
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ventura 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 | 251,712 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 243,234 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 160,529 | 63.8 | 1.00 or less | 213,123 | 87.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 27,322 | 10.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 12,612 | 5.2 | |
| 2 units | 4,720 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 17,499 | 7.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 11,690 | 4.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 10,694 | 4.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 142,543 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 8,852 | 3.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 15,743 | 6.3 | Less than $50,000 | 660 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 11,702 | 4.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,637 | 1.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 460 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,961 | 6.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 28,697 | 20.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 55,648 | 39.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,602 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 34,986 | 24.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 12,088 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10,505 | 7.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,840 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,449 | 1.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 49,348 | 19.6 | Median (dollars) | 248,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 67,434 | 26.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 58,091 | 23.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 34,322 | 13.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,987 | 4.0 | With a mortgage | 118,565 | 83.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 220 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,935 | 1.4 | |||
| 1 room | 5,809 | 2.3 | $500 to $699 | 3,550 | 2.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 16,195 | 6.4 | $700 to $999 | 8,379 | 5.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 26,574 | 10.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 31,675 | 22.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 32,632 | 13.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 35,551 | 24.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 44,964 | 17.9 | $2,000 or more | 37,255 | 26.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 47,344 | 18.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,671 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 36,709 | 14.6 | Not mortgaged | 23,978 | 16.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 24,131 | 9.6 | Median (dollars) | 308 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 17,354 | 6.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 243,234 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 36,770 | 25.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 46,463 | 19.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 21,087 | 14.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 75,974 | 31.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 21,385 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 39,918 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 16,988 | 11.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 43,112 | 17.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,174 | 8.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 23,918 | 9.8 | 35 percent or more | 33,433 | 23.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 13,849 | 5.7 | Not computed | 706 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 78,068 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 12,215 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 68,176 | 28.0 | Less than $200 | 1,322 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 105,212 | 43.3 | $200 to $299 | 1,962 | 2.5 | |
| 3 or more | 57,631 | 23.7 | $300 to $499 | 4,818 | 6.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 16,494 | 21.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 21,455 | 27.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 203,827 | 83.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 21,932 | 28.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,381 | 1.4 | $1,500 or more | 6,550 | 8.4 | |
| Electricity | 31,386 | 12.9 | No cash rent | 3,535 | 4.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 83 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 892 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,066 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 445 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 148 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 10,584 | 13.6 | |
| No fuel used | 2,898 | 1.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 10,755 | 13.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 11,125 | 14.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 9,754 | 12.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,153 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,732 | 8.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,627 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 24,471 | 31.3 | |
| No telephone service | 2,196 | 0.9 | Not computed | 4,647 | 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)

