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West Palm Beach, Florida Housing Profile

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 West Palm Beach, Florida United States
StateFlorida
CityWest Palm Beach
Total population82,103 281,421,906
Male40,491138,053,563
Female41,612143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households34,769105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)36,77441,994

West Palm Beach, Florida Housing

Today's all the most See household information of West Palm Beach, Florida, stated below. Housing tenure in West Palm Beach, Florida can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately eighteen thousand, eighty, which makes eighty-six point zero seven percent, while renter-occupied housing units figure is sixteen thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine that is forty-one point three one percent from total amount.

 West Palm Beach, Florida %, West Palm Beach, Florida United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households34,769  105,480,101
Family households (families)18,270 52.55%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years7,801 22.44%32.79%
- Married-couple family11,910 34.25%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years4,316 12.41%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present4,732 13.61%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years2,761 7.94%7.17%
Nonfamily households16,499 47.45%31.94%
- Householder living alone13,075 37.61%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over4,099 11.79%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years9,005 25.9%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over8,947 25.73%23.39%
 
Average household size2.26  2.59
Average family size3.02  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units40,461  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units34,769 86.07%91.01%
- Vacant housing units5,692 14.09%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use2,014 4.98%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)2.9  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)10.3  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units34,769  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units18,080 44.75%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units16,689 41.31%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.31  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.20  2.40
 
Total housing units40,398  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached16,787 41.55%60.28%
1-unit, attached3,276 8.11%5.56%
2 units1,932 4.78%4.31%
3 or 4 units3,471 8.59%4.74%
5 to 9 units2,032 5.03%4.67%
10 to 19 units3,157 7.81%4.0%
20 or more units9,374 23.2%8.63%
Mobile home335 0.83%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.34 0.08%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 20001,463 3.62%2.38%
1995 to 19982,986 7.39%7.32%
1990 to 19942,583 6.39%7.31%
1980 to 19899,280 22.97%15.81%
1970 to 19797,026 17.39%18.5%
1960 to 19694,454 11.03%13.73%
1940 to 19597,980 19.75%19.97%
1939 or earlier4,626 11.45%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room1,235 3.06%2.2%
2 rooms4,130 10.22%4.81%
3 rooms7,095 17.56%9.84%
4 rooms8,764 21.69%15.97%
5 rooms9,195 22.76%20.89%
6 rooms5,052 12.51%18.45%
7 rooms2,658 6.58%12.06%
8 rooms1,372 3.4%8.06%
9 or more rooms897 2.22%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.4  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units34,645  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20009,985 28.72%19.95%
1995 to 199811,808 33.96%28.9%
1990 to 19944,696 13.51%16.07%
1980 to 19894,576 13.16%15.58%
1970 to 19791,964 5.65%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,616 4.65%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None4,903 14.15%10.3%
116,083 46.42%34.25%
211,161 32.22%38.36%
3 or more2,498 7.21%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas1,997 5.76%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas428 1.24%6.52%
Electricity31,132 89.86%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.134 0.39%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood62 0.18%1.68%
Solar energy6 0.02%0.04%
Other fuel21 0.06%0.39%
No fuel used865 2.5%0.69%
 
 West Palm Beach, Florida %, West Palm Beach, Florida United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities320  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities383  715,535
No telephone service1,218  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units34,645  105,480,101
1.00 or less31,577 91.14%94.26%
1.01 to 1.501,690 4.88%3.02%
1.51 or more1,378 3.98%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units13,329  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,000777 5.83%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,9996,090 45.69%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,9992,309 17.32%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,9991,532 11.49%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,9991,341 10.06%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999749 5.62%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999403 3.02%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more128 0.96%0.57%
Median (dollars)98,000  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage9,879 74.12%70.03%
- Less than $30035 0.26%0.46%
- $300 to $499356 2.67%3.89%
- $500 to $6991,221 9.16%8.95%
- $700 to $9993,273 24.56%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,4992,852 21.4%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,9991,043 7.83%10.06%
- $2,000 or more1,099 8.25%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,008  1,088
Not mortgaged3,450 25.88%29.97%
- Median (dollars)366  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent4,097 30.74%36.52%
15 to 19 percent2,263 16.98%17.5%
20 to 24 percent1,738 13.04%13.92%
25 to 29 percent1,112 8.34%9.44%
30 to 34 percent747 5.6%6.02%
35 percent or more3,175 23.82%15.79%
Not computed197 1.48%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units16,570  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200701 4.23%5.24%
$200 to $299485 2.93%5.17%
$300 to $4992,939 17.74%21.99%
$500 to $7495,854 35.33%33.69%
$750 to $9994,007 24.18%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4991,585 9.57%8.68%
$1,500 or more495 2.99%2.91%
No cash rent504 3.04%5.15%
Median (dollars)664  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent2,349 14.18%18.1%
15 to 19 percent1,883 11.36%14.31%
20 to 24 percent2,295 13.85%12.78%
25 to 29 percent1,791 10.81%10.42%
30 to 34 percent1,204 7.27%7.34%
35 percent or more6,065 36.6%29.5%
Not computed983 5.93%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.