DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Imperial 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 | 43,891 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 39,384 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 25,136 | 57.3 | 1.00 or less | 30,655 | 77.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,913 | 4.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,299 | 10.9 | |
| 2 units | 1,316 | 3.0 | 1.51 or more | 4,430 | 11.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,196 | 5.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,500 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 17,750 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,133 | 2.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,963 | 6.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,077 | 6.1 | |
| Mobile home | 6,606 | 15.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,807 | 44.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 1,128 | 2.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,949 | 33.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,831 | 10.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 844 | 4.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 738 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 136 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,117 | 7.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 56 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,390 | 12.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 50 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,370 | 19.1 | Median (dollars) | 100,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,020 | 20.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,766 | 15.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,409 | 19.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,081 | 4.7 | With a mortgage | 13,255 | 74.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 81 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,012 | 5.7 | |||
| 1 room | 2,112 | 4.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,550 | 8.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 4,763 | 10.9 | $700 to $999 | 3,690 | 20.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 7,475 | 17.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,697 | 26.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 7,472 | 17.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,590 | 9.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,676 | 19.8 | $2,000 or more | 635 | 3.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,270 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,026 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,699 | 8.4 | Not mortgaged | 4,495 | 25.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,555 | 3.5 | Median (dollars) | 276 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 869 | 2.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 39,384 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,243 | 29.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,322 | 21.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,790 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,180 | 28.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,536 | 14.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,741 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,935 | 10.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,725 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,288 | 7.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,076 | 10.3 | 35 percent or more | 3,807 | 21.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,340 | 8.5 | Not computed | 151 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 16,312 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,367 | 11.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,399 | 34.0 | Less than $200 | 692 | 4.2 | |
| 2 | 14,309 | 36.3 | $200 to $299 | 1,588 | 9.7 | |
| 3 or more | 7,309 | 18.6 | $300 to $499 | 5,278 | 32.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 5,547 | 34.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,561 | 9.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16,805 | 42.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 651 | 4.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,398 | 6.1 | $1,500 or more | 51 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 18,672 | 47.4 | No cash rent | 944 | 5.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 23 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 504 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 151 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 31 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 78 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,555 | 15.7 | |
| No fuel used | 1,226 | 3.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,058 | 12.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,698 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,654 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 439 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,314 | 8.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 438 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 5,777 | 35.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,873 | 4.8 | Not computed | 1,256 | 7.7 | |
| 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)
