D.C. Housing Statistics

Updated June 30, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	274,845	100.0
1-unit, detached	36,331	13.2
1-unit, attached	72,668	26.4
2 units	8,304	3.0
3 or 4 units	21,944	8.0
5 to 9 units	21,735	7.9
10 to 19 units	28,429	10.3
20 or more units	84,947	30.9
Mobile home	203	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	284	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,160	0.4
1995 to 1998	2,649	1.0
1990 to 1994	3,437	1.3
1980 to 1989	13,695	5.0
1970 to 1979	23,859	8.7
1960 to 1969	42,122	15.3
1940 to 1959	92,867	33.8
1939 or earlier	95,056	34.6

ROOMS
1 room	28,107	10.2
2 rooms	32,828	11.9
3 rooms	53,362	19.4
4 rooms	42,165	15.3
5 rooms	31,706	11.5
6 rooms	30,642	11.1
7 rooms	20,395	7.4
8 rooms	16,270	5.9
9 or more rooms	19,370	7.0
Median (rooms)	4.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	248,338	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	56,904	22.9
1995 to 1998	74,124	29.8
1990 to 1994	32,579	13.1
1980 to 1989	33,146	13.3
1970 to 1979	23,233	9.4
1969 or earlier	28,352	11.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	91,699	36.9
1	108,151	43.5
2	38,395	15.5
3 or more	10,093	4.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	162,467	65.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,408	1.8
Electricity	60,016	24.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	17,047	6.9
Coal or coke	69	0.0
Wood	89	0.0
Solar energy	56	0.0
Other fuel	1,713	0.7
No fuel used	2,473	1.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	2,112	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,795	0.7
No telephone service	6,284	2.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	248,338	100.0
1.00 or less	226,351	91.1
1.01 to 1.50	8,740	3.5
1.51 or more	13,247	5.3

Specified owner-occupied units	76,289	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	646	0.8
$50,000 to $99,999	13,574	17.8
$100,000 to $149,999	21,954	28.8
$150,000 to $199,999	11,261	14.8
$200,000 to $299,999	8,631	11.3
$300,000 to $499,999	11,977	15.7
$500,000 to $999,999	6,695	8.8
$1,000,000 or more	1,551	2.0
Median (dollars)	157,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	55,138	72.3
Less than $300	301	0.4
$300 to $499	1,842	2.4
$500 to $699	4,162	5.5
$700 to $999	10,404	13.6
$1,000 to $1,499	17,140	22.5
$1,500 to $1,999	8,141	10.7
$2,000 or more	13,148	17.2
Median (dollars)	1,291	(X)
Not mortgaged	21,151	27.7
Median (dollars)	313	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	29,163	38.2
15 to 19 percent	11,041	14.5
20 to 24 percent	9,566	12.5
25 to 29 percent	6,873	9.0
30 to 34 percent	4,239	5.6
35 percent or more	14,222	18.6
Not computed	1,185	1.6

Specified renter-occupied units	146,863	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	13,312	9.1
$200 to $299	5,521	3.8
$300 to $499	25,902	17.6
$500 to $749	50,678	34.5
$750 to $999	24,710	16.8
$1,000 to $1,499	15,263	10.4
$1,500 or more	7,398	5.0
No cash rent	4,079	2.8
Median (dollars)	618	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	29,414	20.0
15 to 19 percent	20,771	14.1
20 to 24 percent	18,724	12.7
25 to 29 percent	15,914	10.8
30 to 34 percent	10,300	7.0
35 percent or more	41,357	28.2
Not computed	10,383	7.1

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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