West Palm Beach, FL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1276600, place: West Palm Beach city, Florida)

Total housing units: 40,398

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 16,787 (41.55%)
1-unit, attached: 3,276 (8.11%)
2 units: 1,932 (4.78%)
3 or 4 units: 3,471 (8.59%)
5 to 9 units: 2,032 (5.03%)
10 to 19 units: 3,157 (7.81%)
20 or more units: 9,374 (23.2%)
Mobile home.: 335 (0.83%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 34 (0.08%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,463 (3.62%)
1995 to 1998: 2,986 (7.39%)
1990 to 1994: 2,583 (6.39%)
1980 to 1989: 9,280 (22.97%)
1970 to 1979: 7,026 (17.39%)
1960 to 1969: 4,454 (11.03%)
1940 to 1959: 7,980 (19.75%)
1939 or earlier: 4,626 (11.45%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,235 (3.06%)
2 rooms: 4,130 (10.22%)
3 rooms: 7,095 (17.56%)
4 rooms: 8,764 (21.69%)
5 rooms: 9,195 (22.76%)
6 rooms: 5,052 (12.51%)
7 rooms: 2,658 (6.58%)
8 rooms: 1,372 (3.4%)
9 or more rooms: 897 (2.22%)
Median (rooms): 4.4

Occupied housing units: 34,645

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 9,985 (28.82%)
1995 to 1998: 11,808 (34.08%)
1990 to 1994: 4,696 (13.55%)
1980 to 1989: 4,576 (13.21%)
1970 to 1979: 1,964 (5.67%)
1969 or earlier: 1,616 (4.66%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 4,903 (14.15%)
1: 16,083 (46.42%)
2: 11,161 (32.22%)
3 or more: 2,498 (7.21%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,997 (5.76%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 428 (1.24%)
Electricity: 31,132 (89.86%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 134 (0.39%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 62 (0.18%)
Solar energy: 6 (0.02%)
Other fuel: 21 (0.06%)
No fuel used: 865 (2.5%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 320 (0.92%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 383 (1.11%)
No telephone service: 1,218 (3.52%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 34,645 (100%)
1.00 or less: 31,574 (91.14%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,693 (4.89%)
1.51 or more: 1,378 (3.98%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 13,329

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 777 (5.83%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 6,090 (45.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,309 (17.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,532 (11.49%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,341 (10.06%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 749 (5.62%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 403 (3.02%)
$1,000,000 or more: 128 (0.96%)
Median (dollars): $98,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 9,879 (74.12%)
--Less than $300: 35 (0.26%)
--$300 to $499: 356 (2.67%)
--$500 to $699: 1,221 (9.16%)
--$700 to $999: 3,273 (24.56%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,852 (21.4%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,043 (7.83%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,099 (8.25%)
--Median (dollars): $1,008
Not mortgaged: 3,450 (25.88%)
--Median (dollars): $366

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 4,097 (30.74%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,263 (16.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,738 (13.04%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,112 (8.34%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 747 (5.6%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,175 (23.82%)
Not computed: 197 (1.48%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 16,570

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 701 (4.23%)
$200 to $299: 485 (2.93%)
$300 to $499: 2,939 (17.74%)
$500 to $749: 5,854 (35.33%)
$750 to $999: 4,007 (24.18%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,585 (9.57%)
$1,500 or more: 495 (2.99%)
No cash rent: 504 (3.04%)
Median (dollars): $664

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,349 (14.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,883 (11.36%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,295 (13.85%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,791 (10.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,204 (7.27%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,065 (36.6%)
Not computed: 983 (5.93%)

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