
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Whitley 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 | 12,545 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,711 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,282 | 82.0 | 1.00 or less | 11,604 | 99.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 114 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 80 | 0.7 | |
| 2 units | 321 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 27 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 214 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 254 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,080 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 114 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 196 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 397 | 5.6 | |
| Mobile home | 1,046 | 8.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,461 | 48.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 4 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,010 | 28.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 723 | 10.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 391 | 5.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 245 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 67 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,281 | 10.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 24 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,035 | 8.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,437 | 11.5 | Median (dollars) | 96,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,551 | 12.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,200 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,152 | 17.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,644 | 29.0 | With a mortgage | 4,958 | 70.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 375 | 5.3 | |||
| 1 room | 51 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,044 | 14.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 112 | 0.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,930 | 27.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 595 | 4.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,183 | 16.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,541 | 12.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 306 | 4.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,734 | 21.8 | $2,000 or more | 94 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,823 | 22.5 | Median (dollars) | 842 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,270 | 18.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,122 | 30.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,133 | 9.0 | Median (dollars) | 236 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,286 | 10.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,711 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,090 | 43.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,714 | 14.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,429 | 20.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,131 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,030 | 14.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,131 | 18.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 509 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,913 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 303 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,434 | 12.2 | 35 percent or more | 700 | 9.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,388 | 11.9 | Not computed | 19 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,849 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 490 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,310 | 28.3 | Less than $200 | 110 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 4,964 | 42.4 | $200 to $299 | 176 | 9.5 | |
| 3 or more | 2,947 | 25.2 | $300 to $499 | 753 | 40.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 585 | 31.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 80 | 4.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,748 | 49.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,740 | 23.4 | $1,500 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 2,432 | 20.8 | No cash rent | 140 | 7.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 329 | 2.8 | Median (dollars) | 453 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 302 | 2.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 12 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 112 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 482 | 26.1 | |
| No fuel used | 36 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 421 | 22.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 179 | 9.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 225 | 12.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 75 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 101 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 48 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 300 | 16.2 | |
| No telephone service | 272 | 2.3 | Not computed | 141 | 7.6 | |
| 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)

