DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chatham 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 | 99,683 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 89,865 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 61,959 | 62.2 | 1.00 or less | 86,025 | 95.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 5,472 | 5.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,565 | 2.9 | |
| 2 units | 4,873 | 4.9 | 1.51 or more | 1,275 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7,855 | 7.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,624 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 47,704 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,749 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,473 | 5.5 | Less than $50,000 | 5,013 | 10.5 | |
| Mobile home | 5,584 | 5.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 20,800 | 43.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 94 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,101 | 21.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,327 | 9.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,536 | 7.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,631 | 2.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,604 | 5.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,249 | 7.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,102 | 2.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,640 | 7.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 221 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 17,528 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 95,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 17,245 | 17.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 13,211 | 13.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 23,126 | 23.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,053 | 11.1 | With a mortgage | 32,766 | 68.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 219 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,828 | 3.8 | |||
| 1 room | 1,276 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 4,576 | 9.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 4,172 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 10,737 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 9,059 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9,568 | 20.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 16,055 | 16.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3,219 | 6.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 21,144 | 21.2 | $2,000 or more | 2,619 | 5.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 20,775 | 20.8 | Median (dollars) | 969 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 13,432 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 14,938 | 31.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 7,777 | 7.8 | Median (dollars) | 317 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 5,993 | 6.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 89,865 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 17,505 | 36.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 21,158 | 23.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,150 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 25,492 | 28.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 6,375 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13,451 | 15.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,262 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,469 | 13.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,735 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,194 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 8,132 | 17.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 9,101 | 10.1 | Not computed | 545 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 35,400 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 10,678 | 11.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 33,309 | 37.1 | Less than $200 | 2,284 | 6.5 | |
| 2 | 33,419 | 37.2 | $200 to $299 | 1,598 | 4.5 | |
| 3 or more | 12,459 | 13.9 | $300 to $499 | 7,861 | 22.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 13,637 | 38.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 6,227 | 17.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 46,519 | 51.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,489 | 4.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,741 | 3.1 | $1,500 or more | 592 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 39,854 | 44.3 | No cash rent | 1,712 | 4.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 238 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 589 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 87 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 21 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 28 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 5,707 | 16.1 | |
| No fuel used | 377 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,626 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 4,299 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 3,441 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 510 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,656 | 7.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 538 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 11,839 | 33.4 | |
| No telephone service | 2,096 | 2.3 | Not computed | 2,832 | 8.0 | |
| 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)
