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Birmingham Census Information - Housing Information

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Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total housing units

112,229

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

68,465

61.0

1-unit, attached

3,131

2.8

2 units

2,812

2.5

3 or 4 units

5,487

4.9

5 to 9 units

9,696

8.6

10 to 19 units

10,078

9.0

20 or more units

12,008

10.7

Mobile home

489

0.4

Boat, RV, van, etc.

63

0.1

 

 

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

1,119

1.0

1995 to 1998

2,329

2.1

1990 to 1994

2,632

2.3

1980 to 1989

10,372

9.2

1970 to 1979

18,577

16.6

1960 to 1969

22,094

19.7

1940 to 1959

38,595

34.4

1939 or earlier

16,511

14.7

 

 

 

ROOMS

1 room

2,099

1.9

2 rooms

4,861

4.3

3 rooms

12,581

11.2

4 rooms

21,875

19.5

5 rooms

23,287

20.7

6 rooms

22,798

20.3

7 rooms

12,548

11.2

8 rooms

6,901

6.1

9 or more rooms

5,279

4.7

Median (rooms)

5.1

(X)

 

 

 

Occupied Housing Units

98,937

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

21,757

22.0

1995 to 1998

28,393

28.7

1990 to 1994

14,110

14.3

1980 to 1989

12,415

12.5

1970 to 1979

9,207

9.3

1969 or earlier

13,055

13.2

 

 

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

16,596

16.8

1

42,782

43.2

2

27,217

27.5

3 or more

12,342

12.5

 

 

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

67,125

67.8

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

1,699

1.7

Electricity

29,529

29.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

106

0.1

Coal or coke

18

0.0

Wood

35

0.0

Solar energy

0

0.0

Other fuel

114

0.1

No fuel used

311

0.3

 

 

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

631

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

618

0.6

No telephone service

3,672

3.7

 

 

 

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

98,937

100.0

1.00 or less

94,669

95.7

1.01 to 1.50

2,864

2.9

1.51 or more

1,404

1.4

 

 

 

Specified owner-occupied units

49,476

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

16,848

34.1

$50,000 to $99,999

23,603

47.7

$100,000 to $149,999

5,916

12.0

$150,000 to $199,999

1,641

3.3

$200,000 to $299,999

761

1.5

$300,000 to $499,999

453

0.9

$500,000 to $999,999

221

0.4

$1,000,000 or more

33

0.1

Median (dollars)

62,100

(X)

 

 

 

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

32,435

65.6

Less than $300

632

1.3

$300 to $499

4,840

9.8

$500 to $699

9,321

18.8

$700 to $999

10,919

22.1

$1,000 to $1,499

5,178

10.5

$1,500 to $1,999

995

2.0

$2,000 or more

550

1.1

Median (dollars)

730

(X)

Not mortgaged

17,041

34.4

Median (dollars)

239

(X)

 

 

 

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

18,308

37.0

15 to 19 percent

7,694

15.6

20 to 24 percent

5,846

11.8

25 to 29 percent

3,962

8.0

30 to 34 percent

2,701

5.5

35 percent or more

9,920

20.1

Not computed

1,045

2.1

 

 

 

Specified renter-occupied units

45,893

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

4,392

9.6

$200 to $299

5,236

11.4

$300 to $499

17,441

38.0

$500 to $749

12,891

28.1

$750 to $999

2,878

6.3

$1,000 to $1,499

669

1.5

$1,500 or more

174

0.4

No cash rent

2,212

4.8

Median (dollars)

446

(X)

 

 

 

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

8,629

18.8

15 to 19 percent

5,934

12.9

20 to 24 percent

5,346

11.6

25 to 29 percent

3,919

8.5

30 to 34 percent

3,040

6.6

35 percent or more

14,661

31.9

Not computed

4,364

9.5

 

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94
 

 

 

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