DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Allen County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 44,245 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 40,646 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 33,019 | 74.6 | 1.00 or less | 40,052 | 98.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 857 | 1.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 503 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 2,348 | 5.3 | 1.51 or more | 91 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,839 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,308 | 3.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 25,032 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 787 | 1.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,786 | 4.0 | Less than $50,000 | 4,845 | 19.4 | |
| Mobile home | 2,264 | 5.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 11,863 | 47.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 37 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,429 | 21.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,853 | 7.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 681 | 2.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 635 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 308 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,892 | 4.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 41 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,020 | 4.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,565 | 8.1 | Median (dollars) | 81,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,489 | 16.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,094 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 11,911 | 26.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 10,639 | 24.0 | With a mortgage | 16,221 | 64.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 244 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,294 | 9.2 | |||
| 1 room | 189 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 4,028 | 16.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 786 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 5,224 | 20.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,645 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,396 | 13.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,965 | 11.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 714 | 2.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,498 | 21.5 | $2,000 or more | 321 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,843 | 24.5 | Median (dollars) | 774 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,484 | 16.9 | Not mortgaged | 8,811 | 35.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,339 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 244 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,496 | 7.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 40,646 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,765 | 47.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,601 | 16.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,567 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,151 | 25.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,914 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,949 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,745 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,388 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,025 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,907 | 12.1 | 35 percent or more | 2,801 | 11.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,650 | 13.9 | Not computed | 215 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 11,221 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,070 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,380 | 32.9 | Less than $200 | 981 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 16,094 | 39.6 | $200 to $299 | 818 | 7.3 | |
| 3 or more | 8,102 | 19.9 | $300 to $499 | 5,004 | 44.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,161 | 28.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 485 | 4.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 27,758 | 68.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 142 | 1.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,912 | 9.6 | $1,500 or more | 70 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 7,663 | 18.9 | No cash rent | 560 | 5.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 818 | 2.0 | Median (dollars) | 446 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 340 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 19 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 103 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,561 | 22.8 | |
| No fuel used | 33 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,835 | 16.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,280 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 931 | 8.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 88 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 672 | 6.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 200 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 3,076 | 27.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,364 | 3.4 | Not computed | 866 | 7.7 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
