Geographic Area: Niagara County, New York

Estimates based on the one-in-six sample of housing units that received the long form:

_{NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.}

Subject	Number	Percent
Total housing units	95,715	100.0
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	60,968	63.7
1-unit, attached	1,673	1.7
2 units	11,164	11.7
3 or 4 units	7,038	7.4
5 to 9 units	4,684	4.9
10 to 19 units	2,189	2.3
20 or more units	3,493	3.6
Mobile home	4,484	4.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	991	1.0
1995 to 1998	3,211	3.4
1990 to 1994	4,907	5.1
1980 to 1989	7,469	7.8
1970 to 1979	11,431	11.9
1960 to 1969	9,823	10.3
1940 to 1959	29,367	30.7
1939 or earlier	28,516	29.8
ROOMS
1 room	929	1.0
2 rooms	2,523	2.6
3 rooms	6,983	7.3
4 rooms	14,333	15.0
5 rooms	21,136	22.1
6 rooms	21,446	22.4
7 rooms	13,691	14.3
8 rooms	8,232	8.6
9 or more rooms	6,442	6.7
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)
Occupied Housing Units	87,846	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,752	14.5
1995 to 1998	19,885	22.6
1990 to 1994	14,412	16.4
1980 to 1989	15,869	18.1
1970 to 1979	10,569	12.0
1969 or earlier	14,359	16.3
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	9,770	11.1
1	32,335	36.8
2	33,921	38.6
3 or more	11,820	13.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	67,198	76.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,598	4.1
Electricity	6,474	7.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	9,317	10.6
Coal or coke	86	0.1
Wood	793	0.9
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	269	0.3
No fuel used	111	0.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	346	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	459	0.5
No telephone service	1,306	1.5
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	87,846	100.0
1.00 or less	86,540	98.5
1.01 to 1.50	955	1.1
1.51 or more	351	0.4
Specified owner-occupied units	50,045	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,879	11.7
$50,000 to $99,999	29,568	59.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,483	20.9
$150,000 to $199,999	2,861	5.7
$200,000 to $299,999	1,086	2.2
$300,000 to $499,999	145	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	14	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.0
Median (dollars)	82,600	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	32,345	64.6
Less than $300	56	0.1
$300 to $499	956	1.9
$500 to $699	4,590	9.2
$700 to $999	11,136	22.3
$1,000 to $1,499	11,534	23.0
$1,500 to $1,999	3,028	6.1
$2,000 or more	1,045	2.1
Median (dollars)	985	(X)
Not mortgaged	17,700	35.4
Median (dollars)	374	(X)
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	17,503	35.0
15 to 19 percent	9,568	19.1
20 to 24 percent	7,541	15.1
25 to 29 percent	5,126	10.2
30 to 34 percent	3,078	6.2
35 percent or more	6,937	13.9
Not computed	292	0.6
Specified renter-occupied units	26,197	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,689	6.4
$200 to $299	2,038	7.8
$300 to $499	9,966	38.0
$500 to $749	8,916	34.0
$750 to $999	1,885	7.2
$1,000 to $1,499	385	1.5
$1,500 or more	53	0.2
No cash rent	1,265	4.8
Median (dollars)	479	(X)
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,689	17.9
15 to 19 percent	3,362	12.8
20 to 24 percent	3,143	12.0
25 to 29 percent	2,859	10.9
30 to 34 percent	1,805	6.9
35 percent or more	8,468	32.3
Not computed	1,871	7.1

_{(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}