DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Santa Cruz 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 | 98,873 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 91,139 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 62,706 | 63.4 | 1.00 or less | 81,246 | 89.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,750 | 8.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,879 | 4.3 | |
| 2 units | 3,181 | 3.2 | 1.51 or more | 6,014 | 6.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,187 | 5.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,622 | 3.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 43,427 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,560 | 2.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,604 | 5.7 | Less than $50,000 | 248 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 6,916 | 7.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 282 | 0.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 347 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,027 | 2.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,951 | 6.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 9,201 | 21.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,357 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 18,766 | 43.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,709 | 3.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 9,899 | 22.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,897 | 5.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,053 | 2.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 15,302 | 15.5 | Median (dollars) | 377,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 24,051 | 24.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 16,066 | 16.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 20,700 | 20.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 12,791 | 12.9 | With a mortgage | 33,929 | 78.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 36 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 333 | 0.8 | |||
| 1 room | 4,317 | 4.4 | $500 to $699 | 897 | 2.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 7,979 | 8.1 | $700 to $999 | 2,153 | 5.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 12,544 | 12.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7,493 | 17.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 19,276 | 19.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 9,413 | 21.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 20,778 | 21.0 | $2,000 or more | 13,604 | 31.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 16,517 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,812 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 9,010 | 9.1 | Not mortgaged | 9,498 | 21.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,853 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 360 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,599 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 91,139 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,557 | 26.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 17,630 | 19.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,885 | 13.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 28,467 | 31.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 5,915 | 13.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,820 | 16.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,972 | 11.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16,617 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,560 | 8.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,868 | 9.7 | 35 percent or more | 11,244 | 25.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,737 | 5.2 | Not computed | 294 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 35,755 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,738 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 28,646 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 836 | 2.3 | |
| 2 | 35,184 | 38.6 | $200 to $299 | 836 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or more | 21,571 | 23.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,873 | 8.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,599 | 18.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8,704 | 24.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 59,127 | 64.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9,419 | 26.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 8,841 | 9.7 | $1,500 or more | 5,220 | 14.6 | |
| Electricity | 16,528 | 18.1 | No cash rent | 1,268 | 3.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 446 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 924 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 39 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 5,215 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 113 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 243 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 4,761 | 13.3 | |
| No fuel used | 587 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,359 | 12.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 4,302 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 4,152 | 11.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 924 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,026 | 8.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 992 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 13,302 | 37.2 | |
| No telephone service | 995 | 1.1 | Not computed | 1,853 | 5.2 | |
| 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)
