
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Humboldt 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 | 55,912 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 51,238 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 38,293 | 68.5 | 1.00 or less | 48,714 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,542 | 2.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,426 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 2,218 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 1,098 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,387 | 6.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,096 | 3.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 22,673 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,160 | 2.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,282 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 445 | 2.0 | |
| Mobile home | 5,481 | 9.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,116 | 22.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 453 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,343 | 36.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,472 | 19.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,114 | 13.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 644 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,019 | 4.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,890 | 5.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 145 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,511 | 8.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 19 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,687 | 12.0 | Median (dollars) | 133,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,622 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 8,006 | 14.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 14,483 | 25.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,069 | 16.2 | With a mortgage | 14,642 | 64.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 106 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 784 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 room | 2,207 | 3.9 | $500 to $699 | 2,053 | 9.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 3,780 | 6.8 | $700 to $999 | 4,696 | 20.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 6,197 | 11.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,922 | 21.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 11,412 | 20.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,474 | 6.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 13,141 | 23.5 | $2,000 or more | 607 | 2.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,497 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 980 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,345 | 9.6 | Not mortgaged | 8,031 | 35.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,530 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 250 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,803 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 51,238 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,453 | 37.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 11,696 | 22.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,269 | 14.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,192 | 27.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,106 | 13.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,824 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,077 | 9.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,884 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,515 | 6.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,877 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 4,023 | 17.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,765 | 9.3 | Not computed | 230 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 21,023 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,479 | 8.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 18,706 | 36.5 | Less than $200 | 653 | 3.1 | |
| 2 | 19,373 | 37.8 | $200 to $299 | 1,047 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or more | 8,680 | 16.9 | $300 to $499 | 6,689 | 31.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,632 | 36.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,051 | 14.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 31,700 | 61.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 877 | 4.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,169 | 8.1 | $1,500 or more | 79 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 5,189 | 10.1 | No cash rent | 995 | 4.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 723 | 1.4 | Median (dollars) | 537 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 9,046 | 17.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 22 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 234 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 2,609 | 12.4 | |
| No fuel used | 149 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,122 | 10.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,424 | 11.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,924 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 575 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,766 | 8.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 350 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 8,875 | 42.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,762 | 3.4 | Not computed | 1,303 | 6.2 | |
| 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)

