
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Nicholas 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 | 3,051 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,710 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,079 | 68.1 | 1.00 or less | 2,670 | 98.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 30 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 30 | 1.1 | |
| 2 units | 55 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 10 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 128 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 36 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,062 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 58 | 1.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 47 | 1.5 | Less than $50,000 | 364 | 34.3 | |
| Mobile home | 618 | 20.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 604 | 56.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 72 | 6.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 14 | 1.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 4 | 0.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 55 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 248 | 8.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 264 | 8.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 392 | 12.8 | Median (dollars) | 62,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 494 | 16.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 303 | 9.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 401 | 13.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 894 | 29.3 | With a mortgage | 606 | 57.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 2.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 181 | 17.0 | |||
| 1 room | 7 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 138 | 13.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 9 | 0.3 | $700 to $999 | 220 | 20.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 212 | 6.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 35 | 3.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 537 | 17.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 849 | 27.8 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 619 | 20.3 | Median (dollars) | 647 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 323 | 10.6 | Not mortgaged | 456 | 42.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 255 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 199 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 240 | 7.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,710 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 533 | 50.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 455 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 212 | 20.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 704 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 135 | 12.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 421 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 46 | 4.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 495 | 18.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 44 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 351 | 13.0 | 35 percent or more | 87 | 8.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 284 | 10.5 | Not computed | 5 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 596 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 315 | 11.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 774 | 28.6 | Less than $200 | 136 | 22.8 | |
| 2 | 1,049 | 38.7 | $200 to $299 | 117 | 19.6 | |
| 3 or more | 572 | 21.1 | $300 to $499 | 188 | 31.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 37 | 6.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9 | 1.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 720 | 26.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 530 | 19.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,048 | 38.7 | No cash rent | 105 | 17.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 176 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 296 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 24 | 0.9 | ||||
| Wood | 208 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 125 | 21.0 | |
| No fuel used | 4 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 87 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 92 | 15.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 51 | 8.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 33 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 23 | 3.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 24 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 109 | 18.3 | |
| No telephone service | 135 | 5.0 | Not computed | 109 | 18.3 | |
| 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)

