
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Plumas 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 | 13,386 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,000 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,137 | 75.7 | 1.00 or less | 8,636 | 96.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 444 | 3.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 205 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 211 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 159 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 164 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 207 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,746 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 45 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 145 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 155 | 3.3 | |
| Mobile home | 1,794 | 13.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,074 | 22.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 239 | 1.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,553 | 32.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 882 | 18.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 688 | 14.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 229 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 280 | 5.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 727 | 5.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 114 | 2.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,285 | 9.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,844 | 21.2 | Median (dollars) | 137,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,391 | 25.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,534 | 11.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,059 | 15.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,317 | 9.8 | With a mortgage | 2,880 | 60.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 131 | 2.8 | |||
| 1 room | 403 | 3.0 | $500 to $699 | 425 | 9.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 746 | 5.6 | $700 to $999 | 882 | 18.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,308 | 9.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 955 | 20.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,492 | 18.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 364 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,949 | 22.0 | $2,000 or more | 123 | 2.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,003 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 1,001 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,438 | 10.7 | Not mortgaged | 1,866 | 39.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 673 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 294 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 374 | 2.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,000 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,799 | 37.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,585 | 17.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 756 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,511 | 27.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 618 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,646 | 18.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 410 | 8.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,637 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 314 | 6.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,073 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 811 | 17.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 548 | 6.1 | Not computed | 38 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,629 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 578 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,689 | 29.9 | Less than $200 | 201 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 3,682 | 40.9 | $200 to $299 | 229 | 8.7 | |
| 3 or more | 2,051 | 22.8 | $300 to $499 | 685 | 26.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 793 | 30.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 413 | 15.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 253 | 2.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 71 | 2.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,982 | 33.1 | $1,500 or more | 13 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 698 | 7.8 | No cash rent | 224 | 8.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,927 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 525 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 3,004 | 33.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 122 | 1.4 | Less than 15 percent | 493 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 326 | 12.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 320 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 253 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 25 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 186 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 44 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 781 | 29.7 | |
| No telephone service | 240 | 2.7 | Not computed | 270 | 10.3 | |
| 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)

