Independence, MO

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2935000, place: Independence city, Missouri)

Total housing units: 50,176

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 35,748 (71.25%)
1-unit, attached: 1,742 (3.47%)
2 units: 2,279 (4.54%)
3 or 4 units: 2,233 (4.45%)
5 to 9 units: 1,976 (3.94%)
10 to 19 units: 2,163 (4.31%)
20 or more units: 2,512 (5.01%)
Mobile home.: 1,497 (2.98%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 26 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 725 (1.44%)
1995 to 1998: 1,697 (3.38%)
1990 to 1994: 2,308 (4.6%)
1980 to 1989: 4,769 (9.5%)
1970 to 1979: 8,366 (16.67%)
1960 to 1969: 11,599 (23.12%)
1940 to 1959: 14,374 (28.65%)
1939 or earlier: 6,338 (12.63%)

ROOMS
1 room: 563 (1.12%)
2 rooms: 1,448 (2.89%)
3 rooms: 3,935 (7.84%)
4 rooms: 8,258 (16.46%)
5 rooms: 12,440 (24.79%)
6 rooms: 10,554 (21.03%)
7 rooms: 6,803 (13.56%)
8 rooms: 3,541 (7.06%)
9 or more rooms: 2,634 (5.25%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 47,359

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 9,036 (19.08%)
1995 to 1998: 13,338 (28.16%)
1990 to 1994: 7,142 (15.08%)
1980 to 1989: 6,676 (14.1%)
1970 to 1979: 4,719 (9.96%)
1969 or earlier: 6,448 (13.62%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 3,117 (6.58%)
1: 18,625 (39.33%)
2: 18,222 (38.48%)
3 or more: 7,395 (15.61%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 41,482 (87.59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 363 (0.77%)
Electricity: 5,265 (11.12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5 (0.01%)
Coal or coke: 10 (0.02%)
Wood: 128 (0.27%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 73 (0.15%)
No fuel used: 33 (0.07%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 153 (0.32%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 272 (0.57%)
No telephone service: 938 (1.98%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 47,359 (100%)
1.00 or less: 46,266 (97.69%)
1.01 to 1.50: 723 (1.53%)
1.51 or more: 370 (0.78%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 29,433

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 4,498 (15.28%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 17,962 (61.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,686 (15.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,346 (4.57%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 724 (2.46%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 179 (0.61%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 22 (0.07%)
$1,000,000 or more: 16 (0.05%)
Median (dollars): $77,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 18,794 (63.85%)
--Less than $300: 172 (0.58%)
--$300 to $499: 1,580 (5.37%)
--$500 to $699: 5,104 (17.34%)
--$700 to $999: 6,976 (23.7%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,859 (13.11%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 830 (2.82%)
--$2,000 or more: 273 (0.93%)
--Median (dollars): $796
Not mortgaged: 10,639 (36.15%)
--Median (dollars): $268

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 12,950 (44%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,520 (18.75%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,939 (13.38%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,365 (8.04%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,237 (4.2%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,226 (10.96%)
Not computed: 196 (0.67%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 15,222

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 718 (4.72%)
$200 to $299: 754 (4.95%)
$300 to $499: 5,076 (33.35%)
$500 to $749: 6,177 (40.58%)
$750 to $999: 1,302 (8.55%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 335 (2.2%)
$1,500 or more: 93 (0.61%)
No cash rent: 767 (5.04%)
Median (dollars): $518

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 3,462 (22.74%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,554 (16.78%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,055 (13.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,517 (9.97%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,056 (6.94%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,575 (23.49%)
Not computed: 1,003 (6.59%)

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