DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Newport 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 | 39,561 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 35,228 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 24,361 | 61.6 | 1.00 or less | 34,731 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,948 | 4.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 350 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 3,997 | 10.1 | 1.51 or more | 147 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,581 | 9.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,696 | 4.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 18,282 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,098 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,939 | 4.9 | Less than $50,000 | 107 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 934 | 2.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,195 | 6.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 6,107 | 33.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,977 | 27.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,339 | 18.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 491 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,627 | 8.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,370 | 3.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 758 | 4.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,703 | 4.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 172 | 0.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,671 | 11.8 | Median (dollars) | 164,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,252 | 13.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,301 | 13.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,822 | 22.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,951 | 30.2 | With a mortgage | 12,878 | 70.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 146 | 0.8 | |||
| 1 room | 562 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 626 | 3.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,128 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,969 | 10.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,611 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,205 | 28.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,768 | 17.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,940 | 16.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,319 | 18.5 | $2,000 or more | 1,985 | 10.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,366 | 18.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,347 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,653 | 14.3 | Not mortgaged | 5,404 | 29.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,688 | 9.3 | Median (dollars) | 439 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,466 | 8.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 35,228 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,845 | 32.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,194 | 20.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,095 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,012 | 25.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,465 | 13.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,890 | 13.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,026 | 11.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,940 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,394 | 7.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,801 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,370 | 18.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,391 | 12.5 | Not computed | 87 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 13,424 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,776 | 7.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 12,936 | 36.7 | Less than $200 | 1,205 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 14,228 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 651 | 4.8 | |
| 3 or more | 5,288 | 15.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,192 | 8.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,869 | 28.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,790 | 20.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,422 | 23.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,474 | 11.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 959 | 2.7 | $1,500 or more | 730 | 5.4 | |
| Electricity | 3,674 | 10.4 | No cash rent | 1,513 | 11.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 21,528 | 61.1 | Median (dollars) | 689 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 29 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 315 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 51 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 156 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 2,333 | 17.4 | |
| No fuel used | 94 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,859 | 13.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,834 | 13.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,405 | 10.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 194 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 888 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 284 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,383 | 25.2 | |
| No telephone service | 249 | 0.7 | Not computed | 1,722 | 12.8 | |
| 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)
