
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pitkin 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 | 10,096 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,807 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,567 | 45.2 | 1.00 or less | 6,532 | 96.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 909 | 9.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 98 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 379 | 3.8 | 1.51 or more | 177 | 2.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 646 | 6.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,054 | 10.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,158 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,018 | 10.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,030 | 10.2 | Less than $50,000 | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Mobile home | 472 | 4.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 66 | 3.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 53 | 2.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 129 | 6.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 255 | 11.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 427 | 4.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 321 | 14.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,070 | 10.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 407 | 18.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,033 | 10.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 920 | 42.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,994 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 750,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,002 | 29.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,540 | 15.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 460 | 4.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 570 | 5.6 | With a mortgage | 1,570 | 72.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| 1 room | 784 | 7.8 | $500 to $699 | 43 | 2.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 809 | 8.0 | $700 to $999 | 101 | 4.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,492 | 14.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 360 | 16.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,739 | 17.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 343 | 15.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,289 | 12.8 | $2,000 or more | 716 | 33.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,081 | 10.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,868 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 878 | 8.7 | Not mortgaged | 588 | 27.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 821 | 8.1 | Median (dollars) | 545 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,203 | 11.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,807 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 707 | 32.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,806 | 26.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 276 | 12.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,203 | 32.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 234 | 10.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,213 | 17.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 174 | 8.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 872 | 12.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 166 | 7.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 566 | 8.3 | 35 percent or more | 582 | 27.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 147 | 2.2 | Not computed | 19 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,673 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 289 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,569 | 37.7 | Less than $200 | 25 | 0.9 | |
| 2 | 2,562 | 37.6 | $200 to $299 | 80 | 3.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,387 | 20.4 | $300 to $499 | 147 | 5.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 568 | 21.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 457 | 17.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,529 | 51.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 620 | 23.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 720 | 10.6 | $1,500 or more | 500 | 18.7 | |
| Electricity | 2,296 | 33.7 | No cash rent | 276 | 10.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 9 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 947 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 197 | 2.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 20 | 0.3 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 27 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 425 | 15.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 404 | 15.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 336 | 12.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 251 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 49 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 210 | 7.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 149 | 2.2 | 35 percent or more | 759 | 28.4 | |
| No telephone service | 91 | 1.3 | Not computed | 288 | 10.8 | |
| 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)

