DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Forest 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 | 8,322 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,043 | 100.0 | |||
1-unit, detached | 6,744 | 81.0 | 1.00 or less | 3,965 | 98.1 | |
1-unit, attached | 63 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 62 | 1.5 | |
2 units | 67 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 16 | 0.4 | |
3 or 4 units | 56 | 0.7 | ||||
5 to 9 units | 107 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,167 | 100.0 | |
10 to 19 units | 127 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
20 or more units | 35 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 496 | 22.9 | |
Mobile home | 1,055 | 12.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,047 | 48.3 | |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 68 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 353 | 16.3 | |
$150,000 to $199,000 | 137 | 6.3 | ||||
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 118 | 5.4 | |||
1999 to March 2000 | 511 | 6.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 14 | 0.6 | |
1995 to 1998 | 772 | 9.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
1990 to 1994 | 668 | 8.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
1980 to 1989 | 994 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 77,400 | (X) | |
1970 to 1979 | 1,425 | 17.1 | ||||
1960 to 1969 | 820 | 9.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
1940 to 1959 | 1,608 | 19.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
1939 or earlier | 1,524 | 18.3 | With a mortgage | 1,141 | 52.7 | |
Less than $300 | 40 | 1.8 | ||||
ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 315 | 14.5 | |||
1 room | 231 | 2.8 | $500 to $699 | 312 | 14.4 | |
2 rooms | 362 | 4.3 | $700 to $999 | 316 | 14.6 | |
3 rooms | 730 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 123 | 5.7 | |
4 rooms | 1,983 | 23.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 24 | 1.1 | |
5 rooms | 2,277 | 27.4 | $2,000 or more | 11 | 0.5 | |
6 rooms | 1,369 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 638 | (X) | |
7 rooms | 776 | 9.3 | Not mortgaged | 1,026 | 47.3 | |
8 rooms | 378 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
9 or more rooms | 216 | 2.6 | ||||
Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
Occupied Housing Units | 4,043 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,101 | 50.8 | |||
1999 to March 2000 | 509 | 12.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 313 | 14.4 | |
1995 to 1998 | 1,081 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 204 | 9.4 | |
1990 to 1994 | 745 | 18.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 126 | 5.8 | |
1980 to 1989 | 684 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 118 | 5.4 | |
1970 to 1979 | 508 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 275 | 12.7 | |
1969 or earlier | 516 | 12.8 | Not computed | 30 | 1.4 | |
VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 806 | 100.0 | |||
None | 240 | 5.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
1 | 1,396 | 34.5 | Less than $200 | 140 | 17.4 | |
2 | 1,715 | 42.4 | $200 to $299 | 138 | 17.1 | |
3 or more | 692 | 17.1 | $300 to $499 | 271 | 33.6 | |
$500 to $749 | 104 | 12.9 | ||||
HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Utility Gas | 1,519 | 37.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2 | 0.2 | |
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,519 | 37.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
Electricity | 259 | 6.4 | No cash rent | 151 | 18.7 | |
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 251 | 6.2 | Median (dollars) | 325 | (X) | |
Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Wood | 478 | 11.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
Other fuel | 15 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 208 | 25.8 | |
No fuel used | 2 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 98 | 12.2 | |
20 to 24 percent | 91 | 11.3 | ||||
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 65 | 8.1 | |||
Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 46 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 62 | 7.7 | |
Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 42 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 113 | 14.0 | |
No telephone service | 166 | 4.1 | Not computed | 169 | 21.0 | |
Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
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