Census Bureau Report on the San Fernando Valley									Home
Selected Housing Characteristics: 2005	San Fernando Valley CCD Tracts		City of Los Angeles, California		County of Los Angeles, California		State of California		United States
	Estimate		Estimate		Estimate		Estimate		Estimate
Total population	1,742,760		3,731,437		9,758,886		35,278,768		288,378,137
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	609,590		1,355,741		3,339,763		12,989,254		124,521,886
Occupied housing units	583,285	95.68%	1,284,124	94.72%	3,184,396	95.35%	12,097,894	93.14%	111,090,617	89.21%
Vacant housing units	26,305	4.32%	71,617	5.28%	155,367	4.65%	891,360	6.86%	13,431,269	10.79%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.8		0.9		0.8		1.2		1.7
Rental vacancy rate	3.4		3.3		3.5		4.6		7.7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	296,930	48.71%	537,286	39.63%	1,663,176	49.80%	7,503,815	57.77%	76,112,065	61.12%
1-unit, attached	27,325	4.48%	79,836	5.89%	213,967	6.41%	920,438	7.09%	7,063,608	5.67%
2 units	6,365	1.04%	36,485	2.69%	83,421	2.50%	334,760	2.58%	5,029,858	4.04%
3 or 4 units	22,655	3.72%	82,980	6.12%	200,170	5.99%	736,670	5.67%	5,723,743	4.60%
5 to 9 units	43,335	7.11%	120,269	8.87%	272,874	8.17%	809,322	6.23%	6,179,145	4.96%
10 to 19 units	52,040	8.54%	136,559	10.07%	265,032	7.94%	666,739	5.13%	5,594,120	4.49%
20 or more units	153,410	25.17%	350,768	25.87%	581,410	17.41%	1,461,968	11.26%	9,986,844	8.02%
Mobile home	6,830	1.12%	9,965	0.74%	56,138	1.68%	536,468	4.13%	8,737,428	7.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	700	0.11%	1,593	0.12%	3,575	0.11%	19,074	0.15%	95,075	0.08%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2005 or later	1,480	0.24%	3,411	0.25%	7,806	0.23%	55,442	0.43%	598,466	0.48%
Built 2000 to 2004	12,845	2.11%	36,287	2.68%	88,327	2.64%	843,653	6.50%	9,859,146	7.92%
Built 1990 to 1999	35,725	5.86%	76,916	5.67%	201,339	6.03%	1,443,853	11.12%	18,243,968	14.65%
Built 1980 to 1989	85,325	14.00%	147,155	10.85%	411,650	12.33%	2,109,366	16.24%	18,519,236	14.87%
Built 1970 to 1979	108,040	17.72%	202,539	14.94%	506,000	15.15%	2,538,850	19.55%	21,517,571	17.28%
Built 1960 to 1969	108,165	17.74%	198,638	14.65%	528,039	15.81%	1,934,797	14.90%	14,949,947	12.01%
Built 1950 to 1959	151,100	24.79%	269,179	19.85%	736,333	22.05%	1,916,143	14.75%	14,722,293	11.82%
Built 1940 to 1949	65,920	10.81%	156,325	11.53%	378,204	11.32%	890,033	6.85%	7,788,773	6.25%
Built 1939 or earlier	40,995	6.73%	265,291	19.57%	482,065	14.43%	1,257,117	9.68%	18,322,486	14.71%
ROOMS
1 room	16,410	2.69%	68,888	5.08%	96,025	2.88%	232,087	1.79%	1,213,066	0.97%
2 rooms	43,490	7.13%	159,909	11.79%	266,676	7.98%	682,064	5.25%	3,965,119	3.18%
3 rooms	99,360	16.30%	265,352	19.57%	564,705	16.91%	1,584,952	12.20%	11,620,220	9.33%
4 rooms	129,080	21.17%	290,795	21.45%	722,619	21.64%	2,529,189	19.47%	21,914,200	17.60%
5 rooms	115,015	18.87%	228,743	16.87%	649,509	19.45%	2,790,615	21.48%	27,262,262	21.89%
6 rooms	94,120	15.44%	163,064	12.03%	502,410	15.04%	2,321,860	17.88%	23,507,124	18.88%
7 rooms	56,095	9.20%	86,794	6.40%	284,531	8.52%	1,446,772	11.14%	15,205,052	12.21%
8 rooms	31,335	5.14%	48,564	3.58%	141,241	4.23%	808,485	6.22%	9,883,642	7.94%
9 rooms or more	24,690	4.05%	43,632	3.22%	112,047	3.35%	593,230	4.57%	9,951,201	7.99%
Median (rooms)	4.6		4.1		4.5		5		5.4
