Westerly, RI

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4476820, place: Westerly CDP, Rhode Island)

Total housing units: 7,799

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,196 (53.8%)
1-unit, attached: 258 (3.31%)
2 units: 1,444 (18.52%)
3 or 4 units: 995 (12.76%)
5 to 9 units: 339 (4.35%)
10 to 19 units: 132 (1.69%)
20 or more units: 425 (5.45%)
Mobile home.: 10 (0.13%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 42 (0.54%)
1995 to 1998: 432 (5.54%)
1990 to 1994: 469 (6.01%)
1980 to 1989: 1,625 (20.84%)
1970 to 1979: 919 (11.78%)
1960 to 1969: 757 (9.71%)
1940 to 1959: 1,408 (18.05%)
1939 or earlier: 2,147 (27.53%)

ROOMS
1 room: 96 (1.23%)
2 rooms: 173 (2.22%)
3 rooms: 706 (9.05%)
4 rooms: 1,420 (18.21%)
5 rooms: 1,635 (20.96%)
6 rooms: 1,436 (18.41%)
7 rooms: 1,021 (13.09%)
8 rooms: 533 (6.83%)
9 or more rooms: 779 (9.99%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 7,338

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,178 (16.05%)
1995 to 1998: 2,208 (30.09%)
1990 to 1994: 1,000 (13.63%)
1980 to 1989: 1,083 (14.76%)
1970 to 1979: 712 (9.7%)
1969 or earlier: 1,157 (15.77%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 578 (7.88%)
1: 2,618 (35.68%)
2: 3,026 (41.24%)
3 or more: 1,116 (15.21%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,112 (28.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 157 (2.14%)
Electricity: 1,214 (16.54%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 3,775 (51.44%)
Coal or coke: 6 (0.08%)
Wood: 59 (0.8%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.11%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.1%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16 (0.22%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 96 (1.31%)
No telephone service: 52 (0.71%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 7,338 (100%)
1.00 or less: 7,261 (98.95%)
1.01 to 1.50: 59 (0.8%)
1.51 or more: 18 (0.25%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,628

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 28 (0.77%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 185 (5.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,707 (47.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 924 (25.47%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 541 (14.91%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 226 (6.23%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 11 (0.3%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.17%)
Median (dollars): $147,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,338 (64.44%)
--Less than $300: 6 (0.17%)
--$300 to $499: 27 (0.74%)
--$500 to $699: 208 (5.73%)
--$700 to $999: 520 (14.33%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 999 (27.54%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 461 (12.71%)
--$2,000 or more: 117 (3.22%)
--Median (dollars): $1,168
Not mortgaged: 1,290 (35.56%)
--Median (dollars): $397

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,350 (37.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 525 (14.47%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 523 (14.42%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 416 (11.47%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 234 (6.45%)
35.0 percent or more: 568 (15.66%)
Not computed: 12 (0.33%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,872

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 153 (5.33%)
$200 to $299: 176 (6.13%)
$300 to $499: 490 (17.06%)
$500 to $749: 1,276 (44.43%)
$750 to $999: 535 (18.63%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 56 (1.95%)
$1,500 or more: 40 (1.39%)
No cash rent: 146 (5.08%)
Median (dollars): $591

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 419 (14.59%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 519 (18.07%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 411 (14.31%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 339 (11.8%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 240 (8.36%)
35.0 percent or more: 768 (26.74%)
Not computed: 176 (6.13%)

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