
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Polk 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 | 226,376 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 187,233 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 120,928 | 53.4 | 1.00 or less | 177,961 | 95.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 5,732 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 5,591 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 7,714 | 3.4 | 1.51 or more | 3,681 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7,278 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,834 | 2.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 92,415 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3,200 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 7,421 | 3.3 | Less than $50,000 | 14,578 | 15.8 | |
| Mobile home | 65,235 | 28.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 46,352 | 50.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 3,034 | 1.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 19,254 | 20.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 6,828 | 7.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,756 | 4.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,521 | 3.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,217 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 23,230 | 10.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 345 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 25,592 | 11.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 85 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 58,284 | 25.7 | Median (dollars) | 83,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 47,129 | 20.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 27,344 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 27,703 | 12.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,573 | 4.2 | With a mortgage | 61,982 | 67.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 512 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 5,672 | 6.1 | |||
| 1 room | 2,105 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 13,642 | 14.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,175 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 21,796 | 23.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 23,324 | 10.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 14,691 | 15.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 45,675 | 20.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3,687 | 4.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 56,814 | 25.1 | $2,000 or more | 1,982 | 2.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 44,088 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 839 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 25,257 | 11.2 | Not mortgaged | 30,433 | 32.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 11,419 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 264 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 8,519 | 3.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 187,233 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 38,530 | 41.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 38,642 | 20.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,573 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 57,430 | 30.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 12,186 | 13.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 32,773 | 17.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 7,184 | 7.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 31,750 | 17.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,902 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,861 | 7.9 | 35 percent or more | 13,152 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 11,777 | 6.3 | Not computed | 888 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 49,642 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 13,413 | 7.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 77,692 | 41.5 | Less than $200 | 2,160 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 71,315 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 3,020 | 6.1 | |
| 3 or more | 24,813 | 13.3 | $300 to $499 | 18,106 | 36.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 17,416 | 35.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4,212 | 8.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,214 | 4.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,487 | 3.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 9,141 | 4.9 | $1,500 or more | 455 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 164,131 | 87.7 | No cash rent | 2,786 | 5.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,260 | 1.2 | Median (dollars) | 501 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 360 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 66 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 215 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 10,559 | 21.3 | |
| No fuel used | 1,839 | 1.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,478 | 15.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 6,262 | 12.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 4,595 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 656 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,687 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 859 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 13,299 | 26.8 | |
| No telephone service | 6,598 | 3.5 | Not computed | 3,762 | 7.6 | |
| 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)

