
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Marin 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 | 104,990 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 100,650 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 63,666 | 60.6 | 1.00 or less | 96,074 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,452 | 8.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,874 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 4,458 | 4.2 | 1.51 or more | 2,702 | 2.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,891 | 4.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,893 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 55,119 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 5,790 | 5.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 9,717 | 9.3 | Less than $50,000 | 209 | 0.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,581 | 1.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 183 | 0.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 542 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 322 | 0.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 848 | 1.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 4,547 | 8.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,286 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 20,597 | 37.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,849 | 2.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 21,092 | 38.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,972 | 3.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 7,321 | 13.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,404 | 9.9 | Median (dollars) | 514,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 20,630 | 19.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 23,995 | 22.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 28,174 | 26.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 13,680 | 13.0 | With a mortgage | 42,209 | 76.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 28 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 335 | 0.6 | |||
| 1 room | 3,369 | 3.2 | $500 to $699 | 977 | 1.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 6,718 | 6.4 | $700 to $999 | 2,169 | 3.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 11,242 | 10.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,991 | 9.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 16,348 | 15.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 7,303 | 13.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 17,843 | 17.0 | $2,000 or more | 26,406 | 47.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 18,280 | 17.4 | Median (dollars) | 2,344 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 13,677 | 13.0 | Not mortgaged | 12,910 | 23.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 9,566 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 439 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 7,947 | 7.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 100,650 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 17,314 | 31.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 16,777 | 16.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,088 | 12.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 28,632 | 28.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 7,305 | 13.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 16,504 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 5,275 | 9.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16,778 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,110 | 7.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,037 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 13,676 | 24.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 9,922 | 9.9 | Not computed | 351 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 36,221 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,094 | 5.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 35,175 | 34.9 | Less than $200 | 753 | 2.1 | |
| 2 | 42,530 | 42.3 | $200 to $299 | 782 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or more | 17,851 | 17.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,196 | 3.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,761 | 7.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 7,296 | 20.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 72,996 | 72.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12,511 | 34.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,353 | 3.3 | $1,500 or more | 9,802 | 27.1 | |
| Electricity | 21,900 | 21.8 | No cash rent | 1,120 | 3.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 126 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,162 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,921 | 1.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 39 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 136 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 4,802 | 13.3 | |
| No fuel used | 179 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,943 | 13.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 4,532 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 4,530 | 12.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 523 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,189 | 8.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 704 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 12,565 | 34.7 | |
| No telephone service | 427 | 0.4 | Not computed | 1,660 | 4.6 | |
| 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)