BEDROOMS
No bedroom	22,295	3.66%	89,595	6.61%	134,382	4.02%	320,310	2.47%	1,578,114	1.27%
1 bedroom	129,685	21.27%	378,280	27.90%	738,023	22.10%	1,973,778	15.20%	14,902,476	11.97%
2 bedrooms	189,355	31.06%	446,437	32.93%	1,070,270	32.05%	3,819,852	29.41%	35,087,858	28.18%
3 bedrooms	172,575	28.31%	294,605	21.73%	939,037	28.12%	4,392,039	33.81%	49,389,388	39.66%
4 bedrooms	76,205	12.50%	112,371	8.29%	364,722	10.92%	2,025,899	15.60%	18,966,155	15.23%
5 or more bedrooms	19,475	3.19%	34,453	2.54%	93,329	2.79%	457,376	3.52%	4,597,895	3.69%
Occupied housing units	583,285	95.68%	1,284,124	94.72%	3,184,396	95.35%	12,097,894	93.14%	111,090,617	89.21%
HOUSING TENURE
Owner-occupied	304,080	52.13%	512,799	39.93%	1,562,853	49.08%	7,070,138	58.44%	74,318,982	66.90%
Renter-occupied	279,205	47.87%	771,325	60.07%	1,621,543	50.92%	5,027,756	41.56%	36,771,635	33.10%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.15		3.11		3.24		3.01		2.70
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.82		2.77		2.89		2.78		2.39
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
Moved in 2000 or later	287,495	49.29%	646,655	50.36%	1,549,377	48.66%	6,300,917	52.08%	54,202,757	48.79%
Moved in 1995 to 1999	113,720	19.50%	251,172	19.56%	606,267	19.04%	2,052,253	16.96%	18,531,910	16.68%
Moved in 1990 to 1994	52,190	8.95%	117,933	9.18%	301,014	9.45%	1,122,686	9.28%	10,860,782	9.78%
Moved in 1980 to 1989	58,205	9.98%	119,949	9.34%	331,342	10.41%	1,276,522	10.55%	12,214,301	10.99%
Moved in 1970 to 1979	36,955	6.34%	76,347	5.95%	215,114	6.76%	769,506	6.36%	8,056,773	7.25%
Moved in 1969 or earlier	34,725	5.95%	72,068	5.61%	181,282	5.69%	576,010	4.76%	7,224,094	6.50%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	45,965	7.88%	171,304	13.34%	309,916	9.73%	921,154	7.61%	9,850,747	8.87%
1 vehicle available	192,200	32.95%	487,340	37.95%	1,110,026	34.86%	3,826,240	31.63%	36,777,998	33.11%
2 vehicles available	225,485	38.66%	427,254	33.27%	1,124,336	35.31%	4,602,213	38.04%	42,431,495	38.20%
3 or more vehicles available	119,635	20.51%	198,226	15.44%	640,118	20.10%	2,748,287	22.72%	22,030,377	19.83%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	429,650	73.66%	910,321	70.89%	2,335,119	73.33%	8,341,302	68.95%	56,073,178	50.48%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	5,250	0.90%	11,243	0.88%	38,862	1.22%	415,918	3.44%	6,613,322	5.95%
Electricity	132,385	22.70%	296,288	23.07%	654,848	20.56%	2,768,337	22.88%	36,134,273	32.53%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	180	0.03%	1,151	0.09%	1,632	0.05%	48,008	0.40%	8,864,398	7.98%
Coal or coke	0	0.00%	53	0.00%	102	0.00%	1,434	0.01%	133,587	0.12%
Wood	1,005	0.17%	1,159	0.09%	8,253	0.26%	217,623	1.80%	1,866,856	1.68%
Solar energy	310	0.05%	1,150	0.09%	2,522	0.08%	8,634	0.07%	36,682	0.03%
Other fuel	915	0.16%	2,263	0.18%	5,362	0.17%	39,005	0.32%	471,122	0.42%
No fuel used	13,595	2.33%	60,496	4.71%	137,696	4.32%	257,633	2.13%	897,199	0.81%
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,905	0.33%	7,070	0.55%	15,672	0.49%	55,126	0.46%	490,075	0.44%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,285	0.91%	19,893	1.55%	34,610	1.09%	99,531	0.82%	652,427	0.59%
No telephone service available	12,705	2.18%	40,546	3.16%	94,444	2.97%	364,346	3.01%	5,731,717	5.16%
