
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: San Benito 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 | 16,499 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,885 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,644 | 76.6 | 1.00 or less | 13,534 | 85.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,027 | 6.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,209 | 7.6 | |
| 2 units | 327 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 1,142 | 7.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 782 | 4.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 315 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,385 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 196 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 336 | 2.0 | Less than $50,000 | 27 | 0.3 | |
| Mobile home | 858 | 5.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 87 | 0.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 14 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 283 | 3.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 963 | 10.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,983 | 42.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 849 | 5.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 3,167 | 33.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,269 | 13.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 840 | 9.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,964 | 11.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 35 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,458 | 21.0 | Median (dollars) | 284,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,805 | 17.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,610 | 9.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,955 | 11.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,589 | 9.6 | With a mortgage | 7,824 | 83.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 144 | 1.5 | |||
| 1 room | 204 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 230 | 2.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 695 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 524 | 5.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,768 | 10.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,873 | 20.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,214 | 13.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,478 | 26.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,746 | 22.7 | $2,000 or more | 2,575 | 27.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,329 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,755 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,367 | 14.3 | Not mortgaged | 1,561 | 16.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,268 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 337 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 908 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,885 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,031 | 21.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,446 | 21.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,308 | 13.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,298 | 33.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,382 | 14.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,565 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,191 | 12.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,569 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 913 | 9.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,105 | 7.0 | 35 percent or more | 2,492 | 26.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 902 | 5.7 | Not computed | 68 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,777 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 772 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,736 | 23.5 | Less than $200 | 132 | 2.8 | |
| 2 | 6,635 | 41.8 | $200 to $299 | 157 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or more | 4,742 | 29.9 | $300 to $499 | 371 | 7.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,472 | 30.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,332 | 27.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,818 | 68.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 808 | 16.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,467 | 9.2 | $1,500 or more | 240 | 5.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,772 | 17.5 | No cash rent | 265 | 5.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 27 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 765 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 617 | 3.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 68 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 897 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 116 | 0.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 748 | 15.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 552 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 487 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 120 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 365 | 7.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 122 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 1,400 | 29.3 | |
| No telephone service | 241 | 1.5 | Not computed | 328 | 6.9 | |
| 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)

