
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 34,350 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 30,555 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 24,525 | 71.4 | 1.00 or less | 29,136 | 95.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 697 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,076 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 1,000 | 2.9 | 1.51 or more | 343 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 888 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,159 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 15,731 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 534 | 1.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,079 | 3.1 | Less than $50,000 | 6,419 | 40.8 | |
| Mobile home | 4,452 | 13.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,864 | 43.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 16 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,576 | 10.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 488 | 3.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 257 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 569 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 66 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,851 | 5.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 47 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,978 | 5.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,901 | 17.2 | Median (dollars) | 57,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,323 | 24.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,584 | 19.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,026 | 20.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,118 | 6.2 | With a mortgage | 8,895 | 56.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 136 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,427 | 9.1 | |||
| 1 room | 246 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 2,976 | 18.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,001 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 2,899 | 18.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,418 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,166 | 7.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,977 | 17.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 193 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,892 | 28.8 | $2,000 or more | 98 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,883 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 694 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,055 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 6,836 | 43.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,686 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 272 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,192 | 3.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 30,555 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,674 | 48.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,839 | 19.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,365 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,139 | 26.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,638 | 10.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,505 | 14.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 933 | 5.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,883 | 16.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 590 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,648 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 2,211 | 14.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,541 | 11.6 | Not computed | 320 | 2.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,172 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,412 | 11.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 11,614 | 38.0 | Less than $200 | 776 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 10,997 | 36.0 | $200 to $299 | 823 | 8.1 | |
| 3 or more | 4,532 | 14.8 | $300 to $499 | 3,593 | 35.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,071 | 30.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 521 | 5.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 17,466 | 57.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 109 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,863 | 6.1 | $1,500 or more | 32 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 10,647 | 34.8 | No cash rent | 1,247 | 12.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 19 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 463 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 493 | 1.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 11 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 15 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,788 | 17.6 | |
| No fuel used | 41 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,455 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 971 | 9.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 889 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 257 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 572 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 187 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 3,056 | 30.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,622 | 5.3 | Not computed | 1,441 | 14.2 | |
| 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)

