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Forest Hills, New York Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Forest Hills, New York      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  34,564  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 33,303 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,219 9.3   1.00 or less 30,062 90.3
1-unit, attached 3,067 8.9   1.01 to 1.50 1,472 4.4
2 units 1,401 4.1   1.51 or more 1,769 5.3
3 or 4 units 679 2.0        
5 to 9 units 706 2.0             Specified owner-occupied units 4,783 100.0
10 to 19 units 272 0.8   VALUE
20 or more units 25,198 72.9   Less than $50,000 105 2.2
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 60 1.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 22 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 39 0.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 334 7.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,852 38.7
1999 to March 2000 50 0.1   $300,000 to $499,999 1,510 31.6
1995 to 1998 83 0.2   $500,000 to $999,999 838 17.5
1990 to 1994 369 1.1   $1,000,000 or more 45 0.9
1980 to 1989 542 1.6   Median (dollars) 300,100 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,701 4.9        
1960 to 1969 5,916 17.1   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 17,015 49.2        
1939 or earlier 8,888 25.7   With a mortgage 2,712 56.7
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 13 0.3
1 room 2,926 8.5        $500 to $699 50 1.0
2 rooms 4,957 14.3        $700 to $999 242 5.1
3 rooms 10,403 30.1        $1,000 to $1,499 509 10.6
4 rooms 7,758 22.4        $1,500 to $1,999 703 14.7
5 rooms 3,278 9.5        $2,000 or more 1,195 25.0
6 rooms 2,585 7.5        Median (dollars) 1,870 (x)
7 rooms 1,141 3.3   Not mortgaged 2,071 43.3
8 rooms 711 2.1        Median (dollars) 495 (x)
9 or more rooms 805 2.3        
Median (rooms) 3.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

33,303 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,869 39.1
1999 to March 2000 5,023 15.1   15 to 19 percent 666 13.9
1995 to 1998 9,640 28.9   20 to 24 percent 477 10.0
1990 to 1994 5,197 15.6   25 to 29 percent 315 6.6
1980 to 1989 4,882 14.7   30 to 34 percent 250 5.2
1970 to 1979 4,461 13.4   35 percent or more 1,112 23.2
1969 or earlier 4,100 12.3   Not computed 94 2.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 19,887 100.0
None 14,132 42.4   GROSS RENT    
1 15,476 46.5   Less than $200 307 1.5
2 3,011 9.0   $200 to $299 264 1.3
3 or more 684 2.1   $300 to $499 1,000 5.0
        $500 to $749 4,882 24.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 6,080 30.6
Utility Gas 16,661 50.0   $1,000 to $1,499 5,493 27.6
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 797 2.4   $1,500 or more 1,507 7.6
Electricity 1,759 5.3   No cash rent 354 1.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 13,415 40.3   Median (dollars) 872 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 44 0.1        
Other fuel 429 1.3   Less than 15 percent 4,519 22.7
No fuel used 198 0.6   15 to 19 percent 2,964 14.9
        20 to 24 percent 2,361 11.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,608 8.1
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 171 0.5   30 to 34 percent 1,387 7.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 182 0.5   35 percent or more 6,148 30.9
No telephone service 154 0.5   Not computed 900 4.5


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