West Ocean City, MD

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2483225, place: West Ocean City CDP, Maryland)

Total housing units: 2,026

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,561 (77.05%)
1-unit, attached: 108 (5.33%)
2 units: 45 (2.22%)
3 or 4 units: 41 (2.02%)
5 to 9 units: 39 (1.92%)
10 to 19 units: 8 (0.39%)
20 or more units: 19 (0.94%)
Mobile home.: 205 (10.12%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 112 (5.53%)
1995 to 1998: 293 (14.46%)
1990 to 1994: 391 (19.3%)
1980 to 1989: 374 (18.46%)
1970 to 1979: 318 (15.7%)
1960 to 1969: 209 (10.32%)
1940 to 1959: 266 (13.13%)
1939 or earlier: 63 (3.11%)

ROOMS
1 room: 26 (1.28%)
2 rooms: 45 (2.22%)
3 rooms: 160 (7.9%)
4 rooms: 338 (16.68%)
5 rooms: 336 (16.58%)
6 rooms: 473 (23.35%)
7 rooms: 300 (14.81%)
8 rooms: 144 (7.11%)
9 or more rooms: 204 (10.07%)
Median (rooms): 5.7

Occupied housing units: 1,444

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 326 (22.58%)
1995 to 1998: 384 (26.59%)
1990 to 1994: 388 (26.87%)
1980 to 1989: 139 (9.63%)
1970 to 1979: 151 (10.46%)
1969 or earlier: 56 (3.88%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 23 (1.59%)
1: 513 (35.53%)
2: 684 (47.37%)
3 or more: 224 (15.51%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 213 (14.75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 262 (18.14%)
Electricity: 757 (52.42%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 203 (14.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 9 (0.62%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
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: 9 (0.62%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,444 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,417 (98.13%)
1.01 to 1.50: 11 (0.76%)
1.51 or more: 16 (1.11%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 988

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 165 (16.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 291 (29.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 230 (23.28%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 218 (22.06%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 71 (7.19%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 13 (1.32%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $157,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 677 (68.52%)
--Less than $300: 13 (1.32%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 57 (5.77%)
--$700 to $999: 234 (23.68%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 182 (18.42%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 122 (12.35%)
--$2,000 or more: 69 (6.98%)
--Median (dollars): $1,085
Not mortgaged: 311 (31.48%)
--Median (dollars): $326

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 369 (37.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 138 (13.97%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 123 (12.45%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 80 (8.1%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 62 (6.28%)
35.0 percent or more: 216 (21.86%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 302

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 14 (4.64%)
$200 to $299: 8 (2.65%)
$300 to $499: 70 (23.18%)
$500 to $749: 114 (37.75%)
$750 to $999: 30 (9.93%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 39 (12.91%)
$1,500 or more: 8 (2.65%)
No cash rent: 19 (6.29%)
Median (dollars): $609

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 42 (13.91%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 42 (13.91%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 63 (20.86%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 17 (5.63%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 26 (8.61%)
35.0 percent or more: 83 (27.48%)
Not computed: 29 (9.6%)

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