Kent County, MI Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Kent county michigan dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	224,000	100.0
1-unit, detached	142,341	63.5
1-unit, attached	10,303	4.6
2 units	13,580	6.1
3 or 4 units	8,518	3.8
5 to 9 units	9,792	4.4
10 to 19 units	13,900	6.2
20 or more units	14,472	6.5
Mobile home	11,069	4.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	5,536	2.5
1995 to 1998	18,357	8.2
1990 to 1994	16,761	7.5
1980 to 1989	31,100	13.9
1970 to 1979	34,451	15.4
1960 to 1969	28,495	12.7
1940 to 1959	47,153	21.1
1939 or earlier	42,147	18.8

ROOMS
1 room	3,316	1.5
2 rooms	7,359	3.3
3 rooms	18,684	8.3
4 rooms	31,109	13.9
5 rooms	42,312	18.9
6 rooms	40,610	18.1
7 rooms	32,071	14.3
8 rooms	22,276	9.9
9 or more rooms	26,263	11.7
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	212,890	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	45,141	21.2
1995 to 1998	66,100	31.0
1990 to 1994	34,169	16.1
1980 to 1989	31,720	14.9
1970 to 1979	16,741	7.9
1969 or earlier	19,019	8.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	14,981	7.0
1	71,689	33.7
2	90,423	42.5
3 or more	35,797	16.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	183,837	86.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	10,537	4.9
Electricity	10,839	5.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	4,315	2.0
Coal or coke	12	0.0
Wood	1,255	0.6
Solar energy	58	0.0
Other fuel	1,270	0.6
No fuel used	767	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	939	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,385	0.7
No telephone service	4,831	2.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	212,890	100.0
1.00 or less	205,852	96.7
1.01 to 1.50	4,306	2.0
1.51 or more	2,732	1.3

Specified owner-occupied units	125,114	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,431	4.3
$50,000 to $99,999	43,322	34.6
$100,000 to $149,999	40,635	32.5
$150,000 to $199,999	18,387	14.7
$200,000 to $299,999	12,031	9.6
$300,000 to $499,999	4,105	3.3
$500,000 to $999,999	1,043	0.8
$1,000,000 or more	160	0.1
Median (dollars)	115,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	92,210	73.7
Less than $300	330	0.3
$300 to $499	4,016	3.2
$500 to $699	14,535	11.6
$700 to $999	31,402	25.1
$1,000 to $1,499	27,266	21.8
$1,500 to $1,999	9,332	7.5
$2,000 or more	5,329	4.3
Median (dollars)	956	(X)
Not mortgaged	32,904	26.3
Median (dollars)	280	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	50,466	40.3
15 to 19 percent	24,828	19.8
20 to 24 percent	18,186	14.5
25 to 29 percent	11,263	9.0
30 to 34 percent	5,871	4.7
35 percent or more	13,805	11.0
Not computed	695	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	62,733	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,522	4.0
$200 to $299	2,107	3.4
$300 to $499	17,237	27.5
$500 to $749	29,905	47.7
$750 to $999	6,677	10.6
$1,000 to $1,499	2,004	3.2
$1,500 or more	549	0.9
No cash rent	1,732	2.8
Median (dollars)	554	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	13,457	21.5
15 to 19 percent	10,780	17.2
20 to 24 percent	8,440	13.5
25 to 29 percent	6,513	10.4
30 to 34 percent	4,199	6.7
35 percent or more	16,348	26.1
Not computed	2,996	4.8

(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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