West Lafayette, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1882862, place: West Lafayette city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 10,809

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,977 (36.79%)
1-unit, attached: 242 (2.24%)
2 units: 286 (2.65%)
3 or 4 units: 599 (5.54%)
5 to 9 units: 1,362 (12.6%)
10 to 19 units: 2,060 (19.06%)
20 or more units: 2,275 (21.05%)
Mobile home.: 8 (0.07%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 207 (1.92%)
1995 to 1998: 718 (6.64%)
1990 to 1994: 1,126 (10.42%)
1980 to 1989: 2,224 (20.58%)
1970 to 1979: 2,162 (20%)
1960 to 1969: 1,707 (15.79%)
1940 to 1959: 1,523 (14.09%)
1939 or earlier: 1,142 (10.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 575 (5.32%)
2 rooms: 1,238 (11.45%)
3 rooms: 1,715 (15.87%)
4 rooms: 1,663 (15.39%)
5 rooms: 1,562 (14.45%)
6 rooms: 1,286 (11.9%)
7 rooms: 935 (8.65%)
8 rooms: 854 (7.9%)
9 or more rooms: 981 (9.08%)
Median (rooms): 4.6

Occupied housing units: 10,493

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 4,878 (46.49%)
1995 to 1998: 2,821 (26.88%)
1990 to 1994: 979 (9.33%)
1980 to 1989: 858 (8.18%)
1970 to 1979: 400 (3.81%)
1969 or earlier: 557 (5.31%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 985 (9.39%)
1: 4,031 (38.42%)
2: 3,357 (31.99%)
3 or more: 2,120 (20.2%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,622 (53.58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 156 (1.49%)
Electricity: 4,643 (44.25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 27 (0.26%)
Coal or coke: 8 (0.08%)
Wood: 9 (0.09%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 21 (0.2%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.07%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9 (0.09%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 52 (0.5%)
No telephone service: 98 (0.93%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 10,493 (100%)
1.00 or less: 10,290 (98.07%)
1.01 to 1.50: 116 (1.11%)
1.51 or more: 87 (0.83%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,304

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 10 (0.3%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 336 (10.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,429 (43.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 790 (23.91%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 537 (16.25%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 172 (5.21%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 30 (0.91%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $145,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,206 (66.77%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 46 (1.39%)
--$500 to $699: 182 (5.51%)
--$700 to $999: 352 (10.65%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 916 (27.72%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 479 (14.5%)
--$2,000 or more: 231 (6.99%)
--Median (dollars): $1,239
Not mortgaged: 1,098 (33.23%)
--Median (dollars): $356

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,686 (51.03%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 605 (18.31%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 455 (13.77%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 177 (5.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 86 (2.6%)
35.0 percent or more: 281 (8.5%)
Not computed: 14 (0.42%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 7,036

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 149 (2.12%)
$200 to $299: 259 (3.68%)
$300 to $499: 1,633 (23.21%)
$500 to $749: 2,933 (41.69%)
$750 to $999: 1,066 (15.15%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 792 (11.26%)
$1,500 or more: 113 (1.61%)
No cash rent: 91 (1.29%)
Median (dollars): $614

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 570 (8.1%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 491 (6.98%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 504 (7.16%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 485 (6.89%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 406 (5.77%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,176 (59.35%)
Not computed: 404 (5.74%)

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