DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Whitfield 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 | 30,722 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 29,385 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 19,693 | 64.1 | 1.00 or less | 26,552 | 90.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 587 | 1.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,530 | 5.2 | |
| 2 units | 1,130 | 3.7 | 1.51 or more | 1,303 | 4.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,331 | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 850 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 14,817 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 684 | 2.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,091 | 3.6 | Less than $50,000 | 1,453 | 9.8 | |
| Mobile home | 5,345 | 17.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,196 | 48.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,209 | 21.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,429 | 9.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 804 | 5.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 697 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 486 | 3.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,205 | 10.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 188 | 1.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,449 | 11.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 52 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,098 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 91,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,568 | 21.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,816 | 15.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,497 | 14.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,392 | 4.5 | With a mortgage | 9,613 | 64.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 95 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 717 | 4.8 | |||
| 1 room | 455 | 1.5 | $500 to $699 | 2,335 | 15.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,292 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,410 | 23.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,285 | 7.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,989 | 13.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,534 | 18.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 599 | 4.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,729 | 25.2 | $2,000 or more | 468 | 3.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,844 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 832 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,330 | 10.8 | Not mortgaged | 5,204 | 35.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,838 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 214 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,415 | 7.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 29,385 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,120 | 48.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,689 | 19.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,539 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,480 | 28.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,666 | 11.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,620 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,187 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,258 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 633 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,064 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,502 | 10.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,274 | 11.1 | Not computed | 170 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 9,395 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,951 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 9,221 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 440 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 11,892 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 672 | 7.2 | |
| 3 or more | 6,321 | 21.5 | $300 to $499 | 3,665 | 39.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,314 | 35.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 458 | 4.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,125 | 17.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 136 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,073 | 13.9 | $1,500 or more | 140 | 1.5 | |
| Electricity | 19,253 | 65.5 | No cash rent | 570 | 6.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 503 | 1.7 | Median (dollars) | 484 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 338 | 1.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,395 | 25.5 | |
| No fuel used | 77 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,737 | 18.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,207 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 948 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 103 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 533 | 5.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 183 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,797 | 19.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,704 | 5.8 | Not computed | 778 | 8.3 | |
| 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)
