299: 323 (3.42%)
$300 to $499: 665 (7.03%)
$500 to $749: 4,610 (48.76%)
$750 to $999: 2,575 (27.24%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 771 (8.16%)
$1,500 or more: 51 (0.54%)
No cash rent: 213 (2.25%)
Median (dollars): $689

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,543 (16.32%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,405 (14.86%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,218 (12.88%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 948 (10.03%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 745 (7.88%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,173 (33.56%)
Not computed: 422 (4.46%)

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