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Gary, Indiana Real Estate Census Data

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units       OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 38,244 100.0
1-unit, detached 26,402 69.0   1.00 or less 35,529 92.9
1-unit, attached 1,682 4.4   1.01 to 1.50 1,857 4.9
2 units 2,161 5.7   1.51 or more 858 2.2
3 or 4 units 1,806 4.7        
5 to 9 units 1,805 4.7             Specified owner-occupied units 18,997 100.0
10 to 19 units 822 2.1   VALUE
20 or more units 2,505 6.6   Less than $50,000 8,648 45.5
Mobile home 1,057 2.8   $50,000 to $99,999 8,423 44.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 4 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 1,337 7.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 371 2.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 122 0.6
1999 to March 2000 96 0.3   $300,000 to $499,999 63 0.3
1995 to 1998 457 1.2   $500,000 to $999,999 19 0.1
1990 to 1994 260 0.7   $1,000,000 or more 14 0.1
1980 to 1989 1,289 3.4   Median (dollars) 53,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 3,978 10.4        
1960 to 1969 8,339 21.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 17,101 44.7        
1939 or earlier 6,724 17.6   With a mortgage 11,916 62.7
             Less than $300 141 0.7
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 1,710 9.0
1 room 378 1.0        $500 to $699 3,000 15.8
2 rooms 1,634 4.3        $700 to $999 3,945 20.8
3 rooms 3,313 8.7        $1,000 to $1,499 2,602 13.7
4 rooms 7,458 19.5        $1,500 to $1,999 432 2.3
5 rooms 10,903 28.5        $2,000 or more 86 0.5
6 rooms 7,046 18.4        Median (dollars) 771 (x)
7 rooms 3,507 9.2   Not mortgaged 7,081 37.3
8 rooms 2,318 6.1        Median (dollars) 308 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,687 4.4        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

38,244 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 7,356 38.7
1999 to March 2000 5,712 14.9   15 to 19 percent 2,793 14.7
1995 to 1998 9,141 23.9   20 to 24 percent 1,773 9.3
1990 to 1994 4,790 12.5   25 to 29 percent 1,509 7.9
1980 to 1989 5,814 15.2   30 to 34 percent 860 4.5
1970 to 1979 6,063 15.9   35 percent or more 4,338 22.8
1969 or earlier 6,724 17.6   Not computed 368 1.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 16,805 100.0
None 7,408 19.4   GROSS RENT    
1 17,110 44.7   Less than $200 2,343 13.9
2 9,675 25.3   $200 to $299 1,423 8.5
3 or more 4,051 10.6   $300 to $499 5,248 31.2
        $500 to $749 5,344 31.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 1,258 7.5
Utility Gas 33,114 86.6   $1,000 to $1,499 287 1.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 621 1.6   $1,500 or more 76 0.5
Electricity 3,477 9.1   No cash rent 826 4.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 575 1.5   Median (dollars) 469 (x)
Coal or coke 6 0.0        
Wood 29 0.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 6 0.0        
Other fuel 164 0.4   Less than 15 percent 3,614 21.5
No fuel used 252 0.7   15 to 19 percent 1,916 11.4
        20 to 24 percent 1,605 9.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,638 9.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 283 0.7   30 to 34 percent 1,046 6.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 348 0.9   35 percent or more 5,429 32.3
No telephone service 1,984 5.2   Not computed 1,557 9.3


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.