
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Douglas 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 | 63,333 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 60,924 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 54,428 | 85.9 | 1.00 or less | 60,128 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,533 | 4.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 511 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 103 | 0.2 | 1.51 or more | 285 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 738 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,073 | 3.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 49,174 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,698 | 2.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,455 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 113 | 0.2 | |
| Mobile home | 286 | 0.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 240 | 0.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 19 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,976 | 6.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 12,629 | 25.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 20,843 | 42.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,305 | 13.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 9,659 | 19.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 22,019 | 34.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,494 | 5.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,976 | 18.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 220 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,796 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 236,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,130 | 9.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 809 | 1.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 659 | 1.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 639 | 1.0 | With a mortgage | 45,591 | 92.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 48 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 252 | 0.5 | |||
| 1 room | 233 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 467 | 0.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 905 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 2,607 | 5.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,498 | 3.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15,515 | 31.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,620 | 5.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 15,158 | 30.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,371 | 8.5 | $2,000 or more | 11,544 | 23.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,637 | 15.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,606 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 11,095 | 17.5 | Not mortgaged | 3,583 | 7.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 11,150 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 388 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 18,824 | 29.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 7.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 60,924 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,580 | 23.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 16,832 | 27.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,700 | 19.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 26,564 | 43.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 9,124 | 18.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,708 | 17.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 6,606 | 13.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,085 | 8.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,057 | 8.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,472 | 2.4 | 35 percent or more | 7,988 | 16.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 263 | 0.4 | Not computed | 119 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,152 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 831 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,366 | 17.0 | Less than $200 | 69 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | 34,427 | 56.5 | $200 to $299 | 38 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or more | 15,300 | 25.1 | $300 to $499 | 247 | 3.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 795 | 11.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,913 | 26.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 51,321 | 84.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,896 | 40.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,002 | 3.3 | $1,500 or more | 926 | 12.9 | |
| Electricity | 6,937 | 11.4 | No cash rent | 268 | 3.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 46 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,053 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 14 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 297 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 77 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 99 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,056 | 14.8 | |
| No fuel used | 131 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,176 | 16.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,215 | 17.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 799 | 11.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 128 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 661 | 9.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 103 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,914 | 26.8 | |
| No telephone service | 160 | 0.3 | Not computed | 331 | 4.6 | |
| 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)

