Detroit, MI

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2622000, place: Detroit city, Michigan)

Total housing units: 375,096

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 237,129 (63.22%)
1-unit, attached: 25,065 (6.68%)
2 units: 40,558 (10.81%)
3 or 4 units: 11,779 (3.14%)
5 to 9 units: 7,922 (2.11%)
10 to 19 units: 10,204 (2.72%)
20 or more units: 40,835 (10.89%)
Mobile home.: 1,438 (0.38%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 166 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 746 (0.2%)
1995 to 1998: 2,506 (0.67%)
1990 to 1994: 3,068 (0.82%)
1980 to 1989: 8,027 (2.14%)
1970 to 1979: 18,676 (4.98%)
1960 to 1969: 36,902 (9.84%)
1940 to 1959: 193,149 (51.49%)
1939 or earlier: 112,022 (29.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 7,031 (1.87%)
2 rooms: 15,717 (4.19%)
3 rooms: 40,699 (10.85%)
4 rooms: 40,393 (10.77%)
5 rooms: 84,814 (22.61%)
6 rooms: 90,697 (24.18%)
7 rooms: 47,716 (12.72%)
8 rooms: 25,360 (6.76%)
9 or more rooms: 22,669 (6.04%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 336,428

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 55,614 (16.53%)
1995 to 1998: 87,003 (25.86%)
1990 to 1994: 50,271 (14.94%)
1980 to 1989: 52,788 (15.69%)
1970 to 1979: 43,418 (12.91%)
1969 or earlier: 47,334 (14.07%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 73,682 (21.9%)
1: 148,267 (44.07%)
2: 84,405 (25.09%)
3 or more: 30,074 (8.94%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 303,435 (90.19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 4,738 (1.41%)
Electricity: 21,982 (6.53%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,665 (0.49%)
Coal or coke: 135 (0.04%)
Wood: 150 (0.04%)
Solar energy: 104 (0.03%)
Other fuel: 1,928 (0.57%)
No fuel used: 2,291 (0.68%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3,873 (1.15%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3,847 (1.14%)
No telephone service: 23,928 (7.11%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 336,428 (100%)
1.00 or less: 311,485 (92.59%)
1.01 to 1.50: 14,972 (4.45%)
1.51 or more: 9,971 (2.96%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 164,182

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 57,855 (35.24%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 81,312 (49.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16,253 (9.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4,955 (3.02%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,473 (1.51%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 896 (0.55%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 328 (0.2%)
$1,000,000 or more: 110 (0.07%)
Median (dollars): $63,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 103,299 (62.92%)
--Less than $300: 1,683 (1.03%)
--$300 to $499: 14,377 (8.76%)
--$500 to $699: 26,689 (16.26%)
--$700 to $999: 33,810 (20.59%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 19,794 (12.06%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5,068 (3.09%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,878 (1.14%)
--Median (dollars): $769
Not mortgaged: 60,883 (37.08%)
--Median (dollars): $283

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 67,415 (41.06%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 23,142 (14.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 16,150 (9.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 11,365 (6.92%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8,321 (5.07%)
35.0 percent or more: 33,425 (20.36%)
Not computed: 4,364 (2.66%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 150,814

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 9,178 (6.09%)
$200 to $299: 11,151 (7.39%)
$300 to $499: 56,337 (37.36%)
$500 to $749: 50,941 (33.78%)
$750 to $999: 12,746 (8.45%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3,697 (2.45%)
$1,500 or more: 498 (0.33%)
No cash rent: 6,266 (4.15%)
Median (dollars): $486

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 31,844 (21.11%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 17,502 (11.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 14,469 (9.59%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 12,954 (8.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 9,424 (6.25%)
35.0 percent or more: 51,112 (33.89%)
Not computed: 13,509 (8.96%)

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