
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: San Luis Obispo 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 | 102,275 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 92,739 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 66,079 | 64.6 | 1.00 or less | 87,518 | 94.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 6,074 | 5.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,568 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 3,022 | 3.0 | 1.51 or more | 2,653 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,150 | 5.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,508 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 43,799 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,323 | 2.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,054 | 4.9 | Less than $50,000 | 247 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 10,337 | 10.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,043 | 2.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 728 | 0.7 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,520 | 12.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 10,330 | 23.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 14,284 | 32.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,407 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 9,823 | 22.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,595 | 6.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,355 | 5.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,463 | 8.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 197 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 25,338 | 24.8 | Median (dollars) | 230,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 26,096 | 25.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 13,112 | 12.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 13,912 | 13.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,352 | 6.2 | With a mortgage | 31,969 | 73.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 81 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 709 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 3,019 | 3.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,615 | 3.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 6,367 | 6.2 | $700 to $999 | 4,366 | 10.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 10,226 | 10.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11,835 | 27.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 19,821 | 19.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 8,011 | 18.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 23,864 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 5,352 | 12.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 20,814 | 20.4 | Median (dollars) | 1,390 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 9,911 | 9.7 | Not mortgaged | 11,830 | 27.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,786 | 4.7 | Median (dollars) | 310 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,467 | 3.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 92,739 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 13,294 | 30.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 22,146 | 23.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,603 | 12.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 28,484 | 30.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 6,000 | 13.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,690 | 15.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,837 | 11.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16,331 | 17.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,813 | 8.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,987 | 7.5 | 35 percent or more | 10,079 | 23.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,101 | 4.4 | Not computed | 173 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 34,876 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,889 | 5.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 30,768 | 33.2 | Less than $200 | 457 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | 37,207 | 40.1 | $200 to $299 | 946 | 2.7 | |
| 3 or more | 19,875 | 21.4 | $300 to $499 | 4,355 | 12.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 12,681 | 36.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8,477 | 24.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 67,035 | 72.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,205 | 14.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 8,291 | 8.9 | $1,500 or more | 1,360 | 3.9 | |
| Electricity | 13,734 | 14.8 | No cash rent | 1,395 | 4.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 95 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 719 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2,809 | 3.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 153 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 240 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 4,073 | 11.7 | |
| No fuel used | 374 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,162 | 11.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 4,054 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 3,739 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 340 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,787 | 8.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 670 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 14,078 | 40.4 | |
| No telephone service | 918 | 1.0 | Not computed | 1,983 | 5.7 | |
| 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)

