DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Somerset 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 | 112,023 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 108,984 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 67,830 | 60.6 | 1.00 or less | 105,115 | 96.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 16,243 | 14.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,183 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 6,533 | 5.8 | 1.51 or more | 1,686 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,934 | 4.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,519 | 4.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 73,363 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 5,531 | 4.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,197 | 4.6 | Less than $50,000 | 346 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 217 | 0.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,676 | 2.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 19 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 12,344 | 16.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 15,281 | 20.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 18,836 | 25.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,010 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 17,162 | 23.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,254 | 9.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6,647 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,478 | 9.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,071 | 1.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 22,597 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 235,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,953 | 11.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 17,014 | 15.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 21,819 | 19.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 13,898 | 12.4 | With a mortgage | 57,353 | 78.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 144 | 0.2 | |||
| 1 room | 1,157 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 840 | 1.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,472 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,486 | 4.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 7,672 | 6.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13,675 | 18.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,831 | 11.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 15,577 | 21.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 16,862 | 15.1 | $2,000 or more | 23,623 | 32.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 17,613 | 15.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,832 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 15,828 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 16,010 | 21.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 17,779 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 620 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 19,809 | 17.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 108,984 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 20,112 | 27.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 17,744 | 16.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 13,706 | 18.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 33,744 | 31.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 12,014 | 16.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 19,268 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 8,254 | 11.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 17,101 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,546 | 7.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,090 | 8.3 | 35 percent or more | 13,447 | 18.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 12,037 | 11.0 | Not computed | 284 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 24,433 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,468 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 31,526 | 28.9 | Less than $200 | 311 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | 51,478 | 47.2 | $200 to $299 | 308 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or more | 20,512 | 18.8 | $300 to $499 | 824 | 3.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,899 | 16.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9,625 | 39.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 83,716 | 76.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,775 | 23.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,117 | 1.0 | $1,500 or more | 2,660 | 10.9 | |
| Electricity | 8,440 | 7.7 | No cash rent | 1,031 | 4.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 15,030 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 898 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 40 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 167 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 306 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 4,791 | 19.6 | |
| No fuel used | 141 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,235 | 17.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 3,371 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,460 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 351 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,901 | 7.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 426 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 6,275 | 25.7 | |
| No telephone service | 727 | 0.7 | Not computed | 1,400 | 5.7 | |
| 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)
