
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Harlan 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 | 15,017 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,291 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,693 | 64.5 | 1.00 or less | 13,032 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 261 | 1.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 183 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 303 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 76 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 426 | 2.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 402 | 2.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,711 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 115 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 150 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 4,088 | 60.9 | |
| Mobile home | 3,638 | 24.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,105 | 31.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 29 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 304 | 4.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 159 | 2.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 48 | 0.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 298 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,139 | 7.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 985 | 6.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,413 | 16.1 | Median (dollars) | 43,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,937 | 19.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,286 | 8.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,354 | 22.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,605 | 17.3 | With a mortgage | 2,566 | 38.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 200 | 3.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 775 | 11.5 | |||
| 1 room | 66 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 743 | 11.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 234 | 1.6 | $700 to $999 | 622 | 9.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 846 | 5.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 167 | 2.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,474 | 23.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 33 | 0.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,185 | 27.9 | $2,000 or more | 26 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,799 | 18.6 | Median (dollars) | 575 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,635 | 10.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,145 | 61.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,106 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 176 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 672 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,291 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,316 | 49.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,973 | 14.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 828 | 12.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,133 | 23.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 540 | 8.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,303 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 468 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,332 | 17.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 272 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,792 | 13.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,037 | 15.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,758 | 13.2 | Not computed | 250 | 3.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,457 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,180 | 16.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,022 | 37.8 | Less than $200 | 635 | 18.4 | |
| 2 | 4,160 | 31.3 | $200 to $299 | 682 | 19.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,929 | 14.5 | $300 to $499 | 1,267 | 36.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 130 | 3.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 26 | 0.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 150 | 1.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 463 | 3.5 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 9,124 | 68.6 | No cash rent | 711 | 20.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,958 | 14.7 | Median (dollars) | 306 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 1,287 | 9.7 | ||||
| Wood | 138 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 45 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 649 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 116 | 0.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 374 | 10.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 274 | 7.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 235 | 6.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 260 | 2.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 220 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 147 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 849 | 24.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,563 | 11.8 | Not computed | 856 | 24.8 | |
| 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)

