
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Adams 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 | 12,404 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,818 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,597 | 77.4 | 1.00 or less | 11,447 | 96.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 187 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 264 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 334 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 107 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 327 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 506 | 4.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,990 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 382 | 3.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 335 | 2.7 | Less than $50,000 | 765 | 10.9 | |
| Mobile home | 736 | 5.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,826 | 54.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,565 | 22.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 538 | 7.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 213 | 3.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 246 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 55 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 712 | 5.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 737 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,450 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 85,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,085 | 16.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,337 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,049 | 16.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,788 | 30.5 | With a mortgage | 4,588 | 65.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 87 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 576 | 8.2 | |||
| 1 room | 128 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,285 | 18.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 183 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 1,637 | 23.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 639 | 5.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 774 | 11.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,646 | 13.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 152 | 2.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,469 | 19.9 | $2,000 or more | 77 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,498 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 744 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,167 | 17.5 | Not mortgaged | 2,402 | 34.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,317 | 10.6 | Median (dollars) | 226 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,357 | 10.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,818 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,574 | 51.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,571 | 13.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,251 | 17.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,068 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 740 | 10.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,887 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 468 | 6.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,145 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 284 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,434 | 12.1 | 35 percent or more | 640 | 9.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,713 | 14.5 | Not computed | 33 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,654 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,305 | 11.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,232 | 27.3 | Less than $200 | 268 | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 4,521 | 38.3 | $200 to $299 | 335 | 12.6 | |
| 3 or more | 2,760 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,262 | 47.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 467 | 17.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 96 | 3.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,535 | 46.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34 | 1.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,558 | 13.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,137 | 26.5 | No cash rent | 192 | 7.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 675 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 393 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 282 | 2.4 | ||||
| Wood | 525 | 4.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 84 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 943 | 35.5 | |
| No fuel used | 20 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 372 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 296 | 11.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 236 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 675 | 5.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 99 | 3.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 780 | 6.6 | 35 percent or more | 508 | 19.1 | |
| No telephone service | 954 | 8.1 | Not computed | 200 | 7.5 | |
| 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)

