
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Douglas 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 | 40,250 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 38,486 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 21,816 | 54.2 | 1.00 or less | 37,551 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,760 | 6.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 620 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 2,140 | 5.3 | 1.51 or more | 315 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,147 | 7.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,550 | 6.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 15,761 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,659 | 6.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 3,023 | 7.5 | Less than $50,000 | 488 | 3.1 | |
| Mobile home | 2,125 | 5.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,230 | 33.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 30 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,464 | 34.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,243 | 14.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,741 | 11.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,381 | 3.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 445 | 2.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,298 | 13.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 121 | 0.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,197 | 10.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 29 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,661 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 117,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,101 | 20.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,936 | 12.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,656 | 11.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,020 | 12.5 | With a mortgage | 12,079 | 76.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 18 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 454 | 2.9 | |||
| 1 room | 901 | 2.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,586 | 10.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,358 | 5.9 | $700 to $999 | 4,308 | 27.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,526 | 11.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,567 | 22.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,624 | 16.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,451 | 9.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,800 | 19.4 | $2,000 or more | 695 | 4.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,223 | 15.5 | Median (dollars) | 976 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,350 | 10.8 | Not mortgaged | 3,682 | 23.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,469 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 308 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,999 | 9.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 38,486 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,712 | 36.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 12,899 | 33.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,346 | 21.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,949 | 31.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,474 | 15.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,283 | 13.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,549 | 9.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,526 | 11.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 798 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,147 | 5.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,775 | 11.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,682 | 4.4 | Not computed | 107 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 18,344 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,158 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,370 | 34.7 | Less than $200 | 486 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | 15,277 | 39.7 | $200 to $299 | 785 | 4.3 | |
| 3 or more | 7,681 | 20.0 | $300 to $499 | 5,630 | 30.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,793 | 37.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,960 | 16.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 28,463 | 74.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,139 | 6.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,431 | 6.3 | $1,500 or more | 137 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 7,044 | 18.3 | No cash rent | 414 | 2.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 68 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 560 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 370 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 17 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 63 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,484 | 13.5 | |
| No fuel used | 30 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,415 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,280 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,780 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 109 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,375 | 7.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 126 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 7,084 | 38.6 | |
| No telephone service | 801 | 2.1 | Not computed | 926 | 5.0 | |
| 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)

