Owensboro, KY, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	24,361	100.0
1-unit, detached	16,565	68.0
1-unit, attached	402	1.7
2 units	1,598	6.6
3 or 4 units	1,912	7.8
5 to 9 units	1,459	6.0
10 to 19 units	970	4.0
20 or more units	1,108	4.5
Mobile home	347	1.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	462	1.9
1995 to 1998	1,089	4.5
1990 to 1994	1,141	4.7
1980 to 1989	2,944	12.1
1970 to 1979	4,243	17.4
1960 to 1969	5,033	20.7
1940 to 1959	6,566	27.0
1939 or earlier	2,883	11.8

ROOMS
1 room	149	0.6
2 rooms	998	4.1
3 rooms	2,909	11.9
4 rooms	4,486	18.4
5 rooms	6,640	27.3
6 rooms	4,564	18.7
7 rooms	2,181	9.0
8 rooms	1,329	5.5
9 or more rooms	1,105	4.5
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	22,748	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,350	23.5
1995 to 1998	6,105	26.8
1990 to 1994	3,480	15.3
1980 to 1989	3,065	13.5
1970 to 1979	2,062	9.1
1969 or earlier	2,686	11.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,467	10.8
1	8,931	39.3
2	8,250	36.3
3 or more	3,100	13.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	18,667	82.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	107	0.5
Electricity	3,851	16.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	18	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	43	0.2
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	24	0.1
No fuel used	38	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	48	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	52	0.2
No telephone service	951	4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	22,748	100.0
1.00 or less	22,249	97.8
1.01 to 1.50	364	1.6
1.51 or more	135	0.6

Specified owner-occupied units	13,053	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,306	17.7
$50,000 to $99,999	7,394	56.6
$100,000 to $149,999	1,979	15.2
$150,000 to $199,999	853	6.5
$200,000 to $299,999	365	2.8
$300,000 to $499,999	134	1.0
$500,000 to $999,999	22	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	76,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,211	62.9
Less than $300	147	1.1
$300 to $499	1,442	11.0
$500 to $699	2,577	19.7
$700 to $999	2,306	17.7
$1,000 to $1,499	1,317	10.1
$1,500 to $1,999	250	1.9
$2,000 or more	172	1.3
Median (dollars)	695	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,842	37.1
Median (dollars)	221	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,244	47.8
15 to 19 percent	2,435	18.7
20 to 24 percent	1,404	10.8
25 to 29 percent	991	7.6
30 to 34 percent	519	4.0
35 percent or more	1,328	10.2
Not computed	132	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	9,004	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,061	11.8
$200 to $299	1,104	12.3
$300 to $499	3,938	43.7
$500 to $749	2,104	23.4
$750 to $999	336	3.7
$1,000 to $1,499	55	0.6
$1,500 or more	37	0.4
No cash rent	369	4.1
Median (dollars)	406	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,957	21.7
15 to 19 percent	1,469	16.3
20 to 24 percent	1,310	14.5
25 to 29 percent	858	9.5
30 to 34 percent	612	6.8
35 percent or more	2,286	25.4
Not computed	512	5.7

(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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