Laurel, DE

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1041310, place: Laurel town, Delaware)

Total housing units: 1,504

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,040 (69.15%)
1-unit, attached: 65 (4.32%)
2 units: 30 (1.99%)
3 or 4 units: 96 (6.38%)
5 to 9 units: 90 (5.98%)
10 to 19 units: 165 (10.97%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 18 (1.2%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 9 (0.6%)
1995 to 1998: 92 (6.12%)
1990 to 1994: 73 (4.85%)
1980 to 1989: 174 (11.57%)
1970 to 1979: 174 (11.57%)
1960 to 1969: 120 (7.98%)
1940 to 1959: 270 (17.95%)
1939 or earlier: 592 (39.36%)

ROOMS
1 room: 13 (0.86%)
2 rooms: 99 (6.58%)
3 rooms: 89 (5.92%)
4 rooms: 192 (12.77%)
5 rooms: 279 (18.55%)
6 rooms: 320 (21.28%)
7 rooms: 208 (13.83%)
8 rooms: 189 (12.57%)
9 or more rooms: 115 (7.65%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 1,379

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 215 (15.59%)
1995 to 1998: 357 (25.89%)
1990 to 1994: 171 (12.4%)
1980 to 1989: 217 (15.74%)
1970 to 1979: 212 (15.37%)
1969 or earlier: 207 (15.01%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 191 (13.85%)
1: 507 (36.77%)
2: 483 (35.03%)
3 or more: 198 (14.36%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 289 (20.96%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 99 (7.18%)
Electricity: 459 (33.28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 487 (35.32%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 27 (1.96%)
Solar energy: 18 (1.31%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13 (0.94%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 89 (6.45%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,379 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,282 (92.97%)
1.01 to 1.50: 67 (4.86%)
1.51 or more: 30 (2.18%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 706

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 186 (26.35%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 371 (52.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 89 (12.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 60 (8.5%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $79,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 295 (41.78%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 69 (9.77%)
--$500 to $699: 117 (16.57%)
--$700 to $999: 70 (9.92%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 39 (5.52%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $601
Not mortgaged: 411 (58.22%)
--Median (dollars): $260

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 389 (55.1%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 70 (9.92%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 60 (8.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 51 (7.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 37 (5.24%)
35.0 percent or more: 71 (10.06%)
Not computed: 28 (3.97%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 649

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 113 (17.41%)
$200 to $299: 116 (17.87%)
$300 to $499: 131 (20.18%)
$500 to $749: 189 (29.12%)
$750 to $999: 23 (3.54%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 77 (11.86%)
Median (dollars): $400

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 111 (17.1%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 113 (17.41%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 55 (8.47%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 105 (16.18%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 16 (2.47%)
35.0 percent or more: 143 (22.03%)
Not computed: 106 (16.33%)

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