Gary, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1827000, place: Gary city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 43,630

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 29,139 (66.79%)
1-unit, attached: 1,977 (4.53%)
2 units: 2,955 (6.77%)
3 or 4 units: 2,459 (5.64%)
5 to 9 units: 2,092 (4.79%)
10 to 19 units: 902 (2.07%)
20 or more units: 2,854 (6.54%)
Mobile home.: 1,248 (2.86%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 4 (0.01%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 146 (0.33%)
1995 to 1998: 473 (1.08%)
1990 to 1994: 269 (0.62%)
1980 to 1989: 1,373 (3.15%)
1970 to 1979: 4,336 (9.94%)
1960 to 1969: 9,282 (21.27%)
1940 to 1959: 19,624 (44.98%)
1939 or earlier: 8,127 (18.63%)

ROOMS
1 room: 488 (1.12%)
2 rooms: 1,857 (4.26%)
3 rooms: 3,765 (8.63%)
4 rooms: 8,809 (20.19%)
5 rooms: 12,353 (28.31%)
6 rooms: 8,119 (18.61%)
7 rooms: 3,797 (8.7%)
8 rooms: 2,503 (5.74%)
9 or more rooms: 1,939 (4.44%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 38,244

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,712 (14.94%)
1995 to 1998: 9,141 (23.9%)
1990 to 1994: 4,790 (12.52%)
1980 to 1989: 5,814 (15.2%)
1970 to 1979: 6,063 (15.85%)
1969 or earlier: 6,724 (17.58%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 7,408 (19.37%)
1: 17,110 (44.74%)
2: 9,675 (25.3%)
3 or more: 4,051 (10.59%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 33,114 (86.59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 621 (1.62%)
Electricity: 3,477 (9.09%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 575 (1.5%)
Coal or coke: 6 (0.02%)
Wood: 29 (0.08%)
Solar energy: 6 (0.02%)
Other fuel: 164 (0.43%)
No fuel used: 252 (0.66%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 283 (0.74%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 348 (0.91%)
No telephone service: 1,984 (5.19%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 38,244 (100%)
1.00 or less: 35,529 (92.9%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,857 (4.86%)
1.51 or more: 858 (2.24%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 18,997

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8,648 (45.52%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 8,423 (44.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,337 (7.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 371 (1.95%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 122 (0.64%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 63 (0.33%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.1%)
$1,000,000 or more: 14 (0.07%)
Median (dollars): $53,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,916 (62.73%)
--Less than $300: 141 (0.74%)
--$300 to $499: 1,710 (9%)
--$500 to $699: 3,000 (15.79%)
--$700 to $999: 3,945 (20.77%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,602 (13.7%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 432 (2.27%)
--$2,000 or more: 86 (0.45%)
--Median (dollars): $771
Not mortgaged: 7,081 (37.27%)
--Median (dollars): $308

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 7,356 (38.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,793 (14.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,773 (9.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,509 (7.94%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 860 (4.53%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,338 (22.84%)
Not computed: 368 (1.94%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 16,805

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 2,343 (13.94%)
$200 to $299: 1,423 (8.47%)
$300 to $499: 5,248 (31.23%)
$500 to $749: 5,344 (31.8%)
$750 to $999: 1,258 (7.49%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 287 (1.71%)
$1,500 or more: 76 (0.45%)
No cash rent: 826 (4.92%)
Median (dollars): $469

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,614 (21.51%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,916 (11.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,605 (9.55%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,638 (9.75%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,046 (6.22%)
35.0 percent or more: 5,429 (32.31%)
Not computed: 1,557 (9.27%)

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