Augusta, ME

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302100, place: Augusta city, Maine)

Total housing units: 9,480

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,367 (46.07%)
1-unit, attached: 85 (0.9%)
2 units: 968 (10.21%)
3 or 4 units: 1,183 (12.48%)
5 to 9 units: 1,021 (10.77%)
10 to 19 units: 522 (5.51%)
20 or more units: 681 (7.18%)
Mobile home.: 653 (6.89%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 35 (0.37%)
1995 to 1998: 169 (1.78%)
1990 to 1994: 263 (2.77%)
1980 to 1989: 993 (10.47%)
1970 to 1979: 1,538 (16.22%)
1960 to 1969: 932 (9.83%)
1940 to 1959: 2,489 (26.26%)
1939 or earlier: 3,061 (32.29%)

ROOMS
1 room: 152 (1.6%)
2 rooms: 360 (3.8%)
3 rooms: 1,213 (12.8%)
4 rooms: 2,099 (22.14%)
5 rooms: 2,295 (24.21%)
6 rooms: 1,618 (17.07%)
7 rooms: 722 (7.62%)
8 rooms: 542 (5.72%)
9 or more rooms: 479 (5.05%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 8,565

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,962 (22.91%)
1995 to 1998: 2,201 (25.7%)
1990 to 1994: 1,110 (12.96%)
1980 to 1989: 1,304 (15.22%)
1970 to 1979: 788 (9.2%)
1969 or earlier: 1,200 (14.01%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,100 (12.84%)
1: 3,918 (45.74%)
2: 2,767 (32.31%)
3 or more: 780 (9.11%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 72 (0.84%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 281 (3.28%)
Electricity: 459 (5.36%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7,485 (87.39%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 240 (2.8%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 22 (0.26%)
No fuel used: 6 (0.07%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 24 (0.28%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12 (0.14%)
No telephone service: 145 (1.69%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,565 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,428 (98.4%)
1.01 to 1.50: 122 (1.42%)
1.51 or more: 15 (0.18%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,233

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 198 (6.12%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,320 (71.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 575 (17.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (2.54%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 35 (1.08%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 17 (0.53%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.19%)
Median (dollars): $80,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,989 (61.52%)
--Less than $300: 8 (0.25%)
--$300 to $499: 125 (3.87%)
--$500 to $699: 372 (11.51%)
--$700 to $999: 912 (28.21%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 476 (14.72%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 89 (2.75%)
--$2,000 or more: 7 (0.22%)
--Median (dollars): $845
Not mortgaged: 1,244 (38.48%)
--Median (dollars): $321

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,193 (36.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 570 (17.63%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 551 (17.04%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 318 (9.84%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 143 (4.42%)
35.0 percent or more: 425 (13.15%)
Not computed: 33 (1.02%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,872

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 305 (7.88%)
$200 to $299: 323 (8.34%)
$300 to $499: 1,971 (50.9%)
$500 to $749: 1,023 (26.42%)
$750 to $999: 101 (2.61%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 6 (0.15%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 143 (3.69%)
Median (dollars): $427

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 710 (18.34%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 465 (12.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 615 (15.88%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 442 (11.42%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 310 (8.01%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,166 (30.11%)
Not computed: 164 (4.24%)

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