
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gem 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 | 5,888 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,539 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,624 | 78.5 | 1.00 or less | 5,231 | 94.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 92 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 192 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 113 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 116 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 84 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 94 | 1.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,105 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 15 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 23 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 174 | 5.6 | |
| Mobile home | 822 | 14.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,477 | 47.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 958 | 30.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 345 | 11.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 106 | 3.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 136 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 45 | 1.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 747 | 12.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 516 | 8.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 538 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 97,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,545 | 26.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 682 | 11.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 800 | 13.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 924 | 15.7 | With a mortgage | 2,076 | 66.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 36 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 255 | 8.2 | |||
| 1 room | 38 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 398 | 12.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 200 | 3.4 | $700 to $999 | 744 | 24.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 303 | 5.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 526 | 16.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 937 | 15.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 102 | 3.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,567 | 26.6 | $2,000 or more | 15 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,350 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 835 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 707 | 12.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,029 | 33.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 360 | 6.1 | Median (dollars) | 204 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 426 | 7.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,539 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,227 | 39.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 929 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 390 | 12.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,705 | 30.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 389 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,152 | 20.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 292 | 9.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 785 | 14.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 174 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 499 | 9.0 | 35 percent or more | 573 | 18.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 469 | 8.5 | Not computed | 60 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,050 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 212 | 3.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,445 | 26.1 | Less than $200 | 41 | 3.9 | |
| 2 | 2,267 | 40.9 | $200 to $299 | 83 | 7.9 | |
| 3 or more | 1,615 | 29.2 | $300 to $499 | 342 | 32.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 391 | 37.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 65 | 6.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,577 | 28.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 489 | 8.8 | $1,500 or more | 11 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,342 | 42.3 | No cash rent | 111 | 10.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 249 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 502 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 25 | 0.5 | ||||
| Wood | 774 | 14.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 83 | 1.5 | Less than 15 percent | 167 | 15.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 124 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 109 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 91 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 23 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 98 | 9.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 24 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 340 | 32.4 | |
| No telephone service | 160 | 2.9 | Not computed | 121 | 11.5 | |
| 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)

