Okeechobee, FL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1251200, place: Okeechobee city, Florida)

Total housing units: 2,170

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,510 (69.59%)
1-unit, attached: 42 (1.94%)
2 units: 116 (5.35%)
3 or 4 units: 123 (5.67%)
5 to 9 units: 14 (0.65%)
10 to 19 units: 6 (0.28%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 340 (15.67%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 19 (0.88%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 77 (3.55%)
1995 to 1998: 93 (4.29%)
1990 to 1994: 261 (12.03%)
1980 to 1989: 486 (22.4%)
1970 to 1979: 491 (22.63%)
1960 to 1969: 370 (17.05%)
1940 to 1959: 261 (12.03%)
1939 or earlier: 131 (6.04%)

ROOMS
1 room: 15 (0.69%)
2 rooms: 111 (5.12%)
3 rooms: 120 (5.53%)
4 rooms: 561 (25.85%)
5 rooms: 571 (26.31%)
6 rooms: 525 (24.19%)
7 rooms: 205 (9.45%)
8 rooms: 38 (1.75%)
9 or more rooms: 24 (1.11%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 1,853

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 486 (26.23%)
1995 to 1998: 501 (27.04%)
1990 to 1994: 300 (16.19%)
1980 to 1989: 283 (15.27%)
1970 to 1979: 158 (8.53%)
1969 or earlier: 125 (6.75%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 182 (9.82%)
1: 837 (45.17%)
2: 675 (36.43%)
3 or more: 159 (8.58%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 25 (1.35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 52 (2.81%)
Electricity: 1,668 (90.02%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 26 (1.4%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 82 (4.43%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 39 (2.1%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13 (0.7%)
No telephone service: 132 (7.12%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,853 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,642 (88.61%)
1.01 to 1.50: 165 (8.9%)
1.51 or more: 46 (2.48%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,039

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 150 (14.44%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 646 (62.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 152 (14.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 62 (5.97%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 29 (2.79%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $74,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 736 (70.84%)
--Less than $300: 5 (0.48%)
--$300 to $499: 142 (13.67%)
--$500 to $699: 285 (27.43%)
--$700 to $999: 180 (17.32%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 120 (11.55%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4 (0.38%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $655
Not mortgaged: 303 (29.16%)
--Median (dollars): $324

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 304 (29.26%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 158 (15.21%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 150 (14.44%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 112 (10.78%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 79 (7.6%)
35.0 percent or more: 221 (21.27%)
Not computed: 15 (1.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 628

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 28 (4.46%)
$200 to $299: 50 (7.96%)
$300 to $499: 194 (30.89%)
$500 to $749: 249 (39.65%)
$750 to $999: 54 (8.6%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 11 (1.75%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 42 (6.69%)
Median (dollars): $522

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 145 (23.09%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 98 (15.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 71 (11.31%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 41 (6.53%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 64 (10.19%)
35.0 percent or more: 150 (23.89%)
Not computed: 59 (9.39%)

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