
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Perry 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 | 8,223 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,270 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,114 | 74.4 | 1.00 or less | 7,169 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 29 | 0.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 71 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 214 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 30 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 104 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 157 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,986 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 79 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 238 | 2.9 | Less than $50,000 | 968 | 24.3 | |
| Mobile home | 1,247 | 15.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,059 | 51.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 41 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 653 | 16.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 208 | 5.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 67 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 173 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 26 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 652 | 7.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 393 | 4.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 963 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 71,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,561 | 19.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,075 | 13.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,683 | 20.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,723 | 21.0 | With a mortgage | 2,380 | 59.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 46 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 566 | 14.2 | |||
| 1 room | 51 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 740 | 18.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 261 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 641 | 16.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 498 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 344 | 8.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,365 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 36 | 0.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,295 | 27.9 | $2,000 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,832 | 22.3 | Median (dollars) | 660 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 897 | 10.9 | Not mortgaged | 1,606 | 40.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 560 | 6.8 | Median (dollars) | 224 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 464 | 5.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,270 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,104 | 52.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,204 | 16.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 635 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,620 | 22.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 511 | 12.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,098 | 15.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 244 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,097 | 15.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 156 | 3.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,046 | 14.4 | 35 percent or more | 307 | 7.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,205 | 16.6 | Not computed | 29 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,442 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 577 | 7.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,998 | 27.5 | Less than $200 | 234 | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 2,835 | 39.0 | $200 to $299 | 181 | 12.6 | |
| 3 or more | 1,860 | 25.6 | $300 to $499 | 573 | 39.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 261 | 18.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 21 | 1.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,237 | 58.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,294 | 17.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,008 | 13.9 | No cash rent | 165 | 11.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 59 | 0.8 | Median (dollars) | 370 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 621 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 5 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 41 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 323 | 22.4 | |
| No fuel used | 5 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 204 | 14.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 178 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 168 | 11.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 48 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 62 | 4.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 28 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 318 | 22.1 | |
| No telephone service | 268 | 3.7 | Not computed | 189 | 13.1 | |
| 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)

