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Homer, Alaska Housing Profile

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 Homer, Alaska United States
StateAlaska
CityHomer
Total population3,946 281,421,906
Male1,951138,053,563
Female1,995143,368,343
Median age (years)38.835.3
Total households1,599105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)42,82141,994

Homer, Alaska Housing

Trustful all the most Learn household information of Homer, Alaska, stated below. Housing tenure in Homer, Alaska can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 987, which makes 85.42%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is 612 that is thirty-two point six nine percent from total amount.

 Homer, Alaska %, Homer, Alaska United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households1,599  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,009 63.1%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years553 34.58%32.79%
- Married-couple family772 48.28%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years381 23.83%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present162 10.13%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years123 7.69%7.17%
Nonfamily households590 36.9%31.94%
- Householder living alone470 29.39%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over98 6.13%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years585 36.59%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over252 15.76%23.39%
 
Average household size2.40  2.59
Average family size2.99  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units1,873  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units1,599 85.42%91.01%
- Vacant housing units274 14.64%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use129 6.89%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.9  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)10.9  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units1,599  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units987 52.72%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units612 32.69%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.55  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.16  2.40
 
Total housing units1,872  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached1,131 60.42%60.28%
1-unit, attached43 2.3%5.56%
2 units119 6.36%4.31%
3 or 4 units156 8.33%4.74%
5 to 9 units115 6.14%4.67%
10 to 19 units88 4.7%4.0%
20 or more units13 0.69%8.63%
Mobile home173 9.24%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.34 1.82%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200059 3.15%2.38%
1995 to 1998154 8.23%7.32%
1990 to 1994161 8.6%7.31%
1980 to 1989706 37.71%15.81%
1970 to 1979528 28.21%18.5%
1960 to 1969148 7.91%13.73%
1940 to 1959107 5.72%19.97%
1939 or earlier9 0.48%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room124 6.62%2.2%
2 rooms170 9.08%4.81%
3 rooms262 14.0%9.84%
4 rooms409 21.85%15.97%
5 rooms338 18.06%20.89%
6 rooms206 11.0%18.45%
7 rooms145 7.75%12.06%
8 rooms119 6.36%8.06%
9 or more rooms99 5.29%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.4  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units1,599  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000450 28.14%19.95%
1995 to 1998502 31.39%28.9%
1990 to 1994282 17.64%16.07%
1980 to 1989233 14.57%15.58%
1970 to 1979107 6.69%9.86%
1969 or earlier25 1.56%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None95 5.94%10.3%
1686 42.9%34.25%
2583 36.46%38.36%
3 or more235 14.7%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas10 0.63%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas236 14.76%6.52%
Electricity299 18.7%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.972 60.79%8.97%
Coal or coke11 0.69%0.14%
Wood63 3.94%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel8 0.5%0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Homer, Alaska %, Homer, Alaska United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities66  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities53  715,535
No telephone service48  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units1,599  105,480,101
1.00 or less1,509 94.37%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5048 3.0%3.02%
1.51 or more42 2.63%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units729  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00020 2.74%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999163 22.36%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999263 36.08%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999158 21.67%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999110 15.09%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,99915 2.06%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)131,600  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage526 72.15%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $49910 1.37%3.89%
- $500 to $69946 6.31%8.95%
- $700 to $999117 16.05%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499221 30.32%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999108 14.81%10.06%
- $2,000 or more24 3.29%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,176  1,088
Not mortgaged203 27.85%29.97%
- Median (dollars)422  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent220 30.18%36.52%
15 to 19 percent119 16.32%17.5%
20 to 24 percent125 17.15%13.92%
25 to 29 percent71 9.74%9.44%
30 to 34 percent48 6.58%6.02%
35 percent or more144 19.75%15.79%
Not computed2 0.27%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units602  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20021 3.49%5.24%
$200 to $29925 4.15%5.17%
$300 to $49992 15.28%21.99%
$500 to $749254 42.19%33.69%
$750 to $999111 18.44%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,49947 7.81%8.68%
$1,500 or more2 0.33%2.91%
No cash rent50 8.31%5.15%
Median (dollars)638  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent100 16.61%18.1%
15 to 19 percent95 15.78%14.31%
20 to 24 percent62 10.3%12.78%
25 to 29 percent48 7.97%10.42%
30 to 34 percent53 8.8%7.34%
35 percent or more187 31.06%29.5%
Not computed57 9.47%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.