
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Arapahoe 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 | 196,835 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 190,909 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 111,736 | 56.8 | 1.00 or less | 181,666 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 20,687 | 10.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,647 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,692 | 0.9 | 1.51 or more | 4,596 | 2.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,985 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 11,679 | 5.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 112,113 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17,587 | 8.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 24,466 | 12.4 | Less than $50,000 | 430 | 0.4 | |
| Mobile home | 2,860 | 1.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,634 | 5.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 143 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 32,045 | 28.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 34,606 | 30.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 24,030 | 21.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,859 | 3.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 9,708 | 8.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 16,572 | 8.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4,240 | 3.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,940 | 6.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,420 | 1.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 56,044 | 28.5 | Median (dollars) | 171,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 59,662 | 30.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 21,242 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 20,339 | 10.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,177 | 2.1 | With a mortgage | 94,874 | 84.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 210 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,694 | 1.5 | |||
| 1 room | 4,540 | 2.3 | $500 to $699 | 5,329 | 4.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 11,522 | 5.9 | $700 to $999 | 19,879 | 17.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 21,773 | 11.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 37,863 | 33.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 26,776 | 13.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 18,254 | 16.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 25,633 | 13.0 | $2,000 or more | 11,645 | 10.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 25,303 | 12.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,248 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 25,534 | 13.0 | Not mortgaged | 17,239 | 15.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 23,215 | 11.8 | Median (dollars) | 319 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 32,539 | 16.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 190,909 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 35,528 | 31.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 49,091 | 25.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 20,465 | 18.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 63,960 | 33.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 18,152 | 16.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 31,865 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 12,285 | 11.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 25,341 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,287 | 7.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 13,831 | 7.2 | 35 percent or more | 17,074 | 15.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,821 | 3.6 | Not computed | 322 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 60,906 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 10,687 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 64,163 | 33.6 | Less than $200 | 1,474 | 2.4 | |
| 2 | 78,496 | 41.1 | $200 to $299 | 864 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or more | 37,563 | 19.7 | $300 to $499 | 5,976 | 9.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 23,028 | 37.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 16,521 | 27.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 151,447 | 79.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9,995 | 16.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,262 | 1.2 | $1,500 or more | 1,940 | 3.2 | |
| Electricity | 35,122 | 18.4 | No cash rent | 1,108 | 1.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 154 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 735 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 16 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 137 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 138 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,054 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 8,816 | 14.5 | |
| No fuel used | 579 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,934 | 16.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 9,300 | 15.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,916 | 13.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 582 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,118 | 8.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 784 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 17,822 | 29.3 | |
| No telephone service | 1,505 | 0.8 | Not computed | 2,000 | 3.3 | |
| 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)

