Bellingham, WA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5305280, place: Bellingham city, Washington)

Total housing units: 29,425

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 14,786 (50.25%)
1-unit, attached: 1,286 (4.37%)
2 units: 1,576 (5.36%)
3 or 4 units: 1,898 (6.45%)
5 to 9 units: 1,971 (6.7%)
10 to 19 units: 2,975 (10.11%)
20 or more units: 4,104 (13.95%)
Mobile home.: 814 (2.77%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 15 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 833 (2.83%)
1995 to 1998: 3,413 (11.6%)
1990 to 1994: 3,342 (11.36%)
1980 to 1989: 3,719 (12.64%)
1970 to 1979: 5,393 (18.33%)
1960 to 1969: 2,566 (8.72%)
1940 to 1959: 3,608 (12.26%)
1939 or earlier: 6,551 (22.26%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,530 (5.2%)
2 rooms: 2,495 (8.48%)
3 rooms: 3,634 (12.35%)
4 rooms: 6,315 (21.46%)
5 rooms: 5,178 (17.6%)
6 rooms: 4,109 (13.96%)
7 rooms: 2,774 (9.43%)
8 rooms: 1,656 (5.63%)
9 or more rooms: 1,734 (5.89%)
Median (rooms): 4.6

Occupied housing units: 27,949

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 9,739 (34.85%)
1995 to 1998: 8,505 (30.43%)
1990 to 1994: 3,692 (13.21%)
1980 to 1989: 3,135 (11.22%)
1970 to 1979: 1,407 (5.03%)
1969 or earlier: 1,471 (5.26%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,861 (10.24%)
1: 10,857 (38.85%)
2: 9,909 (35.45%)
3 or more: 4,322 (15.46%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 15,304 (54.76%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 394 (1.41%)
Electricity: 11,375 (40.7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 321 (1.15%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 280 (1%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 208 (0.74%)
No fuel used: 67 (0.24%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 133 (0.48%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 352 (1.26%)
No telephone service: 355 (1.27%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 27,949 (100%)
1.00 or less: 26,978 (96.53%)
1.01 to 1.50: 431 (1.54%)
1.51 or more: 540 (1.93%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 10,919

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 87 (0.8%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,025 (9.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,904 (35.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,915 (26.7%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,919 (17.57%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 896 (8.21%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 150 (1.37%)
$1,000,000 or more: 23 (0.21%)
Median (dollars): $156,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 7,520 (68.87%)
--Less than $300: 35 (0.32%)
--$300 to $499: 154 (1.41%)
--$500 to $699: 515 (4.72%)
--$700 to $999: 2,037 (18.66%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,121 (28.58%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,027 (9.41%)
--$2,000 or more: 631 (5.78%)
--Median (dollars): $1,133
Not mortgaged: 3,399 (31.13%)
--Median (dollars): $323

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,820 (34.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,675 (15.34%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,640 (15.02%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,144 (10.48%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 841 (7.7%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,696 (15.53%)
Not computed: 103 (0.94%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 14,546

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 484 (3.33%)
$200 to $299: 611 (4.2%)
$300 to $499: 3,102 (21.33%)
$500 to $749: 6,113 (42.03%)
$750 to $999: 2,390 (16.43%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 1,150 (7.91%)
$1,500 or more: 419 (2.88%)
No cash rent: 277 (1.9%)
Median (dollars): $613

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,457 (10.02%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,621 (11.14%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,840 (12.65%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,348 (9.27%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,306 (8.98%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,404 (44.03%)
Not computed: 570 (3.92%)

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