
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Tallapoosa 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 | 20,510 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,656 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,327 | 69.9 | 1.00 or less | 16,311 | 97.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 248 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 284 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 569 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 61 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 711 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 326 | 1.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,566 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 101 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 230 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 2,326 | 27.2 | |
| Mobile home | 3,961 | 19.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,538 | 41.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 37 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,003 | 11.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 691 | 8.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 553 | 6.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 472 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 297 | 3.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,379 | 11.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 97 | 1.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,938 | 9.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 61 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,422 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 73,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,812 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,008 | 14.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,408 | 16.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,071 | 10.1 | With a mortgage | 4,622 | 54.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 132 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 718 | 8.4 | |||
| 1 room | 60 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,069 | 12.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 340 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,405 | 16.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,132 | 5.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 922 | 10.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,667 | 17.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 227 | 2.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,829 | 28.4 | $2,000 or more | 149 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,505 | 22.0 | Median (dollars) | 764 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,463 | 12.0 | Not mortgaged | 3,944 | 46.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,345 | 6.6 | Median (dollars) | 208 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,169 | 5.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,656 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,939 | 46.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,482 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,397 | 16.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,168 | 25.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,017 | 11.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,677 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 519 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,758 | 16.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 360 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,007 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,217 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,564 | 15.4 | Not computed | 117 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,805 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,559 | 9.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,050 | 30.3 | Less than $200 | 604 | 15.9 | |
| 2 | 6,223 | 37.4 | $200 to $299 | 664 | 17.5 | |
| 3 or more | 3,824 | 23.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,293 | 34.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 538 | 14.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 104 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,629 | 27.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 26 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,296 | 25.8 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 7,294 | 43.8 | No cash rent | 567 | 14.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 39 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 358 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 330 | 2.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 798 | 21.0 | |
| No fuel used | 61 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 432 | 11.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 361 | 9.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 383 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 134 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 210 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 120 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 949 | 24.9 | |
| No telephone service | 885 | 5.3 | Not computed | 672 | 17.7 | |
| 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)

