Mercer Island, WA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5345005, place: Mercer Island city, Washington)

Total housing units: 8,806

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 6,829 (77.55%)
1-unit, attached: 105 (1.19%)
2 units: 9 (0.1%)
3 or 4 units: 12 (0.14%)
5 to 9 units: 266 (3.02%)
10 to 19 units: 601 (6.82%)
20 or more units: 973 (11.05%)
Mobile home.: 11 (0.12%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 96 (1.09%)
1995 to 1998: 325 (3.69%)
1990 to 1994: 366 (4.16%)
1980 to 1989: 868 (9.86%)
1970 to 1979: 1,842 (20.92%)
1960 to 1969: 2,124 (24.12%)
1940 to 1959: 2,783 (31.6%)
1939 or earlier: 402 (4.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 110 (1.25%)
2 rooms: 246 (2.79%)
3 rooms: 601 (6.82%)
4 rooms: 747 (8.48%)
5 rooms: 807 (9.16%)
6 rooms: 766 (8.7%)
7 rooms: 1,069 (12.14%)
8 rooms: 1,413 (16.05%)
9 or more rooms: 3,047 (34.6%)
Median (rooms): 7.5

Occupied housing units: 8,437

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,292 (15.31%)
1995 to 1998: 2,112 (25.03%)
1990 to 1994: 1,132 (13.42%)
1980 to 1989: 1,548 (18.35%)
1970 to 1979: 1,244 (14.74%)
1969 or earlier: 1,109 (13.14%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 281 (3.33%)
1: 2,247 (26.63%)
2: 3,973 (47.09%)
3 or more: 1,936 (22.95%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,764 (68.32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 42 (0.5%)
Electricity: 1,848 (21.9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 643 (7.62%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.24%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 95 (1.13%)
No fuel used: 25 (0.3%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 25 (0.3%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 44 (0.52%)
No telephone service: 16 (0.19%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,437 (100%)
1.00 or less: 8,296 (98.33%)
1.01 to 1.50: 79 (0.94%)
1.51 or more: 62 (0.73%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,053

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 29 (0.48%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 13 (0.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (0.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (0.45%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 356 (5.88%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2,017 (33.32%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2,787 (46.04%)
$1,000,000 or more: 806 (13.32%)
Median (dollars): $573,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,137 (68.35%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 36 (0.59%)
--$700 to $999: 150 (2.48%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 499 (8.24%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 652 (10.77%)
--$2,000 or more: 2,800 (46.26%)
--Median (dollars): $2,011
Not mortgaged: 1,916 (31.65%)
--Median (dollars): $562

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,248 (37.14%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 939 (15.51%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 722 (11.93%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 512 (8.46%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 482 (7.96%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,143 (18.88%)
Not computed: 7 (0.12%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,654

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 46 (2.78%)
$200 to $299: 32 (1.93%)
$300 to $499: 68 (4.11%)
$500 to $749: 215 (13%)
$750 to $999: 407 (24.61%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 416 (25.15%)
$1,500 or more: 383 (23.16%)
No cash rent: 87 (5.26%)
Median (dollars): $1,014

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 260 (15.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 223 (13.48%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 286 (17.29%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 177 (10.7%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 92 (5.56%)
35.0 percent or more: 495 (29.93%)
Not computed: 121 (7.32%)

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