
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 27,329 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,556 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 22,228 | 81.3 | 1.00 or less | 18,913 | 92.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 332 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 863 | 4.2 | |
| 2 units | 735 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 780 | 3.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,112 | 4.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 517 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 12,446 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 142 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 206 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,016 | 8.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,812 | 6.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,692 | 21.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 245 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,064 | 40.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,391 | 19.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 990 | 8.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,407 | 5.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 279 | 2.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,121 | 15.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,541 | 9.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,728 | 39.3 | Median (dollars) | 125,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,782 | 21.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,544 | 5.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 994 | 3.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 212 | 0.8 | With a mortgage | 9,454 | 76.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 45 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 357 | 2.9 | |||
| 1 room | 2,606 | 9.5 | $500 to $699 | 944 | 7.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,734 | 10.0 | $700 to $999 | 2,339 | 18.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,992 | 10.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,918 | 31.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,323 | 15.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,370 | 11.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,588 | 16.8 | $2,000 or more | 481 | 3.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,687 | 13.5 | Median (dollars) | 1,107 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,677 | 9.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,992 | 24.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,901 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 334 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,821 | 6.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,556 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,210 | 33.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,242 | 20.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,101 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,261 | 35.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,866 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,737 | 18.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,189 | 9.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,813 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 830 | 6.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,179 | 5.7 | 35 percent or more | 2,109 | 16.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 324 | 1.6 | Not computed | 141 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,183 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 754 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,603 | 27.3 | Less than $200 | 66 | 1.6 | |
| 2 | 8,761 | 42.6 | $200 to $299 | 118 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or more | 5,438 | 26.5 | $300 to $499 | 570 | 13.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,552 | 37.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 899 | 21.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 12,296 | 59.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 495 | 11.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 876 | 4.3 | $1,500 or more | 59 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 984 | 4.8 | No cash rent | 424 | 10.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,971 | 24.2 | Median (dollars) | 700 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,321 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 20 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 65 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 756 | 18.1 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 543 | 13.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 464 | 11.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 309 | 7.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,708 | 8.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 280 | 6.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,497 | 7.3 | 35 percent or more | 1,375 | 32.9 | |
| No telephone service | 724 | 3.5 | Not computed | 456 | 10.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

