Springfield, MA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2567000, place: Springfield city, Massachusetts)

Total housing units: 61,172

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 26,699 (43.65%)
1-unit, attached: 3,468 (5.67%)
2 units: 11,359 (18.57%)
3 or 4 units: 5,367 (8.77%)
5 to 9 units: 4,577 (7.48%)
10 to 19 units: 2,055 (3.36%)
20 or more units: 7,017 (11.47%)
Mobile home.: 603 (0.99%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 27 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 220 (0.36%)
1995 to 1998: 697 (1.14%)
1990 to 1994: 1,558 (2.55%)
1980 to 1989: 3,775 (6.17%)
1970 to 1979: 7,033 (11.5%)
1960 to 1969: 6,760 (11.05%)
1940 to 1959: 18,939 (30.96%)
1939 or earlier: 22,190 (36.27%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,437 (2.35%)
2 rooms: 2,828 (4.62%)
3 rooms: 6,054 (9.9%)
4 rooms: 10,811 (17.67%)
5 rooms: 17,233 (28.17%)
6 rooms: 12,486 (20.41%)
7 rooms: 5,147 (8.41%)
8 rooms: 2,252 (3.68%)
9 or more rooms: 2,924 (4.78%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 57,130

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 11,978 (20.97%)
1995 to 1998: 16,343 (28.61%)
1990 to 1994: 7,433 (13.01%)
1980 to 1989: 7,865 (13.77%)
1970 to 1979: 5,344 (9.35%)
1969 or earlier: 8,167 (14.3%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 12,864 (22.52%)
1: 24,387 (42.69%)
2: 15,709 (27.5%)
3 or more: 4,170 (7.3%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 30,186 (52.84%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,720 (3.01%)
Electricity: 8,809 (15.42%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 15,718 (27.51%)
Coal or coke: 21 (0.04%)
Wood: 197 (0.34%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 240 (0.42%)
No fuel used: 239 (0.42%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 745 (1.3%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 630 (1.1%)
No telephone service: 1,312 (2.3%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 57,130 (100%)
1.00 or less: 54,161 (94.8%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,965 (3.44%)
1.51 or more: 1,004 (1.76%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 22,978

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 709 (3.09%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 15,814 (68.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,314 (23.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 839 (3.65%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 233 (1.01%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 44 (0.19%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 13 (0.06%)
$1,000,000 or more: 12 (0.05%)
Median (dollars): $87,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 15,458 (67.27%)
--Less than $300: 41 (0.18%)
--$300 to $499: 527 (2.29%)
--$500 to $699: 1,781 (7.75%)
--$700 to $999: 6,385 (27.79%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 5,686 (24.75%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 836 (3.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 202 (0.88%)
--Median (dollars): $956
Not mortgaged: 7,520 (32.73%)
--Median (dollars): $332

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 7,643 (33.26%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 4,026 (17.52%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,323 (14.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,347 (10.21%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,268 (5.52%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,139 (18.01%)
Not computed: 232 (1.01%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 28,545

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 4,162 (14.58%)
$200 to $299: 2,595 (9.09%)
$300 to $499: 6,372 (22.32%)
$500 to $749: 10,472 (36.69%)
$750 to $999: 3,291 (11.53%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 613 (2.15%)
$1,500 or more: 185 (0.65%)
No cash rent: 855 (3%)
Median (dollars): $517

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 4,943 (17.32%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,468 (12.15%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,881 (10.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,650 (12.79%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,294 (8.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 9,649 (33.8%)
Not computed: 1,660 (5.82%)

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