
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sonoma 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 | 183,153 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 172,403 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 125,480 | 68.5 | 1.00 or less | 160,648 | 93.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 13,940 | 7.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 5,533 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 4,475 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 6,222 | 3.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7,220 | 3.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,132 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 91,606 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4,187 | 2.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 11,338 | 6.2 | Less than $50,000 | 337 | 0.4 | |
| Mobile home | 10,785 | 5.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 999 | 1.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 596 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,975 | 5.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 13,022 | 14.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 35,096 | 38.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,526 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 27,870 | 30.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,018 | 5.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8,312 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 16,237 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 995 | 1.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 37,836 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 273,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 42,446 | 23.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 26,048 | 14.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 30,413 | 16.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,629 | 9.1 | With a mortgage | 71,076 | 77.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 85 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,011 | 1.1 | |||
| 1 room | 4,197 | 2.3 | $500 to $699 | 2,569 | 2.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 10,826 | 5.9 | $700 to $999 | 7,079 | 7.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 17,735 | 9.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 21,855 | 23.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 32,028 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 20,712 | 22.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 41,118 | 22.5 | $2,000 or more | 17,765 | 19.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 34,530 | 18.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,561 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 22,090 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 20,530 | 22.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 12,708 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 330 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 7,921 | 4.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 172,403 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 25,481 | 27.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 31,734 | 18.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 13,124 | 14.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 53,112 | 30.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 12,763 | 13.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 30,322 | 17.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 10,841 | 11.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 31,227 | 18.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,832 | 8.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 16,728 | 9.7 | 35 percent or more | 21,038 | 23.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 9,280 | 5.4 | Not computed | 527 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 60,029 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 9,921 | 5.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 54,446 | 31.6 | Less than $200 | 1,214 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | 69,169 | 40.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,469 | 2.4 | |
| 3 or more | 38,867 | 22.5 | $300 to $499 | 3,858 | 6.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 13,456 | 22.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 18,800 | 31.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 120,377 | 69.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15,468 | 25.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 12,057 | 7.0 | $1,500 or more | 3,356 | 5.6 | |
| Electricity | 30,177 | 17.5 | No cash rent | 2,408 | 4.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 345 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 864 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 25 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 8,374 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 124 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 485 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 8,585 | 14.3 | |
| No fuel used | 439 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,909 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 8,260 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,354 | 12.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 840 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,245 | 8.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 952 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 19,579 | 32.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,228 | 0.7 | Not computed | 3,097 | 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)

