Essex, MD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2426600, place: Essex CDP, Maryland)

Total housing units: 17,027

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 6,430 (37.76%)
1-unit, attached: 4,929 (28.95%)
2 units: 325 (1.91%)
3 or 4 units: 1,009 (5.93%)
5 to 9 units: 1,204 (7.07%)
10 to 19 units: 2,388 (14.02%)
20 or more units: 673 (3.95%)
Mobile home.: 63 (0.37%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 6 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 116 (0.68%)
1995 to 1998: 480 (2.82%)
1990 to 1994: 715 (4.2%)
1980 to 1989: 2,171 (12.75%)
1970 to 1979: 2,257 (13.26%)
1960 to 1969: 2,687 (15.78%)
1940 to 1959: 7,203 (42.3%)
1939 or earlier: 1,398 (8.21%)

ROOMS
1 room: 453 (2.66%)
2 rooms: 683 (4.01%)
3 rooms: 1,769 (10.39%)
4 rooms: 3,286 (19.3%)
5 rooms: 3,365 (19.76%)
6 rooms: 3,667 (21.54%)
7 rooms: 1,952 (11.46%)
8 rooms: 1,216 (7.14%)
9 or more rooms: 636 (3.74%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 15,990

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,360 (21.01%)
1995 to 1998: 4,414 (27.6%)
1990 to 1994: 2,344 (14.66%)
1980 to 1989: 2,431 (15.2%)
1970 to 1979: 1,178 (7.37%)
1969 or earlier: 2,263 (14.15%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 3,041 (19.02%)
1: 6,199 (38.77%)
2: 5,029 (31.45%)
3 or more: 1,721 (10.76%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 8,735 (54.63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 118 (0.74%)
Electricity: 4,615 (28.86%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 2,280 (14.26%)
Coal or coke: 13 (0.08%)
Wood: 99 (0.62%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 103 (0.64%)
No fuel used: 27 (0.17%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 55 (0.34%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 88 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 532 (3.33%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 15,990 (100%)
1.00 or less: 15,394 (96.27%)
1.01 to 1.50: 248 (1.55%)
1.51 or more: 348 (2.18%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,841

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 84 (1.07%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,989 (50.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,733 (34.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 627 (8%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 297 (3.79%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 79 (1.01%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 32 (0.41%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $98,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,146 (65.63%)
--Less than $300: 12 (0.15%)
--$300 to $499: 251 (3.2%)
--$500 to $699: 508 (6.48%)
--$700 to $999: 2,031 (25.9%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,711 (21.82%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 523 (6.67%)
--$2,000 or more: 110 (1.4%)
--Median (dollars): $965
Not mortgaged: 2,695 (34.37%)
--Median (dollars): $296

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,617 (33.38%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,657 (21.13%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,124 (14.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 758 (9.67%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 468 (5.97%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,168 (14.9%)
Not computed: 49 (0.62%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 7,499

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 425 (5.67%)
$200 to $299: 391 (5.21%)
$300 to $499: 2,719 (36.26%)
$500 to $749: 2,715 (36.2%)
$750 to $999: 902 (12.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 202 (2.69%)
$1,500 or more: 33 (0.44%)
No cash rent: 112 (1.49%)
Median (dollars): $509

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,506 (20.08%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,114 (14.86%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,015 (13.54%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 973 (12.98%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 510 (6.8%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,115 (28.2%)
Not computed: 266 (3.55%)

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