Fort Lauderdale, FL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1224000, place: Fort Lauderdale city, Florida)

Total housing units: 80,780

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 27,669 (34.25%)
1-unit, attached: 3,013 (3.73%)
2 units: 5,336 (6.61%)
3 or 4 units: 7,401 (9.16%)
5 to 9 units: 5,836 (7.22%)
10 to 19 units: 5,702 (7.06%)
20 or more units: 24,119 (29.86%)
Mobile home.: 1,313 (1.63%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 391 (0.48%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 528 (0.65%)
1995 to 1998: 1,627 (2.01%)
1990 to 1994: 1,589 (1.97%)
1980 to 1989: 5,613 (6.95%)
1970 to 1979: 20,119 (24.91%)
1960 to 1969: 23,452 (29.03%)
1940 to 1959: 25,248 (31.26%)
1939 or earlier: 2,604 (3.22%)

ROOMS
1 room: 3,735 (4.62%)
2 rooms: 10,099 (12.5%)
3 rooms: 15,858 (19.63%)
4 rooms: 19,710 (24.4%)
5 rooms: 13,841 (17.13%)
6 rooms: 8,387 (10.38%)
7 rooms: 4,739 (5.87%)
8 rooms: 2,534 (3.14%)
9 or more rooms: 1,877 (2.32%)
Median (rooms): 4

Occupied housing units: 68,448

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 17,251 (25.2%)
1995 to 1998: 21,909 (32.01%)
1990 to 1994: 9,847 (14.39%)
1980 to 1989: 9,802 (14.32%)
1970 to 1979: 5,834 (8.52%)
1969 or earlier: 3,805 (5.56%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 8,255 (12.06%)
1: 34,876 (50.95%)
2: 20,511 (29.97%)
3 or more: 4,806 (7.02%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,868 (2.73%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 873 (1.28%)
Electricity: 62,301 (91.02%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 100 (0.15%)
Coal or coke: 9 (0.01%)
Wood: 54 (0.08%)
Solar energy: 37 (0.05%)
Other fuel: 32 (0.05%)
No fuel used: 3,174 (4.64%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 473 (0.69%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 784 (1.15%)
No telephone service: 2,540 (3.71%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 68,448 (100%)
1.00 or less: 62,677 (91.57%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2,704 (3.95%)
1.51 or more: 3,067 (4.48%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 22,871

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 649 (2.84%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 6,812 (29.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,967 (17.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,896 (12.66%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 3,308 (14.46%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,707 (11.84%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 1,767 (7.73%)
$1,000,000 or more: 765 (3.34%)
Median (dollars): $150,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 17,084 (74.7%)
--Less than $300: 64 (0.28%)
--$300 to $499: 390 (1.71%)
--$500 to $699: 1,477 (6.46%)
--$700 to $999: 4,355 (19.04%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4,379 (19.15%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,334 (10.21%)
--$2,000 or more: 4,085 (17.86%)
--Median (dollars): $1,225
Not mortgaged: 5,787 (25.3%)
--Median (dollars): $467

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 6,071 (26.54%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,663 (16.02%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,960 (12.94%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,400 (10.49%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,359 (5.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,114 (26.73%)
Not computed: 304 (1.33%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 30,503

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,079 (3.54%)
$200 to $299: 804 (2.64%)
$300 to $499: 4,844 (15.88%)
$500 to $749: 13,094 (42.93%)
$750 to $999: 6,507 (21.33%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 2,408 (7.89%)
$1,500 or more: 751 (2.46%)
No cash rent: 1,016 (3.33%)
Median (dollars): $641

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 4,352 (14.27%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,766 (12.35%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,842 (12.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,423 (11.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,498 (8.19%)
35.0 percent or more: 10,422 (34.17%)
Not computed: 2,200 (7.21%)

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