
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area
[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 | 3,055 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,262 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,807 | 59.1 | 1.00 or less | 2,089 | 92.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 61 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 107 | 4.7 | |
| 2 units | 105 | 3.4 | 1.51 or more | 66 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 65 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 56 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 916 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 34 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 20 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 95 | 10.4 | |
| Mobile home | 795 | 26.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 246 | 26.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 112 | 3.7 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 237 | 25.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 141 | 15.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 153 | 16.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 94 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 39 | 4.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 426 | 13.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 286 | 9.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 834 | 27.3 | Median (dollars) | 121,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 836 | 27.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 274 | 9.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 180 | 5.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 125 | 4.1 | With a mortgage | 377 | 41.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 25 | 2.7 | |||
| 1 room | 257 | 8.4 | $500 to $699 | 108 | 11.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 376 | 12.3 | $700 to $999 | 83 | 9.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 465 | 15.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 99 | 10.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 580 | 19.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 45 | 4.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 643 | 21.0 | $2,000 or more | 15 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 331 | 10.8 | Median (dollars) | 911 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 187 | 6.1 | Not mortgaged | 539 | 58.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 110 | 3.6 | Median (dollars) | 335 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 106 | 3.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,262 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 426 | 46.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 519 | 22.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 137 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 699 | 30.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 82 | 9.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 372 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 70 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 425 | 18.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 52 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 177 | 7.8 | 35 percent or more | 135 | 14.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 70 | 3.1 | Not computed | 14 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 662 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 369 | 16.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 929 | 41.1 | Less than $200 | 20 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | 755 | 33.4 | $200 to $299 | 33 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or more | 209 | 9.2 | $300 to $499 | 147 | 22.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 207 | 31.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 85 | 12.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16 | 0.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 43 | 6.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 173 | 7.6 | $1,500 or more | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 109 | 4.8 | No cash rent | 125 | 18.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,420 | 62.8 | Median (dollars) | 580 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 512 | 22.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 23 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 166 | 25.1 | |
| No fuel used | 9 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 96 | 14.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 76 | 11.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 49 | 7.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 140 | 6.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 33 | 5.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 115 | 5.1 | 35 percent or more | 117 | 17.7 | |
| No telephone service | 192 | 8.5 | Not computed | 125 | 18.9 | |
| 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)

