
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rush 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 | 1,928 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,548 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,733 | 89.9 | 1.00 or less | 1,536 | 99.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 14 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 10 | 0.6 | |
| 2 units | 8 | 0.4 | 1.51 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 16 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,034 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 14 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 0 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 745 | 72.1 | |
| Mobile home | 139 | 7.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 225 | 21.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 2 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 52 | 5.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 18 | 0.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 29 | 1.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 97 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 32,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 224 | 11.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 153 | 7.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 495 | 25.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 910 | 47.2 | With a mortgage | 383 | 37.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 13 | 1.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 145 | 14.0 | |||
| 1 room | 6 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 119 | 11.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 28 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 84 | 8.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 83 | 4.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 22 | 2.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 319 | 16.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 394 | 20.4 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 411 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 544 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 310 | 16.1 | Not mortgaged | 651 | 63.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 185 | 9.6 | Median (dollars) | 238 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 192 | 10.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,548 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 562 | 54.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 166 | 10.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 187 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 346 | 22.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 98 | 9.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 206 | 13.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 47 | 4.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 268 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 47 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 236 | 15.2 | 35 percent or more | 86 | 8.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 326 | 21.1 | Not computed | 7 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 253 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 72 | 4.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 414 | 26.7 | Less than $200 | 33 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 580 | 37.5 | $200 to $299 | 44 | 17.4 | |
| 3 or more | 482 | 31.1 | $300 to $499 | 85 | 33.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 16 | 6.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 5 | 2.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,150 | 74.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 326 | 21.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 55 | 3.6 | No cash rent | 70 | 27.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 328 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 15 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 2 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 63 | 24.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 38 | 15.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 16 | 6.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 9 | 3.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 16 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 12 | 4.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 16 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 40 | 15.8 | |
| No telephone service | 64 | 4.1 | Not computed | 75 | 29.6 | |
| 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)

