Memphis, TN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4748000, place: Memphis city, Tennessee)

Total housing units: 271,723

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 163,073 (60.01%)
1-unit, attached: 13,186 (4.85%)
2 units: 9,942 (3.66%)
3 or 4 units: 17,438 (6.42%)
5 to 9 units: 25,375 (9.34%)
10 to 19 units: 14,679 (5.4%)
20 or more units: 25,611 (9.43%)
Mobile home.: 2,277 (0.84%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 142 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 2,482 (0.91%)
1995 to 1998: 7,358 (2.71%)
1990 to 1994: 10,931 (4.02%)
1980 to 1989: 34,849 (12.83%)
1970 to 1979: 55,566 (20.45%)
1960 to 1969: 57,733 (21.25%)
1940 to 1959: 78,240 (28.79%)
1939 or earlier: 24,564 (9.04%)

ROOMS
1 room: 4,093 (1.51%)
2 rooms: 12,922 (4.76%)
3 rooms: 28,352 (10.43%)
4 rooms: 51,247 (18.86%)
5 rooms: 56,993 (20.97%)
6 rooms: 54,171 (19.94%)
7 rooms: 32,460 (11.95%)
8 rooms: 17,479 (6.43%)
9 or more rooms: 14,006 (5.15%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 250,810

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 59,035 (23.54%)
1995 to 1998: 73,301 (29.23%)
1990 to 1994: 35,569 (14.18%)
1980 to 1989: 32,866 (13.1%)
1970 to 1979: 24,307 (9.69%)
1969 or earlier: 25,732 (10.26%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 35,934 (14.33%)
1: 110,390 (44.01%)
2: 77,876 (31.05%)
3 or more: 26,610 (10.61%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 146,556 (58.43%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 2,584 (1.03%)
Electricity: 100,076 (39.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 110 (0.04%)
Coal or coke: 18 (0.01%)
Wood: 208 (0.08%)
Solar energy: 108 (0.04%)
Other fuel: 346 (0.14%)
No fuel used: 804 (0.32%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1,844 (0.74%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1,793 (0.71%)
No telephone service: 7,297 (2.91%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 250,810 (100%)
1.00 or less: 235,212 (93.78%)
1.01 to 1.50: 9,852 (3.93%)
1.51 or more: 5,746 (2.29%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 130,695

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 27,399 (20.96%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 68,286 (52.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17,668 (13.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7,556 (5.78%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 5,313 (4.07%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,911 (2.23%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 1,263 (0.97%)
$1,000,000 or more: 299 (0.23%)
Median (dollars): $72,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 94,404 (72.23%)
--Less than $300: 1,164 (0.89%)
--$300 to $499: 8,127 (6.22%)
--$500 to $699: 21,045 (16.1%)
--$700 to $999: 32,787 (25.09%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 21,356 (16.34%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 5,863 (4.49%)
--$2,000 or more: 4,062 (3.11%)
--Median (dollars): $838
Not mortgaged: 36,291 (27.77%)
--Median (dollars): $281

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 44,379 (33.96%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 21,411 (16.38%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 17,028 (13.03%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 11,778 (9.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 7,953 (6.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 25,872 (19.8%)
Not computed: 2,274 (1.74%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 110,422

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 6,957 (6.3%)
$200 to $299: 7,244 (6.56%)
$300 to $499: 29,299 (26.53%)
$500 to $749: 44,690 (40.47%)
$750 to $999: 14,379 (13.02%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 3,475 (3.15%)
$1,500 or more: 691 (0.63%)
No cash rent: 3,687 (3.34%)
Median (dollars): $548

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 19,499 (17.66%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 15,060 (13.64%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 13,876 (12.57%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 11,495 (10.41%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8,097 (7.33%)
35.0 percent or more: 35,111 (31.8%)
Not computed: 7,284 (6.6%)

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