
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Orange 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 | 969,484 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 935,287 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 490,141 | 50.6 | 1.00 or less | 788,029 | 84.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 124,610 | 12.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 53,645 | 5.7 | |
| 2 units | 18,191 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 93,613 | 10.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 70,468 | 7.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 59,502 | 6.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 490,494 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 46,519 | 4.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 127,594 | 13.2 | Less than $50,000 | 4,151 | 0.8 | |
| Mobile home | 31,265 | 3.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,704 | 1.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 1,194 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 28,866 | 5.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 83,155 | 17.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 170,517 | 34.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 16,317 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 137,546 | 28.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 53,251 | 5.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 48,374 | 9.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 66,823 | 6.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 11,181 | 2.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 169,309 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 270,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 267,467 | 27.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 218,690 | 22.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 152,980 | 15.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 24,647 | 2.5 | With a mortgage | 407,386 | 83.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 1,060 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 6,512 | 1.3 | |||
| 1 room | 37,077 | 3.8 | $500 to $699 | 12,160 | 2.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 88,353 | 9.1 | $700 to $999 | 28,490 | 5.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 124,671 | 12.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 99,785 | 20.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 147,824 | 15.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 115,725 | 23.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 166,841 | 17.2 | $2,000 or more | 143,654 | 29.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 155,324 | 16.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,717 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 113,565 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 83,108 | 16.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 76,474 | 7.9 | Median (dollars) | 314 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 59,355 | 6.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 935,287 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 130,282 | 26.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 201,141 | 21.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 71,658 | 14.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 313,082 | 33.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 72,528 | 14.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 145,270 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 58,280 | 11.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 138,632 | 14.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 41,496 | 8.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 85,204 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 113,384 | 23.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 51,958 | 5.6 | Not computed | 2,866 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 360,598 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 54,409 | 5.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 291,024 | 31.1 | Less than $200 | 3,983 | 1.1 | |
| 2 | 398,462 | 42.6 | $200 to $299 | 4,210 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or more | 191,392 | 20.5 | $300 to $499 | 11,247 | 3.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 67,455 | 18.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 125,185 | 34.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 719,318 | 76.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 108,441 | 30.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 10,512 | 1.1 | $1,500 or more | 32,716 | 9.1 | |
| Electricity | 188,500 | 20.2 | No cash rent | 7,361 | 2.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 166 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 923 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 13 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,394 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 1,374 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 519 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 47,045 | 13.0 | |
| No fuel used | 13,491 | 1.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 52,602 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 52,479 | 14.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 43,192 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 5,060 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 31,547 | 8.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 8,397 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 120,088 | 33.3 | |
| No telephone service | 6,308 | 0.7 | Not computed | 13,645 | 3.8 | |
| 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)

