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Palmer, Alaska Housing Profile

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 Palmer, Alaska United States
StateAlaska
CityPalmer
Total population4,533 281,421,906
Male2,245138,053,563
Female2,288143,368,343
Median age (years)28.835.3
Total households1,472105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)45,57141,994

Palmer, Alaska Housing

Nowaday all the most Discern household information of Palmer, Alaska, stated below. Housing tenure in Palmer, Alaska can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately nine hundred and forty-nine, which makes ninety-two point four percent, while renter-occupied housing units figure is five hundred and twenty-three that is thirty-two point eight three percent from total amount.

 Palmer, Alaska %, Palmer, Alaska United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households1,472  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,058 71.88%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years698 47.42%32.79%
- Married-couple family741 50.34%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years454 30.84%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present244 16.58%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years185 12.57%7.17%
Nonfamily households414 28.13%31.94%
- Householder living alone339 23.03%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over110 7.47%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years732 49.73%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over253 17.19%23.39%
 
Average household size2.81  2.59
Average family size3.29  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units1,555  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units1,472 92.4%91.01%
- Vacant housing units83 5.21%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use5 0.32%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.2  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)6.3  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units1,472  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units949 59.57%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units523 32.83%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.01  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.45  2.40
 
Total housing units1,593  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached1,172 73.57%60.28%
1-unit, attached5 0.31%5.56%
2 units22 1.38%4.31%
3 or 4 units87 5.46%4.74%
5 to 9 units122 7.66%4.67%
10 to 19 units30 1.88%4.0%
20 or more units122 7.66%8.63%
Mobile home33 2.07%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200064 4.02%2.38%
1995 to 1998320 20.09%7.32%
1990 to 1994135 8.47%7.31%
1980 to 1989373 23.41%15.81%
1970 to 1979375 23.54%18.5%
1960 to 196996 6.03%13.73%
1940 to 1959189 11.86%19.97%
1939 or earlier41 2.57%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room17 1.07%2.2%
2 rooms91 5.71%4.81%
3 rooms172 10.8%9.84%
4 rooms272 17.07%15.97%
5 rooms452 28.37%20.89%
6 rooms222 13.94%18.45%
7 rooms199 12.49%12.06%
8 rooms118 7.41%8.06%
9 or more rooms50 3.14%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.0  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units1,513  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000327 22.21%19.95%
1995 to 1998666 45.24%28.9%
1990 to 1994269 18.27%16.07%
1980 to 1989150 10.19%15.58%
1970 to 197960 4.08%9.86%
1969 or earlier41 2.79%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None75 4.96%10.3%
1575 38.0%34.25%
2624 41.24%38.36%
3 or more239 15.8%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas1,279 84.53%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas8 0.53%6.52%
Electricity182 12.03%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.27 1.78%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood5 0.33%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel6 0.4%0.39%
No fuel used6 0.4%0.69%
 
 Palmer, Alaska %, Palmer, Alaska United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities0  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities12  715,535
No telephone service6  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units1,513  105,480,101
1.00 or less1,423 94.05%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5065 4.3%3.02%
1.51 or more25 1.65%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units892  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00012 1.35%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999416 46.64%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999342 38.34%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999116 13.0%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9996 0.67%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9990  6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)102,600  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage776 87.0%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $49911 1.23%3.89%
- $500 to $69975 8.41%8.95%
- $700 to $999343 38.45%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499271 30.38%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99964 7.17%10.06%
- $2,000 or more12 1.35%8.09%
- Median (dollars)969  1,088
Not mortgaged116 13.0%29.97%
- Median (dollars)315  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent201 22.53%36.52%
15 to 19 percent127 14.24%17.5%
20 to 24 percent175 19.62%13.92%
25 to 29 percent63 7.06%9.44%
30 to 34 percent109 12.22%6.02%
35 percent or more201 22.53%15.79%
Not computed16 1.79%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units534  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20013 2.43%5.24%
$200 to $29930 5.62%5.17%
$300 to $499110 20.6%21.99%
$500 to $749218 40.82%33.69%
$750 to $99976 14.23%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,49958 10.86%8.68%
$1,500 or more6 1.12%2.91%
No cash rent23 4.31%5.15%
Median (dollars)623  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent111 20.79%18.1%
15 to 19 percent36 6.74%14.31%
20 to 24 percent66 12.36%12.78%
25 to 29 percent50 9.36%10.42%
30 to 34 percent38 7.12%7.34%
35 percent or more203 38.01%29.5%
Not computed30 5.62%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.