West Palm Beach Florida Housing and demographic information

West Palm Beach Florida Housing information

   

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Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: West Palm Beach city
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 40,398 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 34,645 100.0
1-unit, detached 16,787 41.6   1.00 or less 31,577 91.1
1-unit, attached 3,276 8.1   1.01 to 1.50 1,690 4.9
2 units 1,932 4.8   1.51 or more 1,378 4.0
3 or 4 units 3,471 8.6        
5 to 9 units 2,032 5.0             Specified owner-occupied units 13,329 100.0
10 to 19 units 3,157 7.8   VALUE    
20 or more units 9,374 23.2   Less than $50,000 777 5.8
Mobile home 335 0.8   $50,000 to $99,999 6,090 45.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 34 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 2,309 17.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,532 11.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,341 10.1
1999 to March 2000 1,463 3.6   $300,000 to $499,999 749 5.6
1995 to 1998 2,986 7.4   $500,000 to $999,999 403 3.0
1990 to 1994 2,583 6.4   $1,000,000 or more 128 1.0
1980 to 1989 9,280 23.0   Median (dollars) 98,000 (X)
1970 to 1979 7,026 17.4        
1960 to 1969 4,454 11.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 7,980 19.8    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 4,626 11.5   With a mortgage 9,879 74.1
             Less than $300 35 0.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 356 2.7
1 room 1,235 3.1        $500 to $699 1,221 9.2
2 rooms 4,130 10.2        $700 to $999 3,273 24.6
3 rooms 7,095 17.6        $1,000 to $1,499 2,852 21.4
4 rooms 8,764 21.7        $1,500 to $1,999 1,043 7.8
5 rooms 9,195 22.8        $2,000 or more 1,099 8.2
6 rooms 5,052 12.5        Median (dollars) 1,008 (X)
7 rooms 2,658 6.6   Not mortgaged 3,450 25.9
8 rooms 1,372 3.4        Median (dollars) 366 (X)
9 or more rooms 897 2.2        
Median (rooms) 4.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 34,645 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 4,097 30.7
1999 to March 2000 9,985 28.8   15 to 19 percent 2,263 17.0
1995 to 1998 11,808 34.1   20 to 24 percent 1,738 13.0
1990 to 1994 4,696 13.6   25 to 29 percent 1,112 8.3
1980 to 1989 4,576 13.2   30 to 34 percent 747 5.6
1970 to 1979 1,964 5.7   35 percent or more 3,175 23.8
1969 or earlier 1,616 4.7   Not computed 197 1.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 16,570 100.0
None 4,903 14.2   GROSS RENT    
1 16,083 46.4   Less than $200 701 4.2
2 11,161 32.2   $200 to $299 485 2.9
3 or more 2,498 7.2   $300 to $499 2,939 17.7
        $500 to $749 5,854 35.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 4,007 24.2
Utility Gas 1,997 5.8   $1,000 to $1,499 1,585 9.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 428 1.2   $1,500 or more 495 3.0
Electricity 31,132 89.9   No cash rent 504 3.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 134 0.4   Median (dollars) 664 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 62 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 6 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 21 0.1   Less than 15 percent 2,349 14.2
No fuel used 865 2.5   15 to 19 percent 1,883 11.4
        20 to 24 percent 2,295 13.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,791 10.8
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 320 0.9   30 to 34 percent 1,204 7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 383 1.1   35 percent or more 6,065 36.6
No telephone service 1,218 3.5   Not computed 983 5.9
 
Date: January 11, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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