
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Plymouth 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 | 9,880 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,372 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,052 | 81.5 | 1.00 or less | 9,285 | 99.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 187 | 1.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 71 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 202 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 16 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 343 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 245 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,326 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 109 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 252 | 2.6 | Less than $50,000 | 682 | 12.8 | |
| Mobile home | 490 | 5.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,598 | 48.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,200 | 22.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 474 | 8.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 283 | 5.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 184 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 74 | 1.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 613 | 6.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 15 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 573 | 5.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 696 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 88,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,471 | 14.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,023 | 10.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,920 | 19.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,400 | 34.4 | With a mortgage | 3,034 | 57.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 12 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 277 | 5.2 | |||
| 1 room | 7 | 0.1 | $500 to $699 | 717 | 13.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 218 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,036 | 19.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 512 | 5.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 682 | 12.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,300 | 13.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 220 | 4.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,643 | 16.6 | $2,000 or more | 90 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,615 | 16.3 | Median (dollars) | 822 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,589 | 16.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,292 | 43.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,415 | 14.3 | Median (dollars) | 267 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,581 | 16.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,372 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,475 | 46.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,362 | 14.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 997 | 18.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,361 | 25.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 740 | 13.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,449 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 434 | 8.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,644 | 17.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 187 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,254 | 13.4 | 35 percent or more | 463 | 8.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,302 | 13.9 | Not computed | 30 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,875 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 473 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,434 | 26.0 | Less than $200 | 112 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 3,950 | 42.1 | $200 to $299 | 274 | 14.6 | |
| 3 or more | 2,515 | 26.8 | $300 to $499 | 820 | 43.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 419 | 22.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 40 | 2.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,972 | 53.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,085 | 22.2 | $1,500 or more | 39 | 2.1 | |
| Electricity | 1,804 | 19.2 | No cash rent | 168 | 9.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 369 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 416 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 34 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 82 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 526 | 28.1 | |
| No fuel used | 22 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 272 | 14.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 209 | 11.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 174 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 23 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 136 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 66 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 371 | 19.8 | |
| No telephone service | 126 | 1.3 | Not computed | 187 | 10.0 | |
| 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)

