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Benton Harbor, Michigan Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Benton Harbor, Michigan      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  15,064  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 13,355 100.0
1-unit, detached 10,699 71.0   1.00 or less 12,531 93.8
1-unit, attached 296 2.0   1.01 to 1.50 480 3.6
2 units 520 3.5   1.51 or more 344 2.6
3 or 4 units 725 4.8        
5 to 9 units 840 5.6             Specified owner-occupied units 6,498 100.0
10 to 19 units 489 3.2   VALUE
20 or more units 759 5.0   Less than $50,000 2,180 33.5
Mobile home 736 4.9   $50,000 to $99,999 3,081 47.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 857 13.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 153 2.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 165 2.5
1999 to March 2000 264 1.8   $300,000 to $499,999 46 0.7
1995 to 1998 439 2.9   $500,000 to $999,999 16 0.2
1990 to 1994 319 2.1   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 902 6.0   Median (dollars) 68,600 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,993 13.2        
1960 to 1969 2,688 17.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 5,493 36.5        
1939 or earlier 2,966 19.7   With a mortgage 3,953 60.8
             Less than $300 68 1.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 655 10.1
1 room 210 1.4        $500 to $699 1,117 17.2
2 rooms 849 5.6        $700 to $999 1,365 21.0
3 rooms 1,606 10.7        $1,000 to $1,499 568 8.7
4 rooms 2,457 16.3        $1,500 to $1,999 121 1.9
5 rooms 3,755 24.9        $2,000 or more 59 0.9
6 rooms 2,975 19.7        Median (dollars) 727 (x)
7 rooms 1,509 10.0   Not mortgaged 2,545 39.2
8 rooms 987 6.6        Median (dollars) 225 (x)
9 or more rooms 716 4.8        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

13,355 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 2,774 42.7
1999 to March 2000 2,867 21.5   15 to 19 percent 1,036 15.9
1995 to 1998 3,548 26.6   20 to 24 percent 705 10.8
1990 to 1994 1,910 14.3   25 to 29 percent 431 6.6
1980 to 1989 1,934 14.5   30 to 34 percent 290 4.5
1970 to 1979 1,504 11.3   35 percent or more 1,152 17.7
1969 or earlier 1,592 11.9   Not computed 110 1.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 5,592 100.0
None 2,199 16.5   GROSS RENT    
1 5,584 41.8   Less than $200 676 12.1
2 3,970 29.7   $200 to $299 468 8.4
3 or more 1,602 12.0   $300 to $499 2,381 42.6
        $500 to $749 1,545 27.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 268 4.8
Utility Gas 9,507 71.2   $1,000 to $1,499 62 1.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 546 4.1   $1,500 or more 12 0.2
Electricity 2,154 16.1   No cash rent 180 3.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,014 7.6   Median (dollars) 445 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 42 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 23 0.2   Less than 15 percent 795 14.2
No fuel used 69 0.5   15 to 19 percent 688 12.3
        20 to 24 percent 532 9.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 501 9.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 79 0.6   30 to 34 percent 474 8.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 119 0.9   35 percent or more 2,218 39.7
No telephone service 1,288 9.6   Not computed 384 6.9


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