DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Houston 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 | 8,168 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,633 | 100.0 | |||
1-unit, detached | 6,478 | 79.3 | 1.00 or less | 7,579 | 99.3 | |
1-unit, attached | 105 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 47 | 0.6 | |
2 units | 150 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
3 or 4 units | 232 | 2.8 | ||||
5 to 9 units | 231 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,216 | 100.0 | |
10 to 19 units | 165 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
20 or more units | 175 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 569 | 13.5 | |
Mobile home | 513 | 6.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,083 | 49.4 | |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 119 | 1.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,004 | 23.8 | |
$150,000 to $199,000 | 356 | 8.4 | ||||
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 151 | 3.6 | |||
1999 to March 2000 | 139 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 51 | 1.2 | |
1995 to 1998 | 538 | 6.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.0 | |
1990 to 1994 | 494 | 6.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
1980 to 1989 | 1,034 | 12.7 | Median (dollars) | 88,600 | (X) | |
1970 to 1979 | 1,287 | 15.8 | ||||
1960 to 1969 | 719 | 8.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
1940 to 1959 | 1,507 | 18.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
1939 or earlier | 2,450 | 30.0 | With a mortgage | 2,552 | 60.5 | |
Less than $300 | 18 | 0.4 | ||||
ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 261 | 6.2 | |||
1 room | 186 | 2.3 | $500 to $699 | 627 | 14.9 | |
2 rooms | 148 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 857 | 20.3 | |
3 rooms | 486 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 563 | 13.4 | |
4 rooms | 987 | 12.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 184 | 4.4 | |
5 rooms | 1,547 | 18.9 | $2,000 or more | 42 | 1.0 | |
6 rooms | 1,594 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 828 | (X) | |
7 rooms | 1,149 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 1,664 | 39.5 | |
8 rooms | 1,027 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 232 | (X) | |
9 or more rooms | 1,044 | 12.8 | ||||
Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
Occupied Housing Units | 7,633 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,955 | 46.4 | |||
1999 to March 2000 | 1,013 | 13.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 827 | 19.6 | |
1995 to 1998 | 1,930 | 25.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 533 | 12.6 | |
1990 to 1994 | 1,304 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 347 | 8.2 | |
1980 to 1989 | 1,435 | 18.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 198 | 4.7 | |
1970 to 1979 | 886 | 11.6 | 35 percent or more | 350 | 8.3 | |
1969 or earlier | 1,065 | 14.0 | Not computed | 6 | 0.1 | |
VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,319 | 100.0 | |||
None | 410 | 5.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
1 | 2,238 | 29.3 | Less than $200 | 148 | 11.2 | |
2 | 3,328 | 43.6 | $200 to $299 | 204 | 15.5 | |
3 or more | 1,657 | 21.7 | $300 to $499 | 577 | 43.7 | |
$500 to $749 | 235 | 17.8 | ||||
HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 32 | 2.4 | |||
Utility Gas | 3,829 | 50.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2 | 0.2 | |
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,578 | 20.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
Electricity | 786 | 10.3 | No cash rent | 121 | 9.2 | |
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,006 | 13.2 | Median (dollars) | 392 | (X) | |
Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Wood | 405 | 5.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
Other fuel | 21 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 340 | 25.8 | |
No fuel used | 8 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 233 | 17.7 | |
20 to 24 percent | 163 | 12.4 | ||||
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 159 | 12.1 | |||
Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 36 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 74 | 5.6 | |
Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 60 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 224 | 17.0 | |
No telephone service | 72 | 0.9 | Not computed | 126 | 9.6 | |
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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