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Portsmouth, New Hampshire Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Portsmouth, New Hampshire      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  10,487  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 10,168 100.0
1-unit, detached 4,357 41.5   1.00 or less 10,034 98.7
1-unit, attached 603 5.7   1.01 to 1.50 79 0.8
2 units 849 8.1   1.51 or more 55 0.5
3 or 4 units 1,116 10.6        
5 to 9 units 1,455 13.9             Specified owner-occupied units 3,899 100.0
10 to 19 units 708 6.8   VALUE
20 or more units 1,122 10.7   Less than $50,000 8 0.2
Mobile home 276 2.6   $50,000 to $99,999 257 6.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 1 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 1,136 29.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,113 28.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 851 21.8
1999 to March 2000 58 0.6   $300,000 to $499,999 489 12.5
1995 to 1998 520 5.0   $500,000 to $999,999 37 0.9
1990 to 1994 232 2.2   $1,000,000 or more 8 0.2
1980 to 1989 1,419 13.5   Median (dollars) 170,300 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,463 14.0        
1960 to 1969 730 7.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,930 18.4        
1939 or earlier 4,135 39.4   With a mortgage 2,655 68.1
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 36 0.9
1 room 255 2.4        $500 to $699 107 2.7
2 rooms 595 5.7        $700 to $999 402 10.3
3 rooms 1,450 13.8        $1,000 to $1,499 1,090 28.0
4 rooms 2,427 23.1        $1,500 to $1,999 622 16.0
5 rooms 2,091 19.9        $2,000 or more 398 10.2
6 rooms 1,452 13.8        Median (dollars) 1,360 (x)
7 rooms 943 9.0   Not mortgaged 1,244 31.9
8 rooms 712 6.8        Median (dollars) 517 (x)
9 or more rooms 562 5.4        
Median (rooms) 4.7 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

10,168 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,058 27.1
1999 to March 2000 2,345 23.1   15 to 19 percent 762 19.5
1995 to 1998 3,284 32.3   20 to 24 percent 632 16.2
1990 to 1994 1,496 14.7   25 to 29 percent 452 11.6
1980 to 1989 1,382 13.6   30 to 34 percent 280 7.2
1970 to 1979 838 8.2   35 percent or more 683 17.5
1969 or earlier 823 8.1   Not computed 32 0.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 5,002 100.0
None 822 8.1   GROSS RENT    
1 4,534 44.6   Less than $200 375 7.5
2 3,682 36.2   $200 to $299 279 5.6
3 or more 1,130 11.1   $300 to $499 428 8.6
        $500 to $749 1,466 29.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 1,549 31.0
Utility Gas 4,313 42.4   $1,000 to $1,499 680 13.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 238 2.3   $1,500 or more 81 1.6
Electricity 1,521 15.0   No cash rent 144 2.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 3,977 39.1   Median (dollars) 728 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 60 0.6   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 52 0.5   Less than 15 percent 932 18.6
No fuel used 7 0.1   15 to 19 percent 878 17.6
        20 to 24 percent 824 16.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 616 12.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 72 0.7   30 to 34 percent 387 7.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 57 0.6   35 percent or more 1,147 22.9
No telephone service 96 0.9   Not computed 218 4.4


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