Puerto Rico - Selected Housing Characteristics: 2006

Puerto Rico

Selected Housing Characteristics: 2006

Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey
Survey: Puerto Rico 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: 2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,437,597	+/-5,917
Occupied housing units	1,240,456	+/-7,941
Vacant housing units	197,141	+/-5,904

Homeowner vacancy rate	2.0	+/-0.2
Rental vacancy rate	6.9	+/-0.6

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	990,697	+/-7,996
1-unit, attached	187,647	+/-5,620
2 units	46,604	+/-2,642
3 or 4 units	33,555	+/-2,449
5 to 9 units	54,860	+/-2,779
10 to 19 units	43,803	+/-3,333
20 or more units	77,232	+/-3,481
Mobile home	3,098	+/-736
Boat, RV, van, etc.	101	+/-117

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2005 or later	6,551	+/-1,207
Built 2000 to 2004	81,485	+/-3,946
Built 1990 to 1999	226,272	+/-5,720
Built 1980 to 1989	251,755	+/-6,120
Built 1970 to 1979	349,122	+/-6,342
Built 1960 to 1969	277,232	+/-5,549
Built 1950 to 1959	141,898	+/-4,525
Built 1940 to 1949	57,395	+/-3,127
Built 1939 or earlier	45,887	+/-2,432

ROOMS
1 room	13,090	+/-1,685
2 rooms	51,472	+/-3,263
3 rooms	184,106	+/-5,989
4 rooms	397,529	+/-7,676
5 rooms	473,184	+/-7,757
6 rooms	212,551	+/-6,071
7 rooms	72,076	+/-3,881
8 rooms	20,828	+/-1,887
9 rooms or more	12,761	+/-1,318
Median (rooms)	4.7	+/-0.1

BEDROOMS
No bedroom	29,139	+/-2,424
1 bedroom	87,915	+/-3,852
2 bedrooms	299,889	+/-6,469
3 bedrooms	780,069	+/-8,681
4 bedrooms	204,138	+/-6,010
5 or more bedrooms	36,447	+/-2,313

Occupied housing units	1,240,456	+/-7,941
HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied	919,418	+/-7,934
Renter-occupied	321,038	+/-7,568

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.16	+/-0.03
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.04	+/-0.05

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Moved in 2005 or later	138,657	+/-4,815
Moved in 2000 to 2004	268,347	+/-7,041
Moved in 1990 to 1999	298,457	+/-6,780
Moved in 1980 to 1989	203,588	+/-5,072
Moved in 1970 to 1979	172,466	+/-4,603
Moved in 1969 or earlier	158,941	+/-4,213

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	263,164	+/-6,492
1 vehicle available	507,848	+/-7,994
2 vehicles available	352,830	+/-6,782
3 or more vehicles available	116,614	+/-4,956

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,591	+/-433
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	22,474	+/-1,804
Electricity	180,139	+/-5,041
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	301	+/-199
Coal or coke	0	+/-275
Wood	76	+/-123
Solar energy	8,950	+/-1,057
Other fuel	1,163	+/-330
No fuel used	1,025,762	+/-8,214

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	98,625	+/-3,830
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	13,941	+/-1,892
No telephone service available	326,875	+/-7,517

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	1,159,570	+/-8,156
1.01 to 1.50	65,423	+/-3,561
1.51 or more	15,463	+/-1,922

Owner-occupied units	919,418	+/-7,934
VALUE
Less than $50,000	128,534	+/-3,958
$50,000 to $99,999	341,800	+/-6,352
$100,000 to $149,999	214,045	+/-5,531
$150,000 to $199,999	118,039	+/-4,801
$200,000 to $299,999	70,755	+/-3,059
$300,000 to $499,999	30,122	+/-2,166
$500,000 to $999,999	12,631	+/-1,532
$1,000,000 or more	3,492	+/-835
Median (dollars)	98,700	+/-681

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	362,646	+/-6,916
Less than $300	10,304	+/-1,449
$300 to $499	48,838	+/-2,960
$500 to $699	86,193	+/-3,715
$700 to $999	100,998	+/-4,449
$1,000 to $1,499	73,923	+/-3,722
$1,500 to $1,999	23,432	+/-2,340
$2,000 or more	18,958	+/-2,050
Median (dollars)	791	+/-10
Housing units without a mortgage	556,772	+/-7,040
Less than $100	162,457	+/-5,228
$100 to $199	251,450	+/-5,042
$200 to $299	86,091	+/-3,637
$300 to $399	29,909	+/-2,363
$400 or more	26,865	+/-2,173
Median (dollars)	139	+/-2

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	362,646	+/-6,916
Less than 20.0 percent	93,081	+/-3,706
20.0 to 24.9 percent	49,823	+/-3,406
25.0 to 29.9 percent	44,118	+/-3,000
30.0 to 34.9 percent	33,615	+/-2,347
35.0 percent or more	137,412	+/-5,632
Not computed	4,597	+/-959
Housing unit without a mortgage	556,772	+/-7,040
Less than 10.0 percent	245,142	+/-4,627
10.0 to 14.9 percent	95,471	+/-3,875
15.0 to 19.9 percent	54,251	+/-2,652
20.0 to 24.9 percent	34,996	+/-2,658
25.0 to 29.9 percent	23,944	+/-1,823
30.0 to 34.9 percent	15,551	+/-1,766
35.0 percent or more	60,935	+/-3,502
Not computed	26,482	+/-2,278

Renter-occupied units	321,038	+/-7,568
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	45,938	+/-2,559
$200 to $299	28,429	+/-2,263
$300 to $499	71,016	+/-3,935
$500 to $749	46,888	+/-2,869
$750 to $999	16,519	+/-1,753
$1,000 to $1,499	6,523	+/-1,151
$1,500 or more	1,156	+/-457
No cash rent	104,569	+/-4,489
Median (dollars)	395	+/-9

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15.0 percent	25,575	+/-2,275
15.0 to 19.9 percent	19,949	+/-2,005
20.0 to 24.9 percent	24,428	+/-2,427
25.0 to 29.9 percent	18,851	+/-1,985
30.0 to 34.9 percent	16,025	+/-1,957
35.0 percent or more	95,073	+/-5,393
Not computed	121,137	+/-4,520

Selected Housing Characteristics: 2006	Estimate	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 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:
�The median gross rent excludes no cash renters.
�While the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2005 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.

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.

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