
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: San Diego 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 | 1,040,149 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 994,677 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 530,430 | 51.0 | 1.00 or less | 877,205 | 88.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 98,101 | 9.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 52,302 | 5.3 | |
| 2 units | 23,200 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 65,170 | 6.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 54,028 | 5.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 78,605 | 7.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 457,264 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 63,423 | 6.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 145,423 | 14.0 | Less than $50,000 | 2,588 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 44,234 | 4.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,491 | 3.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 2,705 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 58,226 | 12.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 109,422 | 23.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 141,977 | 31.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 20,109 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 90,301 | 19.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 48,248 | 4.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 33,240 | 7.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 75,710 | 7.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 8,019 | 1.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 227,606 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 227,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 273,455 | 26.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 156,133 | 15.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 185,556 | 17.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 53,332 | 5.1 | With a mortgage | 362,087 | 79.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 1,090 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 7,397 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 42,756 | 4.1 | $500 to $699 | 14,234 | 3.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 96,635 | 9.3 | $700 to $999 | 39,170 | 8.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 141,224 | 13.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 110,166 | 24.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 178,586 | 17.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 97,488 | 21.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 190,686 | 18.3 | $2,000 or more | 92,542 | 20.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 164,236 | 15.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,541 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 111,120 | 10.7 | Not mortgaged | 95,177 | 20.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 67,667 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 305 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 47,239 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 994,677 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 126,798 | 27.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 248,074 | 24.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 63,891 | 14.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 321,775 | 32.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 66,196 | 14.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 146,381 | 14.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 51,824 | 11.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 143,796 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 39,203 | 8.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 80,165 | 8.1 | 35 percent or more | 106,251 | 23.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 54,486 | 5.5 | Not computed | 3,101 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 441,614 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 79,978 | 8.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 346,500 | 34.8 | Less than $200 | 7,672 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 391,670 | 39.4 | $200 to $299 | 8,302 | 1.9 | |
| 3 or more | 176,529 | 17.7 | $300 to $499 | 41,385 | 9.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 147,405 | 33.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 115,305 | 26.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 636,701 | 64.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 78,195 | 17.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 36,538 | 3.7 | $1,500 or more | 24,543 | 5.6 | |
| Electricity | 293,147 | 29.5 | No cash rent | 18,807 | 4.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,408 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 761 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 27 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 10,315 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 1,056 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,332 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 55,705 | 12.6 | |
| No fuel used | 14,153 | 1.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 59,061 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 60,108 | 13.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 51,870 | 11.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 6,037 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 37,835 | 8.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 7,804 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 150,383 | 34.1 | |
| No telephone service | 10,250 | 1.0 | Not computed | 26,652 | 6.0 | |
| 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)

