
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Thomas 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 | 3,562 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,226 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,737 | 76.8 | 1.00 or less | 3,156 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 24 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 54 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 96 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 16 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 109 | 3.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 123 | 3.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,739 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 113 | 3.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 44 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 368 | 21.2 | |
| Mobile home | 316 | 8.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 925 | 53.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 295 | 17.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 77 | 4.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 68 | 3.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 29 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 157 | 4.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 93 | 2.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 328 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 75,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 839 | 23.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 586 | 16.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 791 | 22.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 739 | 20.7 | With a mortgage | 978 | 56.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 113 | 6.5 | |||
| 1 room | 47 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 359 | 20.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 146 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 301 | 17.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 269 | 7.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 156 | 9.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 479 | 13.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 35 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 592 | 16.6 | $2,000 or more | 14 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 532 | 14.9 | Median (dollars) | 719 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 385 | 10.8 | Not mortgaged | 761 | 43.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 376 | 10.6 | Median (dollars) | 280 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 736 | 20.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,226 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 871 | 50.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 740 | 22.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 354 | 20.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 651 | 20.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 152 | 8.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 543 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 92 | 5.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 535 | 16.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 79 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 410 | 12.7 | 35 percent or more | 167 | 9.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 347 | 10.8 | Not computed | 24 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 953 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 154 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 951 | 29.5 | Less than $200 | 117 | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 1,282 | 39.7 | $200 to $299 | 180 | 18.9 | |
| 3 or more | 839 | 26.0 | $300 to $499 | 421 | 44.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 155 | 16.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11 | 1.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,628 | 81.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 246 | 7.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 322 | 10.0 | No cash rent | 69 | 7.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 373 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 12 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 268 | 28.1 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 124 | 13.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 142 | 14.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 101 | 10.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 8 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 53 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 24 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 171 | 17.9 | |
| No telephone service | 45 | 1.4 | Not computed | 94 | 9.9 | |
| 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)

