Alaska Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  260,978  100.0 1-unit, detached  152,688  58.5 1-unit, attached  18,340  7.0 2 units  14,279  5.5 3 or 4 units  19,198  7.4 5 to 9 units  14,971  5.7 10 to 19 units  7,894  3.0 20 or more units  14,078  5.4 Mobile home  17,814  6.8 Boat, RV, van, etc.  1,716  0.7 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  6,793  2.6 1995 to 1998  22,267  8.5 1990 to 1994  17,979  6.9 1980 to 1989  78,090  29.9 1970 to 1979  75,095  28.8 1960 to 1969  30,169  11.6 1940 to 1959  25,001  9.6 1939 or earlier  5,584  2.1 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  17,512  6.7 2 rooms  24,171  9.3 3 rooms  32,375  12.4 4 rooms  46,240  17.7 5 rooms  47,972  18.4 6 rooms  34,904  13.4 7 rooms  24,785  9.5 8 rooms  16,552  6.3 9 or more rooms  16,467  6.3 Median (rooms)  4.7  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  24,075  10.9 1  75,127  33.9 2  84,588  38.2 3 or more  37,810  17.1 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  101,703  45.9 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  4,873  2.2 Electricity  22,697  10.2 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  79,429  35.8 Coal or coke  1,090  0.5 Wood  8,202  3.7 Solar energy  44  0.0 Other fuel  2,416  1.1 No fuel used  1,146  0.5 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  221,600  100.0 1.00 or less  202,630  91.4 1.01 to 1.50  10,060  4.5 1.51 or more  8,910  4.0 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  105,620  100.0 Less than $50,000  6,589  6.2 $50,000 to $99,999  17,155  16.2 $100,000 to $149,999  33,450  31.7 $150,000 to $199,999  27,661  26.2 $200,000 to $299,999  15,453  14.6 $300,000 to $499,999  4,343  4.1 $500,000 to $999,999  774  0.7 $1,000,000 or more  195  0.2 Median (dollars)  144,200  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  34,414  32.6 15 to 19 percent  19,226  18.2 20 to 24 percent  15,936  15.1 25 to 29 percent  11,224  10.6 30 to 34 percent  7,192  6.8 35 percent or more  17,116  16.2 Not computed  512  0.5 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  82,344  100.0 Less than $200  1,155  1.4 $200 to $299  2,116  2.6 $300 to $499  9,627  11.7 $500 to $749  26,096  31.7 $750 to $999  18,437  22.4 $1,000 to $1,499  11,296  13.7 $1,500 or more  2,590  3.1 No cash rent  11,027  13.4 Median (dollars)  720  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  221,600  100.0 1999 to March 2000  57,280  25.8 1995 to 1998  72,632  32.8 1990 to 1994  35,508  16.0 1980 to 1989  35,713  16.1 1970 to 1979  14,899  6.7 1969 or earlier  5,568  2.5 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  14,003  6.3 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  12,496  5.6 No telephone service  6,684  3.0 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  78,582  74.4 Less than $300  214  0.2 $300 to $499  1,913  1.8 $500 to $699  4,413  4.2 $700 to $999  13,118  12.4 $1,000 to $1,499  30,931  29.3 $1,500 to $1,999  19,279  18.3 $2,000 or more  8,714  8.3 Median (dollars)  1,315  (X) Not mortgaged  27,038  25.6 Median (dollars)  393  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  14,268  17.3 15 to 19 percent  11,321  13.7 20 to 24 percent  10,141  12.3 25 to 29 percent  8,082  9.8 30 to 34 percent  6,095  7.4 35 percent or more  20,903  25.4 Not computed  11,534  14.0 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.