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	522,265	89.54%	1,095,901	85.34%	2,780,815	87.33%	11,135,103	92.04%	107,672,354	96.92%
1.01 to 1.50	39,700	6.81%	101,970	7.94%	255,268	8.02%	662,481	5.48%	2,594,323	2.34%
1.51 or more	21,320	3.66%	86,253	6.72%	148,313	4.66%	300,310	2.48%	823,940	0.74%
Owner-occupied units	304,080	52.13%	512,799	39.93%	1,562,853	49.08%	7,070,138	58.44%	74,318,982	66.90%
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,825	1.26%	6,184	1.21%	35,855	2.29%	201,339	2.85%	6,795,497	9.14%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,860	1.27%	5,517	1.08%	28,450	1.82%	223,210	3.16%	13,416,164	18.05%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,920	0.96%	8,187	1.60%	24,268	1.55%	200,817	2.84%	12,899,776	17.36%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,070	1.67%	12,098	2.36%	37,154	2.38%	268,644	3.80%	10,146,671	13.65%
$200,000 to $299,999	16,935	5.57%	40,505	7.90%	146,091	9.35%	734,746	10.39%	11,195,025	15.06%
$300,000 to $499,999	109,845	36.12%	176,422	34.40%	571,714	36.58%	2,153,911	30.46%	11,452,652	15.41%
$500,000 to $999,999	133,945	44.05%	196,440	38.31%	569,494	36.44%	2,668,301	37.74%	6,924,783	9.32%
$1,000,000 or more	27,675	9.10%	67,446	13.15%	149,827	9.59%	619,170	8.76%	1,488,414	2.00%
Median (dollars)	524,800		513,800		480,300		477,700		167,500
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	242,970	79.90%	400,593	78.12%	1,208,550	77.33%	5,371,404	75.97%	50,462,973	67.90%
Less than $300	0	0.00%	337	0.08%	1,574	0.13%	11,570	0.22%	224,657	0.45%
$300 to $499	2,105	0.87%	2,774	0.69%	10,472	0.87%	60,385	1.12%	1,638,287	3.25%
$500 to $699	2,560	1.05%	6,092	1.52%	23,161	1.92%	147,916	2.75%	4,222,846	8.37%
$700 to $999	10,725	4.41%	21,357	5.33%	76,091	6.30%	426,594	7.94%	9,744,750	19.31%
$1,000 to $1,499	39,840	16.40%	72,554	18.11%	240,567	19.91%	1,059,575	19.73%	14,960,148	29.65%
$1,500 to $1,999	57,040	23.48%	95,007	23.72%	297,690	24.63%	1,181,911	22.00%	9,060,868	17.96%
$2,000 or more	130,695	53.79%	202,472	50.54%	558,995	46.25%	2,483,453	46.23%	10,611,417	21.03%
Median (dollars)	2,101		2,016		1,919		1,912		1,295
Housing units without a mortgage	61,110	20.10%	112,206	21.88%	354,303	22.67%	1,698,734	24.03%	23,856,009	32.10%
Less than $100	480	0.79%	1,385	1.23%	6,406	1.81%	40,601	2.39%	437,759	1.84%
$100 to $199	2,860	4.68%	8,054	7.18%	32,738	9.24%	161,995	9.54%	2,658,344	11.14%
$200 to $299	8,800	14.40%	18,853	16.80%	76,060	21.47%	350,659	20.64%	5,196,870	21.78%
$300 to $399	10,025	16.40%	18,786	16.74%	67,383	19.02%	333,817	19.65%	5,107,431	21.41%
$400 or more	38,945	63.73%	65,128	58.04%	171,716	48.47%	811,662	47.78%	10,455,605	43.83%
Median (dollars)	483		454		392		388		369
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	242,970	79.90%	400,593	78.12%	1,208,550	77.33%	5,371,404	75.97%	50,462,973	67.90%
Less than 20.0 percent	53,455	22.00%	86,331	21.55%	290,688	24.05%	1,340,347	24.95%	18,176,763	36.02%
20.0 to 24.9 percent	28,545	11.75%	45,474	11.35%	156,745	12.97%	751,155	13.98%	8,374,922	16.60%
25.0 to 29.9 percent	30,535	12.57%	47,565	11.87%	148,997	12.33%	694,687	12.93%	6,295,581	12.48%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	22,260	9.16%	37,017	9.24%	117,468	9.72%	561,406	10.45%	4,404,050	8.73%
35.0 percent or more	107,270	44.15%	182,411	45.54%	487,940	40.37%	1,998,416	37.20%	13,012,187	25.79%
