Lafayette, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1840788, place: Lafayette city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 25,541

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 15,159 (59.35%)
1-unit, attached: 850 (3.33%)
2 units: 1,828 (7.16%)
3 or 4 units: 1,800 (7.05%)
5 to 9 units: 1,914 (7.49%)
10 to 19 units: 1,468 (5.75%)
20 or more units: 2,048 (8.02%)
Mobile home.: 464 (1.82%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 10 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 732 (2.87%)
1995 to 1998: 2,102 (8.23%)
1990 to 1994: 1,326 (5.19%)
1980 to 1989: 2,211 (8.66%)
1970 to 1979: 3,870 (15.15%)
1960 to 1969: 3,842 (15.04%)
1940 to 1959: 5,790 (22.67%)
1939 or earlier: 5,668 (22.19%)

ROOMS
1 room: 429 (1.68%)
2 rooms: 1,422 (5.57%)
3 rooms: 3,065 (12%)
4 rooms: 4,590 (17.97%)
5 rooms: 5,828 (22.82%)
6 rooms: 4,586 (17.96%)
7 rooms: 2,645 (10.36%)
8 rooms: 1,688 (6.61%)
9 or more rooms: 1,288 (5.04%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 24,040

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 7,603 (31.63%)
1995 to 1998: 6,609 (27.49%)
1990 to 1994: 2,927 (12.18%)
1980 to 1989: 2,762 (11.49%)
1970 to 1979: 1,772 (7.37%)
1969 or earlier: 2,367 (9.85%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,059 (8.56%)
1: 10,026 (41.71%)
2: 8,911 (37.07%)
3 or more: 3,044 (12.66%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 18,338 (76.28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 242 (1.01%)
Electricity: 5,251 (21.84%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 108 (0.45%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 19 (0.08%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 48 (0.2%)
No fuel used: 34 (0.14%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 90 (0.37%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 129 (0.54%)
No telephone service: 483 (2.01%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 24,040 (100%)
1.00 or less: 23,179 (96.42%)
1.01 to 1.50: 545 (2.27%)
1.51 or more: 316 (1.31%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 11,840

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 536 (4.53%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 6,904 (58.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,017 (25.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 749 (6.33%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 490 (4.14%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 117 (0.99%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 14 (0.12%)
$1,000,000 or more: 13 (0.11%)
Median (dollars): $89,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 8,387 (70.84%)
--Less than $300: 83 (0.7%)
--$300 to $499: 809 (6.83%)
--$500 to $699: 1,848 (15.61%)
--$700 to $999: 3,051 (25.77%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,917 (16.19%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 464 (3.92%)
--$2,000 or more: 215 (1.82%)
--Median (dollars): $831
Not mortgaged: 3,453 (29.16%)
--Median (dollars): $234

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 5,024 (42.43%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,184 (18.45%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,738 (14.68%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 995 (8.4%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 549 (4.64%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,304 (11.01%)
Not computed: 46 (0.39%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 11,390

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 489 (4.29%)
$200 to $299: 422 (3.71%)
$300 to $499: 3,066 (26.92%)
$500 to $749: 5,156 (45.27%)
$750 to $999: 1,743 (15.3%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 216 (1.9%)
$1,500 or more: 77 (0.68%)
No cash rent: 221 (1.94%)
Median (dollars): $560

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,808 (15.87%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,999 (17.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,647 (14.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,242 (10.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 906 (7.95%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,324 (29.18%)
Not computed: 464 (4.07%)

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