
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: De Witt 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 | 7,282 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,770 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,779 | 79.4 | 1.00 or less | 6,662 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 41 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 89 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 208 | 2.9 | 1.51 or more | 19 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 356 | 4.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 151 | 2.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,171 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 49 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 168 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 902 | 21.6 | |
| Mobile home | 505 | 6.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,281 | 54.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 25 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 527 | 12.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 285 | 6.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 150 | 3.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 102 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 13 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 316 | 4.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 278 | 3.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 614 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 74,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,077 | 14.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 789 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,387 | 19.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,719 | 37.3 | With a mortgage | 2,649 | 63.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 13 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 351 | 8.4 | |||
| 1 room | 40 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 761 | 18.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 130 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 866 | 20.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 487 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 545 | 13.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,055 | 14.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 79 | 1.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,710 | 23.5 | $2,000 or more | 34 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,540 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 759 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 962 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,522 | 36.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 725 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 276 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 633 | 8.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,770 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,145 | 51.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 912 | 13.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 618 | 14.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,805 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 486 | 11.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,134 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 300 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,243 | 18.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 173 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 814 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 447 | 10.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 862 | 12.7 | Not computed | 2 | 0.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,616 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 362 | 5.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,088 | 30.8 | Less than $200 | 139 | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 2,782 | 41.1 | $200 to $299 | 181 | 11.2 | |
| 3 or more | 1,538 | 22.7 | $300 to $499 | 693 | 42.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 409 | 25.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 41 | 2.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,672 | 69.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,228 | 18.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 742 | 11.0 | No cash rent | 153 | 9.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 78 | 1.2 | Median (dollars) | 409 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 19 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 19 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 466 | 28.8 | |
| No fuel used | 12 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 170 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 230 | 14.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 158 | 9.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 22 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 118 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 27 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 290 | 17.9 | |
| No telephone service | 240 | 3.5 | Not computed | 184 | 11.4 | |
| 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)

