Memphis Tennessee Housing and demographic information

 

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Subject	Number	Percent		Subject	Number	Percent
Total housing units	271,723	100.0		OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
UNITS IN STRUCTURE				Occupied housing units	250,810	100.0
1-unit, detached	163,073	60.0		1.00 or less	235,255	93.8
1-unit, attached	13,186	4.9		1.01 to 1.50	9,809	3.9
2 units	9,942	3.7		1.51 or more	5,746	2.3
3 or 4 units	17,438	6.4
5 to 9 units	25,375	9.3		Specified owner-occupied units	130,695	100.0
10 to 19 units	14,679	5.4		VALUE
20 or more units	25,611	9.4		Less than $50,000	27,399	21.0
Mobile home	2,277	0.8		$50,000 to $99,999	68,286	52.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	142	0.1		$100,000 to $149,999	17,668	13.5
				$150,000 to $199,000	7,556	5.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT				$200,000 to $299,999	5,313	4.1
1999 to March 2000	2,482	0.9		$300,000 to $499,999	2,911	2.2
1995 to 1998	7,358	2.7		$500,000 to $999,999	1,263	1.0
1990 to 1994	10,931	4.0		$1,000,000 or more	299	0.2
1980 to 1989	34,849	12.8		Median (dollars)	72,800	(X)
1970 to 1979	55,566	20.4
1960 to 1969	57,733	21.2		MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
1940 to 1959	78,240	28.8		MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1939 or earlier	24,564	9.0		With a mortgage	94,404	72.2
				Less than $300	1,164	0.9
ROOMS				$300 to $499	8,127	6.2
1 room	4,093	1.5		$500 to $699	21,045	16.1
2 rooms	12,922	4.8		$700 to $999	32,787	25.1
3 rooms	28,352	10.4		$1,000 to $1,499	21,356	16.3
4 rooms	51,247	18.9		$1,500 to $1,999	5,863	4.5
5 rooms	56,993	21.0		$2,000 or more	4,062	3.1
6 rooms	54,171	19.9		Median (dollars)	838	(X)
7 rooms	32,460	11.9		Not mortgaged	36,291	27.8
8 rooms	17,479	6.4		Median (dollars)	281	(X)
9 or more rooms	14,006	5.2
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)		SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
				AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
Occupied Housing Units	250,810	100.0		INCOME IN 1999
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT				Less than 15 percent	44,379	34.0
1999 to March 2000	59,035	23.5		15 to 19 percent	21,411	16.4
1995 to 1998	73,301	29.2		20 to 24 percent	17,028	13.0
1990 to 1994	35,569	14.2		25 to 29 percent	11,778	9.0
1980 to 1989	32,866	13.1		30 to 34 percent	7,953	6.1
1970 to 1979	24,307	9.7		35 percent or more	25,872	19.8
1969 or earlier	25,732	10.3		Not computed	2,274	1.7
VEHICLES AVAILABLE				Specified renter-occupied units	110,422	100.0
None	35,934	14.3		GROSS RENT
1	110,390	44.0		Less than $200	6,957	6.3
2	77,876	31.0		$200 to $299	7,244	6.6
3 or more	26,610	10.6		$300 to $499	29,299	26.5
				$500 to $749	44,690	40.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL				$750 to $999	14,379	13.0
Utility Gas	146,556	58.4		$1,000 to $1,499	3,475	3.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas	2,584	1.0		$1,500 or more	691	0.6
Electricity	100,076	39.9		No cash rent	3,687	3.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	110	0.0		Median (dollars)	548	(X)
Coal or coke	18	0.0
Wood	208	0.1		GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF
Solar energy	108	0.0		HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Other fuel	346	0.1		Less than 15 percent	19,499	17.7
No fuel used	804	0.3		15 to 19 percent	15,060	13.6
				20 to 24 percent	13,876	12.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS				25 to 29 percent	11,495	10.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,844	0.7		30 to 34 percent	8,097	7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,793	0.7		35 percent or more	35,111	31.8
No telephone service	7,297	2.9		Not computed	7,284	6.6
Date: January 6, 2005
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.