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Seattle, Washington 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 258,510 100.0
1-unit, detached 128,787 49.8   1.00 or less 245,931 95.1
1-unit, attached 5,545 2.1   1.01 to 1.50 5,002 1.9
2 units 9,258 3.6   1.51 or more 7,577 2.9
3 or 4 units 11,556 4.5        
5 to 9 units 18,206 7.0             Specified owner-occupied units 102,718 100.0
10 to 19 units 22,758 8.8   VALUE
20 or more units 61,186 23.7   Less than $50,000 748 0.7
Mobile home 568 0.2   $50,000 to $99,999 1,795 1.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 646 0.2   $100,000 to $149,999 8,528 8.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 18,080 17.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 35,715 34.8
1999 to March 2000 3,054 1.2   $300,000 to $499,999 26,554 25.9
1995 to 1998 9,492 3.7   $500,000 to $999,999 9,422 9.2
1990 to 1994 11,942 4.6   $1,000,000 or more 1,876 1.8
1980 to 1989 23,266 9.0   Median (dollars) 259,600 (x)
1970 to 1979 25,762 10.0        
1960 to 1969 31,644 12.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 68,804 26.6        
1939 or earlier 84,546 32.7   With a mortgage 74,340 72.4
             Less than $300 176 0.2
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 922 0.9
1 room 21,685 8.4        $500 to $699 2,533 2.5
2 rooms 28,556 11.0        $700 to $999 8,436 8.2
3 rooms 42,508 16.4        $1,000 to $1,499 25,257 24.6
4 rooms 39,394 15.2        $1,500 to $1,999 20,373 19.8
5 rooms 35,240 13.6        $2,000 or more 16,643 16.2
6 rooms 29,453 11.4        Median (dollars) 1,497 (x)
7 rooms 24,070 9.3   Not mortgaged 28,378 27.6
8 rooms 18,016 7.0        Median (dollars) 406 (x)
9 or more rooms 19,588 7.6        
Median (rooms) 4.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

258,510 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 32,921 32.0
1999 to March 2000 67,692 26.2   15 to 19 percent 16,152 15.7
1995 to 1998 81,511 31.5   20 to 24 percent 13,658 13.3
1990 to 1994 36,522 14.1   25 to 29 percent 11,263 11.0
1980 to 1989 33,844 13.1   30 to 34 percent 7,944 7.7
1970 to 1979 17,986 7.0   35 percent or more 20,194 19.7
1969 or earlier 20,955 8.1   Not computed 586 0.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 133,305 100.0
None 42,180 16.3   GROSS RENT    
1 109,813 42.5   Less than $200 7,072 5.3
2 77,961 30.2   $200 to $299 4,454 3.3
3 or more 28,556 11.0   $300 to $499 12,882 9.7
        $500 to $749 47,023 35.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 32,441 24.3
Utility Gas 91,726 35.5   $1,000 to $1,499 20,407 15.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 2,051 0.8   $1,500 or more 6,571 4.9
Electricity 126,143 48.8   No cash rent 2,455 1.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 33,889 13.1   Median (dollars) 721 (x)
Coal or coke 11 0.0        
Wood 689 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 38 0.0        
Other fuel 2,753 1.1   Less than 15 percent 19,401 14.6
No fuel used 1,210 0.5   15 to 19 percent 19,717 14.8
        20 to 24 percent 19,534 14.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 16,853 12.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,983 0.8   30 to 34 percent 11,822 8.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2,412 0.9   35 percent or more 40,855 30.6
No telephone service 2,847 1.1   Not computed 5,123 3.8


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