
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Laurens 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 | 19,687 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,083 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,266 | 62.3 | 1.00 or less | 16,391 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 264 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 507 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 594 | 3.0 | 1.51 or more | 185 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 549 | 2.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 403 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,509 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 36 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 188 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 2,014 | 26.8 | |
| Mobile home | 5,368 | 27.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,475 | 46.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 19 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,183 | 15.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 519 | 6.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 197 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 595 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 107 | 1.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,287 | 11.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,896 | 9.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,013 | 20.4 | Median (dollars) | 73,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,716 | 18.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,776 | 14.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,114 | 15.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,290 | 6.6 | With a mortgage | 4,694 | 62.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 116 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 524 | 7.0 | |||
| 1 room | 134 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,138 | 15.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 511 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,587 | 21.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,319 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 929 | 12.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,372 | 17.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 302 | 4.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,341 | 27.1 | $2,000 or more | 98 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,630 | 23.5 | Median (dollars) | 793 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,186 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,815 | 37.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,283 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 236 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 911 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,083 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,387 | 45.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,979 | 17.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,274 | 17.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,779 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 885 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,652 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 566 | 7.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,892 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 288 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,749 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 944 | 12.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,032 | 11.9 | Not computed | 165 | 2.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,751 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,609 | 9.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,920 | 34.7 | Less than $200 | 673 | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 6,075 | 35.6 | $200 to $299 | 554 | 11.7 | |
| 3 or more | 3,479 | 20.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,963 | 41.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 972 | 20.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 101 | 2.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,733 | 16.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 39 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,593 | 21.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 10,244 | 60.0 | No cash rent | 449 | 9.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 164 | 1.0 | Median (dollars) | 392 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 259 | 1.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 976 | 20.5 | |
| No fuel used | 79 | 0.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 581 | 12.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 578 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 374 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 138 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 323 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 117 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,272 | 26.8 | |
| No telephone service | 801 | 4.7 | Not computed | 647 | 13.6 | |
| 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)

