
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Linn 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 | 80,551 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 76,753 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 55,757 | 69.2 | 1.00 or less | 75,384 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,725 | 2.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 916 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 2,125 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 453 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,848 | 4.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,956 | 4.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 46,487 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3,915 | 4.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4,448 | 5.5 | Less than $50,000 | 2,173 | 4.7 | |
| Mobile home | 4,766 | 5.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 21,434 | 46.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 13,132 | 28.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 5,395 | 11.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,214 | 6.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,364 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 814 | 1.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,461 | 8.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 267 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,997 | 7.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 58 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,664 | 8.3 | Median (dollars) | 99,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,392 | 17.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 12,569 | 15.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 15,405 | 19.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,699 | 20.7 | With a mortgage | 33,047 | 71.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 83 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,610 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 room | 870 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 5,020 | 10.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,882 | 3.6 | $700 to $999 | 11,451 | 24.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 6,073 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10,252 | 22.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,059 | 15.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,991 | 6.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 17,132 | 21.3 | $2,000 or more | 1,640 | 3.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 14,158 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 955 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 10,811 | 13.4 | Not mortgaged | 13,440 | 28.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 8,223 | 10.2 | Median (dollars) | 292 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 8,343 | 10.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 76,753 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 19,142 | 41.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 15,620 | 20.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,883 | 21.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 21,905 | 28.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 6,980 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 12,457 | 16.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,156 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 11,105 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,089 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,497 | 9.8 | 35 percent or more | 4,100 | 8.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 8,169 | 10.6 | Not computed | 137 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 20,530 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,742 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 24,070 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 975 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 32,350 | 42.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,276 | 6.2 | |
| 3 or more | 15,591 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 7,232 | 35.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,989 | 38.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,822 | 8.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 62,626 | 81.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 462 | 2.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,116 | 5.4 | $1,500 or more | 111 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 7,985 | 10.4 | No cash rent | 663 | 3.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 549 | 0.7 | Median (dollars) | 510 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 477 | 0.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 649 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 5,017 | 24.4 | |
| No fuel used | 351 | 0.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,495 | 17.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,748 | 13.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,148 | 10.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 227 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,399 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 217 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 4,854 | 23.6 | |
| No telephone service | 679 | 0.9 | Not computed | 869 | 4.2 | |
| 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)

