Kansas Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  1,131,200  100.0 1-unit, detached  818,954  72.4 1-unit, attached  39,495  3.5 2 units  33,399  3.0 3 or 4 units  41,047  3.6 5 to 9 units  39,611  3.5 10 to 19 units  34,840  3.1 20 or more units  49,437  4.4 Mobile home  72,953  6.4 Boat, RV, van, etc.  1,464  0.1 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  24,462  2.2 1995 to 1998  73,503  6.5 1990 to 1994  66,960  5.9 1980 to 1989  148,455  13.1 1970 to 1979  193,842  17.1 1960 to 1969  138,855  12.3 1940 to 1959  257,277  22.7 1939 or earlier  227,846  20.1 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  13,882  1.2 2 rooms  36,857  3.3 3 rooms  88,878  7.9 4 rooms  165,092  14.6 5 rooms  240,195  21.2 6 rooms  208,283  18.4 7 rooms  147,069  13.0 8 rooms  112,191  9.9 9 or more rooms  118,753  10.5 Median (rooms)  5.6  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  59,525  5.7 1  327,762  31.6 2  424,105  40.9 3 or more  226,499  21.8 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  741,988  71.5 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  98,537  9.5 Electricity  178,722  17.2 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  1,571  0.2 Coal or coke  27  0.0 Wood  12,852  1.2 Solar energy  266  0.0 Other fuel  3,002  0.3 No fuel used  926  0.1 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  1,037,891  100.0 1.00 or less  1,006,280  97.0 1.01 to 1.50  20,261  2.0 1.51 or more  11,350  1.1 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  581,960  100.0 Less than $50,000  142,608  24.5 $50,000 to $99,999  216,103  37.1 $100,000 to $149,999  120,734  20.7 $150,000 to $199,999  53,556  9.2 $200,000 to $299,999  32,616  5.6 $300,000 to $499,999  12,558  2.2 $500,000 to $999,999  3,158  0.5 $1,000,000 or more  627  0.1 Median (dollars)  83,500  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  253,402  43.5 15 to 19 percent  112,210  19.3 20 to 24 percent  78,850  13.5 25 to 29 percent  45,511  7.8 30 to 34 percent  27,101  4.7 35 percent or more  60,961  10.5 Not computed  3,925  0.7 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  310,423  100.0 Less than $200  17,320  5.6 $200 to $299  25,846  8.3 $300 to $499  103,580  33.4 $500 to $749  97,619  31.4 $750 to $999  32,101  10.3 $1,000 to $1,499  11,196  3.6 $1,500 or more  3,578  1.2 No cash rent  19,183  6.2 Median (dollars)  498  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  1,037,891  100.0 1999 to March 2000  221,227  21.3 1995 to 1998  293,538  28.3 1990 to 1994  167,023  16.1 1980 to 1989  156,613  15.1 1970 to 1979  98,172  9.5 1969 or earlier  101,318  9.8 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  4,057  0.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  5,270  0.5 No telephone service  29,276  2.8 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  382,518  65.7 Less than $300  3,580  0.6 $300 to $499  37,514  6.4 $500 to $699  76,042  13.1 $700 to $999  112,639  19.4 $1,000 to $1,499  100,791  17.3 $1,500 to $1,999  32,680  5.6 $2,000 or more  19,272  3.3 Median (dollars)  888  (X) Not mortgaged  199,442  34.3 Median (dollars)  273  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  65,448  21.1 15 to 19 percent  49,757  16.0 20 to 24 percent  41,135  13.3 25 to 29 percent  30,831  9.9 30 to 34 percent  20,863  6.7 35 percent or more  77,683  25.0 Not computed  24,706  8.0 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small