Wicomico County, MD Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wicomico county maryland dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	34,401	100.0
1-unit, detached	25,084	72.9
1-unit, attached	1,073	3.1
2 units	1,003	2.9
3 or 4 units	873	2.5
5 to 9 units	1,396	4.1
10 to 19 units	1,544	4.5
20 or more units	776	2.3
Mobile home	2,647	7.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	710	2.1
1995 to 1998	2,766	8.0
1990 to 1994	3,642	10.6
1980 to 1989	6,119	17.8
1970 to 1979	6,360	18.5
1960 to 1969	4,232	12.3
1940 to 1959	6,088	17.7
1939 or earlier	4,484	13.0

ROOMS
1 room	262	0.8
2 rooms	772	2.2
3 rooms	2,041	5.9
4 rooms	4,615	13.4
5 rooms	7,847	22.8
6 rooms	7,410	21.5
7 rooms	5,072	14.7
8 rooms	3,286	9.6
9 or more rooms	3,096	9.0
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	32,218	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,492	20.2
1995 to 1998	8,688	27.0
1990 to 1994	5,453	16.9
1980 to 1989	5,454	16.9
1970 to 1979	3,006	9.3
1969 or earlier	3,125	9.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,054	9.5
1	10,747	33.4
2	12,030	37.3
3 or more	6,387	19.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,963	18.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,367	13.6
Electricity	12,991	40.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	8,033	24.9
Coal or coke	17	0.1
Wood	637	2.0
Solar energy	8	0.0
Other fuel	154	0.5
No fuel used	48	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	79	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	171	0.5
No telephone service	995	3.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	32,218	100.0
1.00 or less	31,438	97.6
1.01 to 1.50	534	1.7
1.51 or more	246	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	17,564	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,282	7.3
$50,000 to $99,999	8,483	48.3
$100,000 to $149,999	4,174	23.8
$150,000 to $199,999	2,183	12.4
$200,000 to $299,999	1,080	6.1
$300,000 to $499,999	251	1.4
$500,000 to $999,999	102	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.1
Median (dollars)	94,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	12,427	70.8
Less than $300	154	0.9
$300 to $499	695	4.0
$500 to $699	2,239	12.7
$700 to $999	4,533	25.8
$1,000 to $1,499	3,252	18.5
$1,500 to $1,999	1,095	6.2
$2,000 or more	459	2.6
Median (dollars)	894	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,137	29.2
Median (dollars)	264	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,725	38.3
15 to 19 percent	3,215	18.3
20 to 24 percent	2,527	14.4
25 to 29 percent	1,718	9.8
30 to 34 percent	827	4.7
35 percent or more	2,428	13.8
Not computed	124	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	10,573	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	465	4.4
$200 to $299	599	5.7
$300 to $499	2,745	26.0
$500 to $749	4,342	41.1
$750 to $999	1,504	14.2
$1,000 to $1,499	326	3.1
$1,500 or more	69	0.7
No cash rent	523	4.9
Median (dollars)	567	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,639	15.5
15 to 19 percent	1,565	14.8
20 to 24 percent	1,310	12.4
25 to 29 percent	1,092	10.3
30 to 34 percent	841	8.0
35 percent or more	3,357	31.8
Not computed	769	7.3

(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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