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Tacoma, 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 76,110 100.0
1-unit, detached 49,572 65.1   1.00 or less 71,447 93.9
1-unit, attached 1,737 2.3   1.01 to 1.50 2,519 3.3
2 units 2,080 2.7   1.51 or more 2,144 2.8
3 or 4 units 3,706 4.9        
5 to 9 units 3,747 4.9             Specified owner-occupied units 38,471 100.0
10 to 19 units 4,835 6.4   VALUE
20 or more units 10,120 13.3   Less than $50,000 635 1.7
Mobile home 221 0.3   $50,000 to $99,999 11,029 28.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 92 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 15,476 40.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 5,921 15.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 3,439 8.9
1999 to March 2000 805 1.1   $300,000 to $499,999 1,668 4.3
1995 to 1998 3,041 4.0   $500,000 to $999,999 218 0.6
1990 to 1994 4,135 5.4   $1,000,000 or more 85 0.2
1980 to 1989 9,156 12.0   Median (dollars) 123,300 (x)
1970 to 1979 11,261 14.8        
1960 to 1969 8,682 11.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 17,691 23.2        
1939 or earlier 21,339 28.0   With a mortgage 29,104 75.7
             Less than $300 90 0.2
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 777 2.0
1 room 2,654 3.5        $500 to $699 2,204 5.7
2 rooms 5,579 7.3        $700 to $999 8,536 22.2
3 rooms 9,318 12.2        $1,000 to $1,499 11,390 29.6
4 rooms 12,899 16.9        $1,500 to $1,999 4,101 10.7
5 rooms 13,762 18.1        $2,000 or more 2,006 5.2
6 rooms 12,572 16.5        Median (dollars) 1,107 (x)
7 rooms 9,382 12.3   Not mortgaged 9,367 24.3
8 rooms 5,161 6.8        Median (dollars) 352 (x)
9 or more rooms 4,783 6.3        
Median (rooms) 5.1 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

76,110 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 9,848 25.6
1999 to March 2000 19,175 25.2   15 to 19 percent 6,769 17.6
1995 to 1998 22,893 30.1   20 to 24 percent 5,612 14.6
1990 to 1994 11,580 15.2   25 to 29 percent 4,410 11.5
1980 to 1989 9,896 13.0   30 to 34 percent 3,318 8.6
1970 to 1979 5,882 7.7   35 percent or more 8,214 21.4
1969 or earlier 6,684 8.8   Not computed 300 0.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 34,347 100.0
None 9,375 12.3   GROSS RENT    
1 28,454 37.4   Less than $200 1,662 4.8
2 26,256 34.5   $200 to $299 1,238 3.6
3 or more 12,025 15.8   $300 to $499 8,771 25.5
        $500 to $749 13,526 39.4
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 5,724 16.7
Utility Gas 27,119 35.6   $1,000 to $1,499 2,287 6.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 585 0.8   $1,500 or more 564 1.6
Electricity 42,967 56.5   No cash rent 575 1.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 4,234 5.6   Median (dollars) 581 (x)
Coal or coke 21 0.0        
Wood 589 0.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 3 0.0        
Other fuel 421 0.6   Less than 15 percent 5,214 15.2
No fuel used 171 0.2   15 to 19 percent 4,823 14.0
        20 to 24 percent 4,544 13.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 3,881 11.3
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 344 0.5   30 to 34 percent 2,674 7.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 660 0.9   35 percent or more 11,987 34.9
No telephone service 1,467 1.9   Not computed 1,224 3.6


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