Michigan Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  4,234,279  100.0 1-unit, detached  2,988,818  70.6 1-unit, attached  164,910  3.9 2 units  146,414  3.5 3 or 4 units  118,067  2.8 5 to 9 units  169,946  4.0 10 to 19 units  144,848  3.4 20 or more units  216,573  5.1 Mobile home  277,158  6.5 Boat, RV, van, etc.  7,545  0.2 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  91,872  2.2 1995 to 1998  272,594  6.4 1990 to 1994  259,389  6.1 1980 to 1989  446,197  10.5 1970 to 1979  722,799  17.1 1960 to 1969  602,670  14.2 1940 to 1959  1,123,299  26.5 1939 or earlier  715,459  16.9 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  50,170  1.2 2 rooms  135,304  3.2 3 rooms  333,130  7.9 4 rooms  599,129  14.1 5 rooms  958,345  22.6 6 rooms  882,230  20.8 7 rooms  562,036  13.3 8 rooms  365,157  8.6 9 or more rooms  348,778  8.2 Median (rooms)  5.5  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  290,240  7.7 1  1,277,655  33.7 2  1,541,576  40.7 3 or more  676,190  17.9 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  2,961,242  78.2 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  357,502  9.4 Electricity  251,208  6.6 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  130,933  3.5 Coal or coke  659  0.0 Wood  54,608  1.4 Solar energy  641  0.0 Other fuel  18,413  0.5 No fuel used  10,455  0.3 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  3,785,661  100.0 1.00 or less  3,671,717  97.0 1.01 to 1.50  75,064  2.0 1.51 or more  38,880  1.0 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  2,269,175  100.0 Less than $50,000  224,603  9.9 $50,000 to $99,999  711,648  31.4 $100,000 to $149,999  603,454  26.6 $150,000 to $199,999  339,716  15.0 $200,000 to $299,999  252,044  11.1 $300,000 to $499,999  104,079  4.6 $500,000 to $999,999  27,642  1.2 $1,000,000 or more  5,989  0.3 Median (dollars)  115,600  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  947,804  41.8 15 to 19 percent  416,803  18.4 20 to 24 percent  297,909  13.1 25 to 29 percent  188,161  8.3 30 to 34 percent  112,427  5.0 35 percent or more  288,961  12.7 Not computed  17,110  0.8 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  976,313  100.0 Less than $200  53,844  5.5 $200 to $299  52,030  5.3 $300 to $499  275,832  28.3 $500 to $749  373,820  38.3 $750 to $999  122,289  12.5 $1,000 to $1,499  42,865  4.4 $1,500 or more  12,867  1.3 No cash rent  42,766  4.4 Median (dollars)  546  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  3,785,661  100.0 1999 to March 2000  661,630  17.5 1995 to 1998  1,053,121  27.8 1990 to 1994  616,386  16.3 1980 to 1989  614,938  16.2 1970 to 1979  415,497  11.0 1969 or earlier  424,089  11.2 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  16,971  0.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  17,844  0.5 No telephone service  99,747  2.6 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  1,580,828  69.7 Less than $300  9,917  0.4 $300 to $499  106,879  4.7 $500 to $699  254,041  11.2 $700 to $999  460,678  20.3 $1,000 to $1,499  459,859  20.3 $1,500 to $1,999  176,098  7.8 $2,000 or more  113,356  5.0 Median (dollars)  972  (X) Not mortgaged  688,347  30.3 Median (dollars)  288  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  203,605  20.9 15 to 19 percent  144,994  14.9 20 to 24 percent  120,980  12.4 25 to 29 percent  97,918  10.0 30 to 34 percent  66,101  6.8 35 percent or more  277,644  28.4 Not computed  65,071  6.7 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.