
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Perry 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 | 5,406 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,333 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,012 | 55.7 | 1.00 or less | 4,037 | 93.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 80 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 171 | 3.9 | |
| 2 units | 103 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 125 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 175 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 101 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,594 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 28 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 43 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 826 | 51.8 | |
| Mobile home | 1,823 | 33.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 618 | 38.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 41 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 89 | 5.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 43 | 2.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 14 | 0.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 136 | 2.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 573 | 10.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 408 | 7.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 901 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 47,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,286 | 23.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 713 | 13.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 844 | 15.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 545 | 10.1 | With a mortgage | 668 | 41.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 39 | 2.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 169 | 10.6 | |||
| 1 room | 114 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 207 | 13.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 150 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 135 | 8.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 429 | 7.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 72 | 4.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 842 | 15.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 32 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,598 | 29.6 | $2,000 or more | 14 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,045 | 19.3 | Median (dollars) | 604 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 545 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 926 | 58.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 380 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 215 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 303 | 5.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,333 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 749 | 47.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 658 | 15.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 180 | 11.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,032 | 23.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 155 | 9.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 561 | 12.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 90 | 5.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 719 | 16.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 57 | 3.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 667 | 15.4 | 35 percent or more | 299 | 18.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 696 | 16.1 | Not computed | 64 | 4.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,071 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 720 | 16.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,688 | 39.0 | Less than $200 | 200 | 18.7 | |
| 2 | 1,276 | 29.4 | $200 to $299 | 131 | 12.2 | |
| 3 or more | 649 | 15.0 | $300 to $499 | 356 | 33.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 97 | 9.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 31 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,393 | 32.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,395 | 32.2 | $1,500 or more | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 1,356 | 31.3 | No cash rent | 247 | 23.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 22 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 341 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 150 | 3.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 157 | 14.7 | |
| No fuel used | 10 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 97 | 9.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 74 | 6.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 50 | 4.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 96 | 2.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 48 | 4.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 80 | 1.8 | 35 percent or more | 355 | 33.1 | |
| No telephone service | 391 | 9.0 | Not computed | 290 | 27.1 | |
| 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)

