Seattle, WA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	270,536	100.0
1-unit, detached	132,908	49.1
1-unit, attached	5,919	2.2
2 units	9,684	3.6
3 or 4 units	12,178	4.5
5 to 9 units	18,935	7.0
10 to 19 units	23,852	8.8
20 or more units	65,699	24.3
Mobile home	581	0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	780	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	4,081	1.5
1995 to 1998	10,153	3.8
1990 to 1994	12,645	4.7
1980 to 1989	24,238	9.0
1970 to 1979	26,750	9.9
1960 to 1969	33,116	12.2
1940 to 1959	71,809	26.5
1939 or earlier	87,744	32.4

ROOMS
1 room	22,507	8.3
2 rooms	30,181	11.2
3 rooms	45,331	16.8
4 rooms	41,709	15.4
5 rooms	36,886	13.6
6 rooms	30,433	11.2
7 rooms	24,832	9.2
8 rooms	18,516	6.8
9 or more rooms	20,141	7.4
Median (rooms)	4.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	258,510	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	67,692	26.2
1995 to 1998	81,511	31.5
1990 to 1994	36,522	14.1
1980 to 1989	33,844	13.1
1970 to 1979	17,986	7.0
1969 or earlier	20,955	8.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	42,180	16.3
1	109,813	42.5
2	77,961	30.2
3 or more	28,556	11.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	91,726	35.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	2,051	0.8
Electricity	126,143	48.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	33,889	13.1
Coal or coke	11	0.0
Wood	689	0.3
Solar energy	38	0.0
Other fuel	2,753	1.1
No fuel used	1,210	0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,983	0.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	2,412	0.9
No telephone service	2,847	1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	258,510	100.0
1.00 or less	245,931	95.1
1.01 to 1.50	5,002	1.9
1.51 or more	7,577	2.9

Specified owner-occupied units	102,718	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	748	0.7
$50,000 to $99,999	1,795	1.7
$100,000 to $149,999	8,528	8.3
$150,000 to $199,999	18,080	17.6
$200,000 to $299,999	35,715	34.8
$300,000 to $499,999	26,554	25.9
$500,000 to $999,999	9,422	9.2
$1,000,000 or more	1,876	1.8
Median (dollars)	259,600	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	74,340	72.4
Less than $300	176	0.2
$300 to $499	922	0.9
$500 to $699	2,533	2.5
$700 to $999	8,436	8.2
$1,000 to $1,499	25,257	24.6
$1,500 to $1,999	20,373	19.8
$2,000 or more	16,643	16.2
Median (dollars)	1,497	(X)
Not mortgaged	28,378	27.6
Median (dollars)	406	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	32,921	32.0
15 to 19 percent	16,152	15.7
20 to 24 percent	13,658	13.3
25 to 29 percent	11,263	11.0
30 to 34 percent	7,944	7.7
35 percent or more	20,194	19.7
Not computed	586	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	133,305	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	7,072	5.3
$200 to $299	4,454	3.3
$300 to $499	12,882	9.7
$500 to $749	47,023	35.3
$750 to $999	32,441	24.3
$1,000 to $1,499	20,407	15.3
$1,500 or more	6,571	4.9
No cash rent	2,455	1.8
Median (dollars)	721	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	19,401	14.6
15 to 19 percent	19,717	14.8
20 to 24 percent	19,534	14.7
25 to 29 percent	16,853	12.6
30 to 34 percent	11,822	8.9
35 percent or more	40,855	30.6
Not computed	5,123	3.8

(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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