Not computed	905	0.37%	1,795	0.45%	6,712	0.56%	25,393	0.47%	199,470	0.40%
Housing unit without a mortgage	61,110	20.10%	112,206	21.88%	354,303	22.67%	1,698,734	24.03%	23,856,009	32.10%
Less than 10.0 percent	22,690	37.13%	44,363	39.54%	156,627	44.21%	746,094	43.92%	9,298,235	38.98%
10.0 to 14.9 percent	12,255	20.05%	21,476	19.14%	66,084	18.65%	312,557	18.40%	4,764,810	19.97%
15.0 to 19.9 percent	6,905	11.30%	12,684	11.30%	36,271	10.24%	181,129	10.66%	2,887,786	12.11%
20.0 to 24.9 percent	4,485	7.34%	8,058	7.18%	22,916	6.47%	116,255	6.84%	1,831,282	7.68%
25.0 to 29.9 percent	3,490	5.71%	5,639	5.03%	16,369	4.62%	77,415	4.56%	1,213,801	5.09%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	1,170	1.91%	2,849	2.54%	8,978	2.53%	49,440	2.91%	820,030	3.44%
35.0 percent or more	9,435	15.44%	15,988	14.25%	42,724	12.06%	196,609	11.57%	2,808,581	11.77%
Not computed	680	1.11%	1,149	1.02%	4,334	1.22%	19,235	1.13%	231,484	0.97%
Renter-occupied units	279,205	47.87%	771,325	60.07%	1,621,543	50.92%	5,027,756	41.56%	36,771,635	33.10%
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,120	0.40%	6,855	0.89%	14,477	0.89%	47,297	0.94%	1,204,931	3.28%
$200 to $299	4,430	1.59%	20,793	2.70%	39,440	2.43%	130,687	2.60%	1,344,599	3.66%
$300 to $499	6,800	2.44%	51,393	6.66%	83,368	5.14%	271,371	5.40%	4,982,973	13.55%
$500 to $749	47,925	17.16%	179,547	23.28%	330,263	20.37%	850,748	16.92%	10,693,519	29.08%
$750 to $999	83,040	29.74%	206,788	26.81%	463,119	28.56%	1,256,179	24.98%	8,101,218	22.03%
$1,000 to $1,499	92,150	33.00%	191,920	24.88%	448,169	27.64%	1,484,120	29.52%	5,914,651	16.08%
$1,500 or more	36,640	13.12%	94,735	12.28%	200,202	12.35%	801,097	15.93%	2,314,250	6.29%
No cash rent	7,110	2.55%	19,294	2.50%	42,505	2.62%	186,257	3.70%	2,215,494	6.03%
Median (dollars)	978		883		918		973		728
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15.0 percent	21,540	7.71%	68,896	8.93%	151,905	9.37%	476,695	9.48%	4,398,171	11.96%
15.0 to 19.9 percent	29,625	10.61%	79,038	10.25%	172,489	10.64%	532,789	10.60%	4,357,562	11.85%
20.0 to 24.9 percent	33,425	11.97%	85,208	11.05%	186,618	11.51%	597,261	11.88%	4,402,662	11.97%
25.0 to 29.9 percent	33,370	11.95%	79,345	10.29%	175,203	10.80%	562,694	11.19%	3,991,168	10.85%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	22,690	8.13%	63,438	8.22%	137,542	8.48%	449,317	8.94%	3,040,601	8.27%
35.0 percent or more	126,990	45.48%	359,574	46.62%	722,894	44.58%	2,148,944	42.74%	13,755,468	37.41%
Not computed	11,565	4.14%	35,826	4.64%	74,892	4.62%	260,056	5.17%	2,826,003	7.69%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey and Congressman Brad Sherman 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. Explanation of Symbols: 1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that 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 margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate. 3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no 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. 4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution. 5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution. 6. 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. 7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate. 8. 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. 9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.