
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Miami-Dade 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 | 852,278 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 776,774 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 363,849 | 42.7 | 1.00 or less | 621,342 | 80.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 84,720 | 9.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 67,805 | 8.7 | |
| 2 units | 21,913 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 87,627 | 11.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 33,382 | 3.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 43,328 | 5.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 335,815 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 54,749 | 6.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 234,178 | 27.5 | Less than $50,000 | 8,856 | 2.6 | |
| Mobile home | 15,338 | 1.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 105,435 | 31.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 821 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 109,962 | 32.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 53,514 | 15.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 30,475 | 9.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 14,019 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 16,884 | 5.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 50,523 | 5.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8,128 | 2.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 64,968 | 7.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 2,561 | 0.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 155,186 | 18.2 | Median (dollars) | 124,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 191,906 | 22.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 142,827 | 16.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 197,418 | 23.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 35,431 | 4.2 | With a mortgage | 258,002 | 76.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 421 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 5,471 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 74,479 | 8.7 | $500 to $699 | 18,269 | 5.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 128,320 | 15.1 | $700 to $999 | 58,953 | 17.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 169,699 | 19.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 97,592 | 29.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 127,147 | 14.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 43,669 | 13.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 120,431 | 14.1 | $2,000 or more | 33,627 | 10.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 99,551 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 1,206 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 67,609 | 7.9 | Not mortgaged | 77,813 | 23.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 38,905 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 428 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 26,137 | 3.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 3.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 776,774 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 82,771 | 24.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 176,692 | 22.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 48,237 | 14.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 245,842 | 31.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 45,158 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 130,651 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 35,552 | 10.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 119,999 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 26,011 | 7.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 66,312 | 8.5 | 35 percent or more | 94,365 | 28.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 37,278 | 4.8 | Not computed | 3,721 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 326,833 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 111,323 | 14.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 301,500 | 38.8 | Less than $200 | 19,076 | 5.8 | |
| 2 | 263,256 | 33.9 | $200 to $299 | 11,302 | 3.5 | |
| 3 or more | 100,695 | 13.0 | $300 to $499 | 53,881 | 16.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 125,095 | 38.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 69,880 | 21.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 33,686 | 4.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30,560 | 9.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 12,094 | 1.6 | $1,500 or more | 7,896 | 2.4 | |
| Electricity | 688,621 | 88.7 | No cash rent | 9,143 | 2.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,459 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 647 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 29 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 323 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 889 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 362 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 39,402 | 12.1 | |
| No fuel used | 39,311 | 5.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 36,384 | 11.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 38,300 | 11.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 35,117 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 7,948 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 26,566 | 8.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 8,095 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 127,500 | 39.0 | |
| No telephone service | 17,887 | 2.3 | Not computed | 23,564 | 7.2 | |
| 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)

