
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Etowah 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 | 45,959 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 41,615 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 34,292 | 74.6 | 1.00 or less | 40,848 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 563 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 544 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 999 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 223 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,262 | 2.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,396 | 3.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 23,637 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 480 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 874 | 1.9 | Less than $50,000 | 7,673 | 32.5 | |
| Mobile home | 6,056 | 13.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,649 | 40.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 37 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,820 | 16.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,406 | 5.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 835 | 3.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 697 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 194 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,997 | 6.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 28 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,099 | 6.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 32 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,147 | 13.4 | Median (dollars) | 71,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,556 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,808 | 14.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 12,831 | 27.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,824 | 10.5 | With a mortgage | 12,473 | 52.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 254 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,956 | 8.3 | |||
| 1 room | 194 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 3,710 | 15.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 806 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 3,619 | 15.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,062 | 4.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,050 | 8.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 7,179 | 15.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 586 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,817 | 25.7 | $2,000 or more | 298 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 11,234 | 24.4 | Median (dollars) | 722 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,665 | 14.5 | Not mortgaged | 11,164 | 47.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,278 | 7.1 | Median (dollars) | 224 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,724 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 41,615 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,498 | 48.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,443 | 15.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,787 | 16.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,113 | 24.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,396 | 10.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,502 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,453 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,811 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 990 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,119 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 3,151 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,627 | 15.9 | Not computed | 362 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,431 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,144 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,444 | 32.3 | Less than $200 | 1,353 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 15,786 | 37.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,471 | 14.1 | |
| 3 or more | 9,241 | 22.2 | $300 to $499 | 4,052 | 38.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,957 | 18.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 272 | 2.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 22,944 | 55.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 63 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,628 | 13.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 12,510 | 30.1 | No cash rent | 1,263 | 12.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 114 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 395 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 293 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 53 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,379 | 22.8 | |
| No fuel used | 66 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,473 | 14.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 937 | 9.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 926 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 117 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 532 | 5.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 109 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 2,610 | 25.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,680 | 4.0 | Not computed | 1,574 | 15.1 | |
| 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 Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

