Chattanooga, TN

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4714000, place: Chattanooga city, Tennessee)

Total housing units: 72,107

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 42,495 (58.93%)
1-unit, attached: 2,642 (3.66%)
2 units: 6,674 (9.26%)
3 or 4 units: 3,690 (5.12%)
5 to 9 units: 4,969 (6.89%)
10 to 19 units: 3,784 (5.25%)
20 or more units: 6,703 (9.3%)
Mobile home.: 1,105 (1.53%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 45 (0.06%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,083 (1.5%)
1995 to 1998: 3,373 (4.68%)
1990 to 1994: 3,073 (4.26%)
1980 to 1989: 9,001 (12.48%)
1970 to 1979: 12,490 (17.32%)
1960 to 1969: 13,923 (19.31%)
1940 to 1959: 19,534 (27.09%)
1939 or earlier: 9,630 (13.36%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,213 (1.68%)
2 rooms: 3,080 (4.27%)
3 rooms: 7,042 (9.77%)
4 rooms: 14,770 (20.48%)
5 rooms: 15,855 (21.99%)
6 rooms: 13,118 (18.19%)
7 rooms: 7,399 (10.26%)
8 rooms: 4,662 (6.47%)
9 or more rooms: 4,968 (6.89%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 65,568

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 14,865 (22.67%)
1995 to 1998: 18,181 (27.73%)
1990 to 1994: 9,530 (14.53%)
1980 to 1989: 8,852 (13.5%)
1970 to 1979: 6,595 (10.06%)
1969 or earlier: 7,545 (11.51%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 8,417 (12.84%)
1: 25,838 (39.41%)
2: 21,667 (33.05%)
3 or more: 9,646 (14.71%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 20,709 (31.58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,068 (1.63%)
Electricity: 41,715 (63.62%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,607 (2.45%)
Coal or coke: 53 (0.08%)
Wood: 163 (0.25%)
Solar energy: 23 (0.04%)
Other fuel: 49 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 181 (0.28%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 357 (0.54%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 576 (0.88%)
No telephone service: 2,017 (3.08%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 65,568 (100%)
1.00 or less: 63,656 (97.08%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,267 (1.93%)
1.51 or more: 645 (0.98%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 32,943

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 5,518 (16.75%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 16,140 (48.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,142 (18.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,537 (7.7%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,545 (4.69%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 712 (2.16%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 268 (0.81%)
$1,000,000 or more: 81 (0.25%)
Median (dollars): $83,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 20,350 (61.77%)
--Less than $300: 411 (1.25%)
--$300 to $499: 2,354 (7.15%)
--$500 to $699: 4,677 (14.2%)
--$700 to $999: 6,665 (20.23%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4,036 (12.25%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,270 (3.86%)
--$2,000 or more: 937 (2.84%)
--Median (dollars): $803
Not mortgaged: 12,593 (38.23%)
--Median (dollars): $278

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 14,096 (42.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 5,338 (16.2%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,890 (11.81%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,587 (7.85%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,590 (4.83%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,988 (15.14%)
Not computed: 454 (1.38%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 29,487

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 3,274 (11.1%)
$200 to $299: 2,296 (7.79%)
$300 to $499: 8,797 (29.83%)
$500 to $749: 10,413 (35.31%)
$750 to $999: 2,398 (8.13%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 738 (2.5%)
$1,500 or more: 303 (1.03%)
No cash rent: 1,268 (4.3%)
Median (dollars): $495

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 5,420 (18.38%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 4,453 (15.1%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,877 (13.15%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,975 (10.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,931 (6.55%)
35.0 percent or more: 8,677 (29.43%)
Not computed: 2,154 (7.3%)

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