Kentucky - Selected Housing Characteristics: 2008

Kentucky

Selected Housing Characteristics: 2008

Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

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NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

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Selected Housing Characteristics	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,920,533	+/-436	1,920,533	(X)
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	87.8%	+/-0.5
Vacant housing units	234,256	+/-9,648	12.2%	+/-0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate	2.8	+/-0.3	(X)	(X)
Rental vacancy rate	8.0	+/-0.7	(X)	(X)

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Total housing units	1,920,533	+/-436	1,920,533	(X)
1-unit, detached	1,299,460	+/-9,019	67.7%	+/-0.5
1-unit, attached	42,552	+/-3,184	2.2%	+/-0.2
2 units	57,969	+/-4,376	3.0%	+/-0.2
3 or 4 units	74,633	+/-4,737	3.9%	+/-0.2
5 to 9 units	87,834	+/-3,957	4.6%	+/-0.2
10 to 19 units	63,101	+/-3,835	3.3%	+/-0.2
20 or more units	52,384	+/-3,269	2.7%	+/-0.2
Mobile home	241,287	+/-6,706	12.6%	+/-0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1,313	+/-580	0.1%	+/-0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Total housing units	1,920,533	+/-436	1,920,533	(X)
Built 2005 or later	70,284	+/-4,002	3.7%	+/-0.2
Built 2000 to 2004	155,421	+/-5,588	8.1%	+/-0.3
Built 1990 to 1999	345,286	+/-8,458	18.0%	+/-0.4
Built 1980 to 1989	259,757	+/-8,162	13.5%	+/-0.4
Built 1970 to 1979	331,320	+/-7,556	17.3%	+/-0.4
Built 1960 to 1969	233,744	+/-6,624	12.2%	+/-0.3
Built 1950 to 1959	202,152	+/-6,835	10.5%	+/-0.4
Built 1940 to 1949	99,697	+/-4,320	5.2%	+/-0.2
Built 1939 or earlier	222,872	+/-6,599	11.6%	+/-0.3

ROOMS
Total housing units	1,920,533	+/-436	1,920,533	(X)
1 room	47,839	+/-3,548	2.5%	+/-0.2
2 rooms	36,838	+/-3,985	1.9%	+/-0.2
3 rooms	126,709	+/-5,911	6.6%	+/-0.3
4 rooms	312,017	+/-8,344	16.2%	+/-0.4
5 rooms	442,788	+/-9,081	23.1%	+/-0.5
6 rooms	360,802	+/-8,326	18.8%	+/-0.4
7 rooms	233,277	+/-6,225	12.1%	+/-0.3
8 rooms	165,878	+/-5,250	8.6%	+/-0.3
9 rooms or more	194,385	+/-6,026	10.1%	+/-0.3
Median rooms	5.5	+/-0.1	(X)	(X)

BEDROOMS
Total housing units	1,920,533	+/-436	1,920,533	(X)
No bedroom	63,583	+/-4,525	3.3%	+/-0.2
1 bedroom	161,701	+/-5,955	8.4%	+/-0.3
2 bedrooms	523,361	+/-9,338	27.3%	+/-0.5
3 bedrooms	848,212	+/-11,387	44.2%	+/-0.6
4 bedrooms	262,916	+/-6,699	13.7%	+/-0.3
5 or more bedrooms	60,760	+/-3,809	3.2%	+/-0.2

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
Owner-occupied	1,172,529	+/-11,446	69.5%	+/-0.5
Renter-occupied	513,748	+/-9,137	30.5%	+/-0.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	+/-0.02	(X)	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	+/-0.03	(X)	(X)

