Benton Harbor, MI

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2607520, place: Benton Harbor city, Michigan)

Total housing units: 4,502

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,944 (65.39%)
1-unit, attached: 61 (1.35%)
2 units: 281 (6.24%)
3 or 4 units: 415 (9.22%)
5 to 9 units: 294 (6.53%)
10 to 19 units: 84 (1.87%)
20 or more units: 389 (8.64%)
Mobile home.: 34 (0.76%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 15 (0.33%)
1995 to 1998: 123 (2.73%)
1990 to 1994: 63 (1.4%)
1980 to 1989: 243 (5.4%)
1970 to 1979: 296 (6.57%)
1960 to 1969: 690 (15.33%)
1940 to 1959: 1,772 (39.36%)
1939 or earlier: 1,300 (28.88%)

ROOMS
1 room: 125 (2.78%)
2 rooms: 326 (7.24%)
3 rooms: 657 (14.59%)
4 rooms: 662 (14.7%)
5 rooms: 1,072 (23.81%)
6 rooms: 821 (18.24%)
7 rooms: 429 (9.53%)
8 rooms: 266 (5.91%)
9 or more rooms: 144 (3.2%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 3,779

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 908 (24.03%)
1995 to 1998: 1,159 (30.67%)
1990 to 1994: 424 (11.22%)
1980 to 1989: 546 (14.45%)
1970 to 1979: 468 (12.38%)
1969 or earlier: 274 (7.25%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,192 (31.54%)
1: 1,635 (43.27%)
2: 762 (20.16%)
3 or more: 190 (5.03%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,110 (82.3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 29 (0.77%)
Electricity: 478 (12.65%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 103 (2.73%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 12 (0.32%)
No fuel used: 47 (1.24%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 34 (0.9%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 74 (1.96%)
No telephone service: 695 (18.39%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,779 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,412 (90.29%)
1.01 to 1.50: 219 (5.8%)
1.51 or more: 148 (3.92%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,315

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 910 (69.2%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 362 (27.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (2.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.53%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $38,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 736 (55.97%)
--Less than $300: 14 (1.06%)
--$300 to $499: 151 (11.48%)
--$500 to $699: 292 (22.21%)
--$700 to $999: 236 (17.95%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 37 (2.81%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 6 (0.46%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $614
Not mortgaged: 579 (44.03%)
--Median (dollars): $240

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 532 (40.46%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 179 (13.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 134 (10.19%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 80 (6.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 61 (4.64%)
35.0 percent or more: 301 (22.89%)
Not computed: 28 (2.13%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,351

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 348 (14.8%)
$200 to $299: 227 (9.66%)
$300 to $499: 899 (38.24%)
$500 to $749: 703 (29.9%)
$750 to $999: 115 (4.89%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 32 (1.36%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 27 (1.15%)
Median (dollars): $445

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 216 (9.19%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 221 (9.4%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 202 (8.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 262 (11.14%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 236 (10.04%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,098 (46.7%)
Not computed: 116 (4.93%)

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