Ferndale, WA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5323620, place: Ferndale city, Washington)

Total housing units: 3,264

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,116 (64.83%)
1-unit, attached: 9 (0.28%)
2 units: 32 (0.98%)
3 or 4 units: 157 (4.81%)
5 to 9 units: 178 (5.45%)
10 to 19 units: 199 (6.1%)
20 or more units: 230 (7.05%)
Mobile home.: 335 (10.26%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 8 (0.25%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 117 (3.58%)
1995 to 1998: 432 (13.24%)
1990 to 1994: 497 (15.23%)
1980 to 1989: 513 (15.72%)
1970 to 1979: 682 (20.89%)
1960 to 1969: 440 (13.48%)
1940 to 1959: 420 (12.87%)
1939 or earlier: 163 (4.99%)

ROOMS
1 room: 76 (2.33%)
2 rooms: 138 (4.23%)
3 rooms: 336 (10.29%)
4 rooms: 559 (17.13%)
5 rooms: 742 (22.73%)
6 rooms: 599 (18.35%)
7 rooms: 309 (9.47%)
8 rooms: 305 (9.34%)
9 or more rooms: 200 (6.13%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 3,139

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 878 (27.97%)
1995 to 1998: 1,150 (36.64%)
1990 to 1994: 492 (15.67%)
1980 to 1989: 361 (11.5%)
1970 to 1979: 119 (3.79%)
1969 or earlier: 139 (4.43%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 153 (4.87%)
1: 961 (30.61%)
2: 1,448 (46.13%)
3 or more: 577 (18.38%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,897 (60.43%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 71 (2.26%)
Electricity: 1,061 (33.8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 24 (0.76%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 86 (2.74%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16 (0.51%)
No telephone service: 29 (0.92%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,139 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,910 (92.7%)
1.01 to 1.50: 160 (5.1%)
1.51 or more: 69 (2.2%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,637

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 36 (2.2%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 129 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 854 (52.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 413 (25.23%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 168 (10.26%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 19 (1.16%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 7 (0.43%)
$1,000,000 or more: 11 (0.67%)
Median (dollars): $140,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,334 (81.49%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 28 (1.71%)
--$500 to $699: 118 (7.21%)
--$700 to $999: 393 (24.01%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 618 (37.75%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 148 (9.04%)
--$2,000 or more: 29 (1.77%)
--Median (dollars): $1,089
Not mortgaged: 303 (18.51%)
--Median (dollars): $292

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 441 (26.94%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 241 (14.72%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 308 (18.81%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 189 (11.55%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 120 (7.33%)
35.0 percent or more: 327 (19.98%)
Not computed: 11 (0.67%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,106

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 82 (7.41%)
$200 to $299: 72 (6.51%)
$300 to $499: 221 (19.98%)
$500 to $749: 474 (42.86%)
$750 to $999: 140 (12.66%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 61 (5.52%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 56 (5.06%)
Median (dollars): $567

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 135 (12.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 132 (11.93%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 190 (17.18%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 113 (10.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 129 (11.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 341 (30.83%)
Not computed: 66 (5.97%)

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