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Chester, Maryland Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Chester, Maryland      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  2,413  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 2,207 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,649 68.3   1.00 or less 2,173 98.5
1-unit, attached 506 21.0   1.01 to 1.50 17 0.8
2 units 5 0.2   1.51 or more 17 0.8
3 or 4 units 41 1.7        
5 to 9 units 159 6.6             Specified owner-occupied units 1,590 100.0
10 to 19 units 9 0.4   VALUE
20 or more units 8 0.3   Less than $50,000 21 1.3
Mobile home 36 1.5   $50,000 to $99,999 150 9.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 569 35.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 430 27.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 184 11.6
1999 to March 2000 117 4.8   $300,000 to $499,999 135 8.5
1995 to 1998 329 13.6   $500,000 to $999,999 93 5.8
1990 to 1994 351 14.5   $1,000,000 or more 8 0.5
1980 to 1989 576 23.9   Median (dollars) 155,100 (x)
1970 to 1979 456 18.9        
1960 to 1969 145 6.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 273 11.3        
1939 or earlier 166 6.9   With a mortgage 1,257 79.1
             Less than $300 6 0.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 34 2.1
1 room 9 0.4        $500 to $699 47 3.0
2 rooms 46 1.9        $700 to $999 238 15.0
3 rooms 83 3.4        $1,000 to $1,499 503 31.6
4 rooms 329 13.6        $1,500 to $1,999 298 18.7
5 rooms 530 22.0        $2,000 or more 131 8.2
6 rooms 581 24.1        Median (dollars) 1,254 (x)
7 rooms 309 12.8   Not mortgaged 333 20.9
8 rooms 298 12.3        Median (dollars) 347 (x)
9 or more rooms 228 9.4        
Median (rooms) 5.9 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

2,207 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 464 29.2
1999 to March 2000 449 20.3   15 to 19 percent 242 15.2
1995 to 1998 634 28.7   20 to 24 percent 276 17.4
1990 to 1994 347 15.7   25 to 29 percent 163 10.3
1980 to 1989 473 21.4   30 to 34 percent 104 6.5
1970 to 1979 199 9.0   35 percent or more 336 21.1
1969 or earlier 105 4.8   Not computed 5 0.3
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 362 100.0
None 80 3.6   GROSS RENT    
1 546 24.7   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 1,096 49.7   $200 to $299 8 2.2
3 or more 485 22.0   $300 to $499 30 8.3
        $500 to $749 64 17.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 155 42.8
Utility Gas 7 0.3   $1,000 to $1,499 75 20.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 183 8.3   $1,500 or more 8 2.2
Electricity 1,485 67.3   No cash rent 22 6.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 499 22.6   Median (dollars) 877 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 20 0.9   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 5 0.2   Less than 15 percent 64 17.7
No fuel used 8 0.4   15 to 19 percent 58 16.0
        20 to 24 percent 51 14.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 37 10.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 15 0.7   30 to 34 percent 39 10.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 91 25.1
No telephone service 41 1.9   Not computed 22 6.1


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