Meridian, MS

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2846640, place: Meridian city, Mississippi)

Total housing units: 17,952

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 11,524 (64.19%)
1-unit, attached: 403 (2.24%)
2 units: 1,056 (5.88%)
3 or 4 units: 1,431 (7.97%)
5 to 9 units: 1,464 (8.16%)
10 to 19 units: 394 (2.19%)
20 or more units: 1,171 (6.52%)
Mobile home.: 509 (2.84%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 168 (0.94%)
1995 to 1998: 520 (2.9%)
1990 to 1994: 675 (3.76%)
1980 to 1989: 1,908 (10.63%)
1970 to 1979: 3,559 (19.83%)
1960 to 1969: 3,793 (21.13%)
1940 to 1959: 5,090 (28.35%)
1939 or earlier: 2,239 (12.47%)

ROOMS
1 room: 189 (1.05%)
2 rooms: 745 (4.15%)
3 rooms: 1,965 (10.95%)
4 rooms: 3,203 (17.84%)
5 rooms: 4,208 (23.44%)
6 rooms: 3,931 (21.9%)
7 rooms: 2,005 (11.17%)
8 rooms: 970 (5.4%)
9 or more rooms: 736 (4.1%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 15,972

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,645 (22.82%)
1995 to 1998: 3,910 (24.48%)
1990 to 1994: 2,219 (13.89%)
1980 to 1989: 2,205 (13.81%)
1970 to 1979: 1,605 (10.05%)
1969 or earlier: 2,388 (14.95%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,621 (16.41%)
1: 6,648 (41.62%)
2: 4,882 (30.57%)
3 or more: 1,821 (11.4%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 10,068 (63.04%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 387 (2.42%)
Electricity: 5,395 (33.78%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.08%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 51 (0.32%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 12 (0.08%)
No fuel used: 47 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 122 (0.76%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 127 (0.8%)
No telephone service: 886 (5.55%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 15,972 (100%)
1.00 or less: 15,296 (95.77%)
1.01 to 1.50: 488 (3.06%)
1.51 or more: 188 (1.18%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 8,275

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 3,166 (38.26%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,676 (44.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 809 (9.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 223 (2.69%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 222 (2.68%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 135 (1.63%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 44 (0.53%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $59,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,583 (55.38%)
--Less than $300: 96 (1.16%)
--$300 to $499: 784 (9.47%)
--$500 to $699: 1,417 (17.12%)
--$700 to $999: 1,407 (17%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 610 (7.37%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 137 (1.66%)
--$2,000 or more: 132 (1.6%)
--Median (dollars): $699
Not mortgaged: 3,692 (44.62%)
--Median (dollars): $213

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,704 (44.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,167 (14.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 930 (11.24%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 528 (6.38%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 306 (3.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,500 (18.13%)
Not computed: 140 (1.69%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 6,903

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,533 (22.21%)
$200 to $299: 738 (10.69%)
$300 to $499: 2,496 (36.16%)
$500 to $749: 1,440 (20.86%)
$750 to $999: 257 (3.72%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 73 (1.06%)
$1,500 or more: 65 (0.94%)
No cash rent: 301 (4.36%)
Median (dollars): $383

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,512 (21.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 798 (11.56%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 648 (9.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 696 (10.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 407 (5.9%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,122 (30.74%)
Not computed: 720 (10.43%)

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