CITY OF LOMITA - 2000 CENSUS GENERAL INFORMATION

PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS: 2000


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total housing units

8,762

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

 

1-unit, detached

4,192

47.8

1-unit, attached

792

9.0

2 units

193

2.2

3 or 4 units

392

4.5

5 to 9 units

565

6.4

10 to 19 units

577

6.6

20 or more units

1,551

17.7

Mobile home

444

5.1

Boat, RV, van, etc.

56

0.6

 

 

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

28

0.3

1995 to 1998

110

1.3

1990 to 1994

289

3.3

1980 to 1989

883

10.1

1970 to 1979

1,569

17.9

1960 to 1969

2,048

23.4

1940 to 1959

3,007

34.3

1939 or earlier

828

9.4

 

 

 

ROOMS

 

 

1 room

385

4.4

2 rooms

1,069

12.2

3 rooms

1,568

17.9

4 rooms

1,961

22.4

5 rooms

1,665

19.0

6 rooms

986

11.3

7 rooms

603

6.9

8 rooms

288

3.3

9 or more rooms

237

2.7

Median (rooms)

4.2

(X)

 

 

 

Occupied Housing Units

8,457

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

 

1999 to March 2000

1,615

19.1

1995 to 1998

3,010

35.6

1990 to 1994

1,377

16.3

1980 to 1989

1,165

13.8

1970 to 1979

728

8.6

1969 or earlier

562

6.6

 

 

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

 

None

769

9.1

1

3,287

38.9

2

3,179

37.6

3 or more

1,222

14.4

 

 

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

 

Utility gas

6,975

82.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

127

1.5

Electricity

1,250

14.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

0

0.0

Coal or coke

0

0.0

Wood

7

0.1

Solar energy

0

0.0

Other fuel

0

0.0

No fuel used

98

1.2

 

 

 

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

32

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

53

0.6

No telephone service

79

0.9

 

 

 

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

 

 

Occupied housing units

8,457

100.0

1.00 or less

7,410

87.6

1.01 to 1.50

535

6.3

1.51 or more

512

6.1

 

 

 

Specified owner-occupied units

3,016

100.0

VALUE

 

 

Less than $50,000

19

0.6

$50,000 to $99,999

20

0.7

$100,000 to $149,999

126

4.2

$150,000 to $199,999

337

11.2

$200,000 to $299,999

1,490

49.4

$300,000 to $499,999

1,000

33.2

$500,000 to $999,999

17

0.6

$1,000,000 or more

7

0.2

Median (dollars)

261,500

(X)

 

 

 

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

 

With a mortgage

2,278

75.5

Less than $300

0

0.0

$300 to $499

33

1.1

$500 to $699

85

2.8

$700 to $999

206

6.8

$1,000 to $1,499

557

18.5

$1,500 to $1,999

855

28.3

$2,000 or more

542

18.0

Median (dollars)

1,633

(X)

Not mortgaged

738

24.5

Median (dollars)

304

(X)

 

 

 

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

872

28.9

15 to 19 percent

428

14.2

20 to 24 percent

408

13.5

25 to 29 percent

385

12.8

30 to 34 percent

244

8.1

35 percent or more

672

22.3

Not computed

7

0.2

 

 

 

Specified renter-occupied units

4,660

100.0

GROSS RENT

 

 

Less than $200

209

4.5

$200 to $299

117

2.5

$300 to $499

301

6.5

$500 to $749

1,495

32.1

$750 to $999

1,669

35.8

$1,000 to $1,499

656

14.1

$1,500 or more

136

2.9

No cash rent

77

1.7

Median (dollars)

774

(X)

 

 

 

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Less than 15 percent

587

12.6

15 to 19 percent

666

14.3

20 to 24 percent

776

16.7

25 to 29 percent

675

14.5

30 to 34 percent

457

9.8

35 percent or more

1,348

28.9

Not computed

151

3.2

(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