
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Orange 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 | 361,349 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 336,286 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 209,853 | 58.1 | 1.00 or less | 312,953 | 93.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 17,311 | 4.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 12,841 | 3.8 | |
| 2 units | 8,181 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 10,492 | 3.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 19,698 | 5.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 26,318 | 7.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 175,911 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 27,384 | 7.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 32,179 | 8.9 | Less than $50,000 | 6,064 | 3.4 | |
| Mobile home | 20,068 | 5.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 73,170 | 41.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 357 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 50,350 | 28.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 21,934 | 12.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 14,157 | 8.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 14,700 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6,908 | 3.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 45,273 | 12.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,567 | 1.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 48,667 | 13.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 761 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 94,169 | 26.1 | Median (dollars) | 107,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 62,009 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 41,516 | 11.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 46,249 | 12.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 8,766 | 2.4 | With a mortgage | 142,147 | 80.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 552 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 4,427 | 2.5 | |||
| 1 room | 8,558 | 2.4 | $500 to $699 | 15,088 | 8.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 23,273 | 6.4 | $700 to $999 | 47,176 | 26.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 44,521 | 12.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 46,705 | 26.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 57,748 | 16.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 16,031 | 9.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 71,416 | 19.8 | $2,000 or more | 12,168 | 6.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 63,364 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 1,032 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 45,365 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 33,764 | 19.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 27,744 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 322 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 19,360 | 5.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 336,286 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 50,435 | 28.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 97,041 | 28.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 31,732 | 18.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 109,846 | 32.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 27,773 | 15.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 50,971 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 18,979 | 10.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 44,417 | 13.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,698 | 7.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 18,863 | 5.6 | 35 percent or more | 32,900 | 18.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 15,148 | 4.5 | Not computed | 1,394 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 131,839 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 24,460 | 7.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 126,852 | 37.7 | Less than $200 | 2,524 | 1.9 | |
| 2 | 138,794 | 41.3 | $200 to $299 | 2,727 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or more | 46,180 | 13.7 | $300 to $499 | 15,080 | 11.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 57,525 | 43.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 36,961 | 28.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 21,350 | 6.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11,961 | 9.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,557 | 1.7 | $1,500 or more | 2,237 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 299,899 | 89.2 | No cash rent | 2,824 | 2.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6,047 | 1.8 | Median (dollars) | 699 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 496 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 43 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 243 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 17,588 | 13.3 | |
| No fuel used | 2,641 | 0.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 19,206 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 18,687 | 14.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 15,918 | 12.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,896 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 10,992 | 8.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,963 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 43,121 | 32.7 | |
| No telephone service | 7,341 | 2.2 | Not computed | 6,327 | 4.8 | |
| 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)