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
Moved in 2005 or later	607,880	+/-8,803	36.0%	+/-0.5
Moved in 2000 to 2004	355,833	+/-9,617	21.1%	+/-0.5
Moved in 1990 to 1999	349,944	+/-8,052	20.8%	+/-0.5
Moved in 1980 to 1989	158,796	+/-5,542	9.4%	+/-0.3
Moved in 1970 to 1979	115,634	+/-3,882	6.9%	+/-0.2
Moved in 1969 or earlier	98,190	+/-4,466	5.8%	+/-0.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
No vehicles available	138,083	+/-5,401	8.2%	+/-0.3
1 vehicle available	548,437	+/-9,009	32.5%	+/-0.5
2 vehicles available	648,614	+/-10,493	38.5%	+/-0.6
3 or more vehicles available	351,143	+/-9,187	20.8%	+/-0.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
Utility gas	696,439	+/-9,987	41.3%	+/-0.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	115,906	+/-4,560	6.9%	+/-0.3
Electricity	790,805	+/-10,549	46.9%	+/-0.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	25,460	+/-2,892	1.5%	+/-0.2
Coal or coke	5,843	+/-1,466	0.3%	+/-0.1
Wood	44,558	+/-3,030	2.6%	+/-0.2
Solar energy	274	+/-359	0.0%	+/-0.1
Other fuel	3,838	+/-1,059	0.2%	+/-0.1
No fuel used	3,154	+/-833	0.2%	+/-0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	11,443	+/-1,804	0.7%	+/-0.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	13,451	+/-2,049	0.8%	+/-0.1
No telephone service available	37,153	+/-3,477	2.2%	+/-0.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
1.00 or less	1,661,651	+/-9,607	98.5%	+/-0.2
1.01 to 1.50	18,113	+/-2,328	1.1%	+/-0.1
1.51 or more	6,513	+/-1,341	0.4%	+/-0.1

VALUE
Owner-occupied units	1,172,529	+/-11,446	1,172,529	(X)
Less than $50,000	187,209	+/-5,578	16.0%	+/-0.5
$50,000 to $99,999	298,480	+/-7,791	25.5%	+/-0.6
$100,000 to $149,999	257,174	+/-6,888	21.9%	+/-0.5
$150,000 to $199,999	174,648	+/-5,645	14.9%	+/-0.5
$200,000 to $299,999	151,151	+/-5,206	12.9%	+/-0.4
$300,000 to $499,999	70,664	+/-3,364	6.0%	+/-0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	25,763	+/-2,197	2.2%	+/-0.2
$1,000,000 or more	7,440	+/-1,316	0.6%	+/-0.1
Median (dollars)	118,400	+/-1,157	(X)	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units	1,172,529	+/-11,446	1,172,529	(X)
Housing units with a mortgage	733,454	+/-10,233	62.6%	+/-0.6
Housing units without a mortgage	439,075	+/-8,090	37.4%	+/-0.6

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage	733,454	+/-10,233	733,454	(X)
Less than $300	4,981	+/-1,126	0.7%	+/-0.2
$300 to $499	40,864	+/-3,297	5.6%	+/-0.4
$500 to $699	96,984	+/-4,812	13.2%	+/-0.6
$700 to $999	194,469	+/-6,378	26.5%	+/-0.8
$1,000 to $1,499	228,385	+/-7,513	31.1%	+/-0.9
$1,500 to $1,999	98,132	+/-4,160	13.4%	+/-0.5
$2,000 or more	69,639	+/-3,447	9.5%	+/-0.5
Median (dollars)	1,055	+/-11	(X)	(X)

Housing units without a mortgage	439,075	+/-8,090	439,075	(X)
Less than $100	15,005	+/-2,080	3.4%	+/-0.5
$100 to $199	86,980	+/-4,622	19.8%	+/-1.0
$200 to $299	128,995	+/-5,511	29.4%	+/-1.1
$300 to $399	100,090	+/-4,062	22.8%	+/-0.8
$400 or more	108,005	+/-3,884	24.6%	+/-0.8
Median (dollars)	291	+/-3	(X)	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (SMOCAPI)
Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)	730,378	+/-10,301	730,378	(X)
Less than 20.0 percent	318,953	+/-8,339	43.7%	+/-1.0
20.0 to 24.9 percent	125,675	+/-4,859	17.2%	+/-0.6
25.0 to 29.9 percent	82,248	+/-5,141	11.3%	+/-0.7
30.0 to 34.9 percent	53,923	+/-3,786	7.4%	+/-0.5
35.0 percent or more	149,579	+/-6,141	20.5%	+/-0.8

Not computed	3,076	+/-1,029	(X)	(X)

Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)	433,576	+/-8,015	433,576	(X)
Less than 10.0 percent	208,388	+/-6,055	48.1%	+/-1.1
10.0 to 14.9 percent	80,965	+/-3,916	18.7%	+/-0.8
15.0 to 19.9 percent	48,352	+/-3,436	11.2%	+/-0.8
20.0 to 24.9 percent	26,343	+/-2,412	6.1%	+/-0.5
25.0 to 29.9 percent	19,091	+/-1,843	4.4%	+/-0.4
30.0 to 34.9 percent	10,701	+/-1,449	2.5%	+/-0.3
35.0 percent or more	39,736	+/-2,889	9.2%	+/-0.7

