Whitman County, WA Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	16,676	100.0
1-unit, detached	8,387	50.3
1-unit, attached	427	2.6
2 units	952	5.7
3 or 4 units	1,084	6.5
5 to 9 units	1,357	8.1
10 to 19 units	1,364	8.2
20 or more units	1,549	9.3
Mobile home	1,517	9.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	39	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	166	1.0
1995 to 1998	1,616	9.7
1990 to 1994	986	5.9
1980 to 1989	1,558	9.3
1970 to 1979	3,212	19.3
1960 to 1969	2,232	13.4
1940 to 1959	2,706	16.2
1939 or earlier	4,200	25.2

ROOMS
1 room	515	3.1
2 rooms	1,335	8.0
3 rooms	1,969	11.8
4 rooms	3,284	19.7
5 rooms	2,535	15.2
6 rooms	2,010	12.1
7 rooms	1,653	9.9
8 rooms	1,391	8.3
9 or more rooms	1,984	11.9
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	15,257	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,305	34.8
1995 to 1998	3,941	25.8
1990 to 1994	1,858	12.2
1980 to 1989	1,756	11.5
1970 to 1979	1,143	7.5
1969 or earlier	1,254	8.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,062	7.0
1	5,715	37.5
2	5,538	36.3
3 or more	2,942	19.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,180	34.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	259	1.7
Electricity	7,931	52.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,288	8.4
Coal or coke	22	0.1
Wood	442	2.9
Solar energy	16	0.1
Other fuel	75	0.5
No fuel used	44	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	53	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	125	0.8
No telephone service	146	1.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	15,257	100.0
1.00 or less	14,839	97.3
1.01 to 1.50	278	1.8
1.51 or more	140	0.9

Specified owner-occupied units	5,223	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	407	7.8
$50,000 to $99,999	1,657	31.7
$100,000 to $149,999	1,671	32.0
$150,000 to $199,999	908	17.4
$200,000 to $299,999	427	8.2
$300,000 to $499,999	136	2.6
$500,000 to $999,999	10	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.1
Median (dollars)	119,600	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,330	63.8
Less than $300	19	0.4
$300 to $499	210	4.0
$500 to $699	548	10.5
$700 to $999	1,114	21.3
$1,000 to $1,499	1,053	20.2
$1,500 to $1,999	255	4.9
$2,000 or more	131	2.5
Median (dollars)	938	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,893	36.2
Median (dollars)	278	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,355	45.1
15 to 19 percent	863	16.5
20 to 24 percent	688	13.2
25 to 29 percent	394	7.5
30 to 34 percent	255	4.9
35 percent or more	636	12.2
Not computed	32	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	7,707	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	161	2.1
$200 to $299	522	6.8
$300 to $499	3,274	42.5
$500 to $749	2,574	33.4
$750 to $999	581	7.5
$1,000 to $1,499	168	2.2
$1,500 or more	88	1.1
No cash rent	339	4.4
Median (dollars)	482	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,008	13.1
15 to 19 percent	746	9.7
20 to 24 percent	729	9.5
25 to 29 percent	518	6.7
30 to 34 percent	463	6.0
35 percent or more	3,630	47.1
Not computed	613	8.0

(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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