
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 | 39,571 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 35,834 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 26,643 | 67.3 | 1.00 or less | 34,970 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 566 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 608 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 968 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 256 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,477 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,776 | 4.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 19,115 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 501 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,198 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 3,245 | 17.0 | |
| Mobile home | 6,372 | 16.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,231 | 48.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 70 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,802 | 19.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,449 | 7.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 927 | 4.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,342 | 3.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 298 | 1.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,229 | 10.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 117 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,621 | 9.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 46 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,587 | 19.2 | Median (dollars) | 82,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,521 | 24.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,860 | 14.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,523 | 14.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,888 | 4.8 | With a mortgage | 13,027 | 68.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 363 | 1.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,186 | 11.4 | |||
| 1 room | 263 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 3,697 | 19.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 852 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,702 | 19.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,854 | 7.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,156 | 11.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,166 | 15.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 547 | 2.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,406 | 26.3 | $2,000 or more | 376 | 2.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,171 | 23.2 | Median (dollars) | 717 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,086 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 6,088 | 31.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,599 | 6.6 | Median (dollars) | 186 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,174 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 35,834 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 9,586 | 50.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,589 | 21.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,146 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,889 | 27.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,047 | 10.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,486 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,210 | 6.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,274 | 14.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 593 | 3.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,972 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 2,297 | 12.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,624 | 10.1 | Not computed | 236 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,860 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,958 | 8.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 12,246 | 34.2 | Less than $200 | 1,096 | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 14,314 | 39.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,375 | 12.7 | |
| 3 or more | 6,316 | 17.6 | $300 to $499 | 4,707 | 43.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,354 | 21.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 455 | 4.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,012 | 11.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 68 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,173 | 6.1 | $1,500 or more | 18 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 29,056 | 81.1 | No cash rent | 787 | 7.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 268 | 0.7 | Median (dollars) | 413 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 193 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 16 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 23 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,484 | 22.9 | |
| No fuel used | 93 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,773 | 16.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,123 | 10.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 848 | 7.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 243 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 765 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 178 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 2,721 | 25.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,608 | 4.5 | Not computed | 1,146 | 10.6 | |
| 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)

