DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Santa Barbara 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 | 142,901 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 136,622 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 82,786 | 57.9 | 1.00 or less | 118,987 | 87.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 9,736 | 6.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 7,185 | 5.3 | |
| 2 units | 5,225 | 3.7 | 1.51 or more | 10,450 | 7.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7,978 | 5.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 9,332 | 6.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 61,952 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7,686 | 5.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 11,543 | 8.1 | Less than $50,000 | 394 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 8,246 | 5.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,763 | 2.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 369 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 11,642 | 18.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 9,007 | 14.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 8,753 | 14.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,793 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 16,465 | 26.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,617 | 3.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10,136 | 16.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,888 | 4.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 3,792 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 24,439 | 17.1 | Median (dollars) | 293,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 29,848 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 35,160 | 24.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 27,588 | 19.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 12,568 | 8.8 | With a mortgage | 45,918 | 74.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 126 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 991 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 5,808 | 4.1 | $500 to $699 | 2,330 | 3.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 12,386 | 8.7 | $700 to $999 | 5,509 | 8.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 19,934 | 13.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13,706 | 22.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 23,085 | 16.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 9,600 | 15.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 26,662 | 18.7 | $2,000 or more | 13,656 | 22.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 25,237 | 17.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,514 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 15,631 | 10.9 | Not mortgaged | 16,034 | 25.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 8,314 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 311 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 5,844 | 4.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 136,622 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 19,090 | 30.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 29,114 | 21.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,460 | 13.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 42,164 | 30.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 7,650 | 12.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 20,335 | 14.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 6,448 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 22,386 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,806 | 7.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,699 | 9.3 | 35 percent or more | 15,173 | 24.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 9,924 | 7.3 | Not computed | 325 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 59,192 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 9,366 | 6.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 46,391 | 34.0 | Less than $200 | 970 | 1.6 | |
| 2 | 53,187 | 38.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,380 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or more | 27,678 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 5,010 | 8.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 15,260 | 25.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 15,231 | 25.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 109,948 | 80.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12,310 | 20.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,546 | 2.6 | $1,500 or more | 5,950 | 10.1 | |
| Electricity | 20,145 | 14.7 | No cash rent | 3,081 | 5.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 39 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 830 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 4 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,037 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 129 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 203 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 6,507 | 11.0 | |
| No fuel used | 1,571 | 1.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 6,921 | 11.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 7,302 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 6,074 | 10.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 815 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,409 | 9.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,183 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 22,629 | 38.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,552 | 1.1 | Not computed | 4,350 | 7.3 | |
| 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)