Not computed	5,499	+/-1,113	(X)	(X)

GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent	460,774	+/-8,957	460,774	(X)
Less than $200	23,842	+/-2,140	5.2%	+/-0.4
$200 to $299	30,073	+/-3,176	6.5%	+/-0.7
$300 to $499	115,556	+/-5,996	25.1%	+/-1.1
$500 to $749	172,025	+/-6,254	37.3%	+/-1.3
$750 to $999	82,004	+/-4,421	17.8%	+/-0.9
$1,000 to $1,499	29,487	+/-2,930	6.4%	+/-0.6
$1,500 or more	7,787	+/-1,477	1.7%	+/-0.3
Median (dollars)	578	+/-6	(X)	(X)

No rent paid	52,974	+/-4,457	(X)	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (GRAPI)
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)	452,201	+/-9,105	452,201	(X)
Less than 15.0 percent	74,775	+/-5,126	16.5%	+/-1.0
15.0 to 19.9 percent	65,875	+/-4,421	14.6%	+/-0.9
20.0 to 24.9 percent	53,785	+/-4,573	11.9%	+/-0.9
25.0 to 29.9 percent	48,712	+/-3,621	10.8%	+/-0.8
30.0 to 34.9 percent	39,665	+/-3,436	8.8%	+/-0.8
35.0 percent or more	169,389	+/-5,713	37.5%	+/-1.1

Not computed	61,547	+/-5,268	(X)	(X)

Selected Housing Characteristics	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Caution should be used when comparing data for Rooms between 2007 and 2008. Changes made to the Rooms question involving the wording as well as the response option resulted in an inconsistency in the data. It is most noticeable as an increase in "1 room" category and as a decrease in the "2 rooms" to "6 rooms" categories. For more detailed information about these changes, see the Rooms section of the Subject Definitions at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/2008/usedata/Subject_Definitions.pdf#page=21.
�Caution should be used when comparing data for Bedrooms between 2007 and 2008. Changes made to the Bedrooms question involving the wording as well as the response option resulted in an inconsistency in the data. It is most noticeable as an increase in "No bedroom" category and as a decrease in the "1 bedroom" to "3 bedrooms" categories. For more detailed information about these changes, see the Bedrooms section of the Subject Definitions at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/2008/usedata/Subject_Definitions.pdf#page=9.
�Caution should be used when comparing data for Occupants per Room between 2007 and 2008. Changes made to the Rooms question involving the wording as well as the response option resulted in an inconsistency in the data. It is most noticeable as an increase in "1 room" category and as a decrease in the "2 rooms" to "6 rooms" categories. For more detailed information about these changes, see the Rooms section of the Subject Definitions at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/2008/usedata/Subject_Definitions.pdf#page=21.
�Caution should be used when comparing data for Telephone Service Availability between 2007 and 2008. Changes made to the Telephone Service Availability question involving the structure of the question as well as including an instruction to include cell phones resulted in an inconsistency in the data. It is most noticeable as an increase in respondents answering "yes" to the question. For more detailed information about these changes, see the Telephone Service Available section of the Subject Definitions at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/2008/usedata/Subject_Definitions.pdf#page=24.
�In prior years, the universe included all owner-occupied units with a mortgage. It is now restricted to include only those units where SMOCAPI is computed, that is, SMOC and household income are valid values.
�In prior years, the universe included all owner-occupied units without a mortgage. It is now restricted to include only those units where SMOCAPI is computed, that is, SMOC and household income are valid values.
�In prior years, the universe included all renter-occupied units. It is now restricted to include only those units where GRAPI is computed, that is, gross rent and household Income are valid values.
�The median gross rent excludes no cash renters.
�While the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2008 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
�Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available. The data on plumbing and kitchen facilities for Puerto Rico will not be shown because the results of a cognitive evaluation of the Spanish language translation of the questions on plumbing and kitchen facilities indicated that respondents in the Puerto Rico Community Survey may not have clearly understood the intent of these revised questions introduced in 2008.

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