DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Walker 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 | 25,577 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 23,605 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 19,075 | 74.6 | 1.00 or less | 23,027 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 224 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 439 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 859 | 3.4 | 1.51 or more | 139 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 462 | 1.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 450 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 13,084 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 205 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 165 | 0.6 | Less than $50,000 | 2,988 | 22.8 | |
| Mobile home | 4,113 | 16.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,286 | 55.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 24 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,641 | 12.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 664 | 5.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 339 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 606 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 108 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,814 | 7.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 39 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,961 | 7.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 19 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,943 | 15.4 | Median (dollars) | 71,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,574 | 17.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,313 | 16.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,104 | 23.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,262 | 8.8 | With a mortgage | 7,385 | 56.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 42 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 938 | 7.2 | |||
| 1 room | 87 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 2,431 | 18.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 337 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 2,553 | 19.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,289 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,028 | 7.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,924 | 19.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 239 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,381 | 28.9 | $2,000 or more | 154 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,998 | 23.5 | Median (dollars) | 725 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,079 | 12.0 | Not mortgaged | 5,699 | 43.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,258 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 212 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,224 | 4.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 23,605 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,895 | 45.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,835 | 16.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,221 | 17.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,585 | 23.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,375 | 10.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,944 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,083 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,848 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 572 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,513 | 10.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,797 | 13.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,880 | 16.4 | Not computed | 141 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,202 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,592 | 6.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,645 | 32.4 | Less than $200 | 306 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 9,305 | 39.4 | $200 to $299 | 371 | 7.1 | |
| 3 or more | 5,063 | 21.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,237 | 43.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,274 | 24.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 245 | 4.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,096 | 25.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 23 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,786 | 16.0 | $1,500 or more | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 12,356 | 52.3 | No cash rent | 744 | 14.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 684 | 2.9 | Median (dollars) | 441 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 611 | 2.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 14 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 965 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 42 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 761 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 588 | 11.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 443 | 8.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 163 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 392 | 7.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 145 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,233 | 23.7 | |
| No telephone service | 1,001 | 4.2 | Not computed | 820 | 15.8 | |
| 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)
