Germantown, MD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2432025, place: Germantown CDP, Maryland)

Total housing units: 21,508

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,856 (17.93%)
1-unit, attached: 11,160 (51.89%)
2 units: 8 (0.04%)
3 or 4 units: 646 (3%)
5 to 9 units: 1,483 (6.9%)
10 to 19 units: 3,313 (15.4%)
20 or more units: 688 (3.2%)
Mobile home.: 354 (1.65%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 603 (2.8%)
1995 to 1998: 2,302 (10.7%)
1990 to 1994: 3,452 (16.05%)
1980 to 1989: 11,166 (51.92%)
1970 to 1979: 3,325 (15.46%)
1960 to 1969: 365 (1.7%)
1940 to 1959: 195 (0.91%)
1939 or earlier: 100 (0.46%)

ROOMS
1 room: 197 (0.92%)
2 rooms: 898 (4.18%)
3 rooms: 2,025 (9.42%)
4 rooms: 2,672 (12.42%)
5 rooms: 4,046 (18.81%)
6 rooms: 3,743 (17.4%)
7 rooms: 3,452 (16.05%)
8 rooms: 2,544 (11.83%)
9 or more rooms: 1,931 (8.98%)
Median (rooms): 5.7

Occupied housing units: 20,798

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,299 (25.48%)
1995 to 1998: 7,433 (35.74%)
1990 to 1994: 4,192 (20.16%)
1980 to 1989: 3,439 (16.54%)
1970 to 1979: 350 (1.68%)
1969 or earlier: 85 (0.41%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 777 (3.74%)
1: 7,992 (38.43%)
2: 9,646 (46.38%)
3 or more: 2,383 (11.46%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,232 (29.96%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 167 (0.8%)
Electricity: 13,842 (66.55%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 475 (2.28%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 19 (0.09%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 28 (0.13%)
No fuel used: 35 (0.17%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 40 (0.19%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 41 (0.2%)
No telephone service: 91 (0.44%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 20,798 (100%)
1.00 or less: 19,772 (95.07%)
1.01 to 1.50: 671 (3.23%)
1.51 or more: 355 (1.71%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 11,774

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 99 (0.84%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,491 (12.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,287 (44.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,733 (23.21%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,819 (15.45%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 313 (2.66%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 25 (0.21%)
$1,000,000 or more: 7 (0.06%)
Median (dollars): $140,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 11,310 (96.06%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 84 (0.71%)
--$500 to $699: 252 (2.14%)
--$700 to $999: 1,767 (15.01%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 5,277 (44.82%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 2,661 (22.6%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,269 (10.78%)
--Median (dollars): $1,319
Not mortgaged: 464 (3.94%)
--Median (dollars): $369

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,522 (21.42%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,430 (20.64%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,333 (19.81%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,678 (14.25%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,009 (8.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,781 (15.13%)
Not computed: 21 (0.18%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 6,703

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 91 (1.36%)
$200 to $299: 100 (1.49%)
$300 to $499: 129 (1.92%)
$500 to $749: 704 (10.5%)
$750 to $999: 3,170 (47.29%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 2,342 (34.94%)
$1,500 or more: 134 (2%)
No cash rent: 33 (0.49%)
Median (dollars): $943

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,022 (15.25%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,305 (19.47%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,137 (16.96%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 796 (11.88%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 633 (9.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,757 (26.21%)
Not computed: 53 (0.79%)

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