
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Posey 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 | 11,076 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 10,205 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,986 | 81.1 | 1.00 or less | 10,038 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 39 | 0.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 145 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 178 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 22 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 148 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 227 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,624 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 121 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 139 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 734 | 11.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,227 | 11.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,291 | 49.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,743 | 26.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 558 | 8.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 237 | 3.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 229 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 61 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 603 | 5.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 686 | 6.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,449 | 13.1 | Median (dollars) | 89,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,379 | 21.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,531 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,874 | 16.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,325 | 21.0 | With a mortgage | 4,407 | 66.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 17 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 363 | 5.5 | |||
| 1 room | 27 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,024 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 125 | 1.1 | $700 to $999 | 1,500 | 22.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 697 | 6.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,144 | 17.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,820 | 16.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 278 | 4.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,576 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 81 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,473 | 22.3 | Median (dollars) | 857 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,528 | 13.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,217 | 33.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 973 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 267 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 857 | 7.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 10,205 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,127 | 47.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,358 | 13.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,293 | 19.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,483 | 24.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 849 | 12.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,832 | 18.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 519 | 7.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,867 | 18.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 230 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,346 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 578 | 8.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,319 | 12.9 | Not computed | 28 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,733 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 522 | 5.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,480 | 24.3 | Less than $200 | 175 | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 4,293 | 42.1 | $200 to $299 | 182 | 10.5 | |
| 3 or more | 2,910 | 28.5 | $300 to $499 | 678 | 39.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 431 | 24.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 56 | 3.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,919 | 58.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 19 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,015 | 9.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,988 | 29.3 | No cash rent | 192 | 11.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 185 | 1.8 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 95 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 357 | 20.6 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 228 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 226 | 13.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 176 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 50 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 121 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 41 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 404 | 23.3 | |
| No telephone service | 206 | 2.0 | Not computed | 221 | 12.8 | |
| 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)

