
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lowndes 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 | 5,801 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,909 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,295 | 56.8 | 1.00 or less | 4,615 | 94.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 52 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 205 | 4.2 | |
| 2 units | 136 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 89 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 133 | 2.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 27 | 0.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,899 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 14 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4 | 0.1 | Less than $50,000 | 849 | 44.7 | |
| Mobile home | 2,094 | 36.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 730 | 38.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 46 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 165 | 8.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 83 | 4.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 54 | 2.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 203 | 3.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 11 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 715 | 12.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 755 | 13.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,064 | 18.3 | Median (dollars) | 55,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,348 | 23.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 679 | 11.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 646 | 11.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 391 | 6.7 | With a mortgage | 994 | 52.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 91 | 4.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 268 | 14.1 | |||
| 1 room | 43 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 299 | 15.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 134 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 188 | 9.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 507 | 8.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 101 | 5.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 882 | 15.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 47 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,440 | 24.8 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,376 | 23.7 | Median (dollars) | 590 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 575 | 9.9 | Not mortgaged | 905 | 47.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 475 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 223 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 369 | 6.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,909 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 775 | 40.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 549 | 11.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 221 | 11.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,143 | 23.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 212 | 11.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 915 | 18.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 113 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 986 | 20.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 95 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 788 | 16.1 | 35 percent or more | 391 | 20.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 528 | 10.8 | Not computed | 92 | 4.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 758 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 743 | 15.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,640 | 33.4 | Less than $200 | 181 | 23.9 | |
| 2 | 1,566 | 31.9 | $200 to $299 | 124 | 16.4 | |
| 3 or more | 960 | 19.6 | $300 to $499 | 184 | 24.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 84 | 11.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 15 | 2.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 500 | 10.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 2.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,578 | 52.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,589 | 32.4 | No cash rent | 153 | 20.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 16 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 298 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 220 | 4.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 124 | 16.4 | |
| No fuel used | 6 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 87 | 11.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 42 | 5.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 30 | 4.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 118 | 2.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 30 | 4.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 98 | 2.0 | 35 percent or more | 217 | 28.6 | |
| No telephone service | 428 | 8.7 | Not computed | 228 | 30.1 | |
| 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)

