General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3369940, place: Somersworth city, New Hampshire)Total housing units: 4,841UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached: 2,159 (44.6%)
1-unit, attached: 139 (2.87%)
2 units: 489 (10.1%)
3 or 4 units: 733 (15.14%)
5 to 9 units: 300 (6.2%)
10 to 19 units: 159 (3.28%)
20 or more units: 365 (7.54%)
Mobile home.: 497 (10.27%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT1999 to March 2000: 88 (1.82%)
1995 to 1998: 116 (2.4%)
1990 to 1994: 131 (2.71%)
1980 to 1989: 566 (11.69%)
1970 to 1979: 916 (18.92%)
1960 to 1969: 398 (8.22%)
1940 to 1959: 1,100 (22.72%)
1939 or earlier: 1,526 (31.52%)
ROOMS1 room: 26 (0.54%)
2 rooms: 146 (3.02%)
3 rooms: 598 (12.35%)
4 rooms: 1,124 (23.22%)
5 rooms: 920 (19%)
6 rooms: 994 (20.53%)
7 rooms: 491 (10.14%)
8 rooms: 245 (5.06%)
9 or more rooms: 297 (6.14%)
Median (rooms): 5.1
Occupied housing units: 4,687YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT1999 to March 2000: 1,164 (24.83%)
1995 to 1998: 1,397 (29.81%)
1990 to 1994: 643 (13.72%)
1980 to 1989: 743 (15.85%)
1970 to 1979: 374 (7.98%)
1969 or earlier: 366 (7.81%)
VEHICLES AVAILABLENone: 445 (9.49%)
1: 1,564 (33.37%)
2: 1,914 (40.84%)
3 or more: 764 (16.3%)
HOUSE HEATING FUELUtility gas: 1,011 (21.57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 212 (4.52%)
Electricity: 257 (5.48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,157 (67.36%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 41 (0.87%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 9 (0.19%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)
SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICSLacking complete plumbing facilities: 24 (0.51%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 26 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 60 (1.28%)
OCCUPANTS PER ROOMOccupied housing units: 4,687 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,579 (97.7%)
1.01 to 1.50: 91 (1.94%)
1.51 or more: 17 (0.36%)
Specified owner-occupied units: 1,906HOUSE VALUELess than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 842 (44.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 820 (43.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 196 (10.28%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 39 (2.05%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 9 (0.47%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $105,500
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTSWith a mortgage: 1,380 (72.4%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 7 (0.37%)
--$500 to $699: 103 (5.4%)
--$700 to $999: 442 (23.19%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 619 (32.48%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 174 (9.13%)
--$2,000 or more: 35 (1.84%)
--Median (dollars): $1,088
Not mortgaged: 526 (27.6%)
--Median (dollars): $454
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999Less than 15.0 percent: 476 (24.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 442 (23.19%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 364 (19.1%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 223 (11.7%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 137 (7.19%)
35.0 percent or more: 256 (13.43%)
Not computed: 8 (0.42%)
Specified renter-occupied units: 2,021GROSS RENTLess than $200: 127 (6.28%)
$200 to $299: 179 (8.86%)
$300 to $499: 296 (14.65%)
$500 to $749: 957 (47.35%)
$750 to $999: 321 (15.88%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 81 (4.01%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 60 (2.97%)
Median (dollars): $621
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999Less than 15.0 percent.: 350 (17.32%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 396 (19.59%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 257 (12.72%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 188 (9.3%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 204 (10.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 539 (26.67%)
Not computed: 87 (4.3%)
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