DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New York
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 7,679,307 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,056,860 100.0
1-unit, detached 3,198,486 41.7   1.00 or less 6,508,283 92.2
1-unit, attached 379,926 4.9   1.01 to 1.50 281,733 4.0
2 units 836,907 10.9   1.51 or more 266,844 3.8
3 or 4 units 559,886 7.3        
5 to 9 units 407,106 5.3             Specified owner-occupied units 2,689,728 100.0
10 to 19 units 327,654 4.3   VALUE    
20 or more units 1,755,984 22.9   Less than $50,000 151,310 5.6
Mobile home 207,378 2.7   $50,000 to $99,999 714,774 26.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 5,980 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 491,060 18.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 468,384 17.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 501,839 18.7
1999 to March 2000 67,821 0.9   $300,000 to $499,999 252,136 9.4
1995 to 1998 198,312 2.6   $500,000 to $999,999 87,898 3.3
1990 to 1994 259,063 3.4   $1,000,000 or more 22,327 0.8
1980 to 1989 594,390 7.7   Median (dollars) 148,700 (X)
1970 to 1979 866,120 11.3        
1960 to 1969 1,120,598 14.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 2,174,766 28.3    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 2,398,237 31.2   With a mortgage 1,824,984 67.9
             Less than $300 2,307 0.1
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 35,291 1.3
1 room 322,859 4.2        $500 to $699 127,393 4.7
2 rooms 524,796 6.8        $700 to $999 347,548 12.9
3 rooms 1,134,126 14.8        $1,000 to $1,499 544,980 20.3
4 rooms 1,295,062 16.9        $1,500 to $1,999 390,485 14.5
5 rooms 1,229,033 16.0        $2,000 or more 376,980 14.0
6 rooms 1,164,784 15.2        Median (dollars) 1,357 (X)
7 rooms 810,832 10.6   Not mortgaged 864,744 32.1
8 rooms 589,153 7.7        Median (dollars) 457 (X)
9 or more rooms 608,662 7.9        
Median (rooms) 5.0 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 7,056,860 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 847,179 31.5
1999 to March 2000 1,056,606 15.0   15 to 19 percent 460,991 17.1
1995 to 1998 1,844,967 26.1   20 to 24 percent 383,278 14.2
1990 to 1994 1,134,011 16.1   25 to 29 percent 270,107 10.0
1980 to 1989 1,215,576 17.2   30 to 34 percent 180,425 6.7
1970 to 1979 882,141 12.5   35 percent or more 528,389 19.6
1969 or earlier 923,559 13.1   Not computed 19,359 0.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 3,301,784 100.0
None 2,092,756 29.7   GROSS RENT    
1 2,329,545 33.0   Less than $200 180,305 5.5
2 1,927,691 27.3   $200 to $299 157,990 4.8
3 or more 706,868 10.0   $300 to $499 517,885 15.7
        $500 to $749 1,073,246 32.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 699,725 21.2
Utility Gas 3,651,779 51.7   $1,000 to $1,499 390,325 11.8
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 237,949 3.4   $1,500 or more 180,569 5.5
Electricity 615,685 8.7   No cash rent 101,739 3.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2,336,714 33.1   Median (dollars) 672 (X)
Coal or coke 9,563 0.1        
Wood 82,613 1.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 2,539 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 73,671 1.0   Less than 15 percent 631,972 19.1
No fuel used 46,347 0.7   15 to 19 percent 423,635 12.8
        20 to 24 percent 376,000 11.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 322,751 9.8
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 58,418 0.8   30 to 34 percent 235,573 7.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 55,851 0.8   35 percent or more 1,103,248 33.4
No telephone service 132,704 1.9   Not computed 208,605 6.3
 
Date: September 10, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.