Damascus, MD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2421475, place: Damascus CDP, Maryland)

Total housing units: 3,747

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,606 (69.55%)
1-unit, attached: 719 (19.19%)
2 units: 10 (0.27%)
3 or 4 units: 40 (1.07%)
5 to 9 units: 136 (3.63%)
10 to 19 units: 206 (5.5%)
20 or more units: 21 (0.56%)
Mobile home.: 9 (0.24%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 74 (1.97%)
1995 to 1998: 387 (10.33%)
1990 to 1994: 203 (5.42%)
1980 to 1989: 1,641 (43.8%)
1970 to 1979: 592 (15.8%)
1960 to 1969: 333 (8.89%)
1940 to 1959: 416 (11.1%)
1939 or earlier: 101 (2.7%)

ROOMS
1 room: 10 (0.27%)
2 rooms: 48 (1.28%)
3 rooms: 29 (0.77%)
4 rooms: 204 (5.44%)
5 rooms: 399 (10.65%)
6 rooms: 492 (13.13%)
7 rooms: 679 (18.12%)
8 rooms: 678 (18.09%)
9 or more rooms: 1,208 (32.24%)
Median (rooms): 7.5

Occupied housing units: 3,691

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 435 (11.79%)
1995 to 1998: 1,139 (30.86%)
1990 to 1994: 635 (17.2%)
1980 to 1989: 1,044 (28.29%)
1970 to 1979: 244 (6.61%)
1969 or earlier: 194 (5.26%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 188 (5.09%)
1: 767 (20.78%)
2: 1,700 (46.06%)
3 or more: 1,036 (28.07%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,085 (29.4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 37 (1%)
Electricity: 1,773 (48.04%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 782 (21.19%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.16%)
Solar energy: 8 (0.22%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 10 (0.27%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,691 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,617 (98%)
1.01 to 1.50: 39 (1.06%)
1.51 or more: 35 (0.95%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,899

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 26 (0.9%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 206 (7.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 488 (16.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,147 (39.57%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 752 (25.94%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 280 (9.66%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $182,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,655 (91.58%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 20 (0.69%)
--$500 to $699: 40 (1.38%)
--$700 to $999: 279 (9.62%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,148 (39.6%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 670 (23.11%)
--$2,000 or more: 498 (17.18%)
--Median (dollars): $1,427
Not mortgaged: 244 (8.42%)
--Median (dollars): $373

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 651 (22.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 510 (17.59%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 625 (21.56%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 461 (15.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 185 (6.38%)
35.0 percent or more: 467 (16.11%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 500

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 42 (8.4%)
$200 to $299: 31 (6.2%)
$300 to $499: 44 (8.8%)
$500 to $749: 137 (27.4%)
$750 to $999: 95 (19%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 124 (24.8%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 27 (5.4%)
Median (dollars): $728

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 106 (21.2%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 67 (13.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 44 (8.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 35 (7%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 37 (7.4%)
35.0 percent or more: 174 (34.8%)
Not computed: 37 (7.4%)

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