
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hancock 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 | 33,945 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 21,864 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 27,272 | 80.3 | 1.00 or less | 21,652 | 99.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 485 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 143 | 0.7 | |
| 2 units | 933 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 69 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 783 | 2.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 535 | 1.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,779 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 221 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 485 | 1.4 | Less than $50,000 | 685 | 6.4 | |
| Mobile home | 3,125 | 9.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,118 | 38.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 106 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,785 | 25.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,383 | 12.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,030 | 9.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 861 | 2.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 510 | 4.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,539 | 7.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 190 | 1.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,093 | 9.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 78 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,502 | 16.2 | Median (dollars) | 108,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,097 | 15.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,587 | 7.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,045 | 11.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 10,221 | 30.1 | With a mortgage | 6,280 | 58.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 56 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 502 | 4.7 | |||
| 1 room | 684 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,170 | 10.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,600 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,100 | 19.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,134 | 9.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,690 | 15.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,953 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 495 | 4.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,476 | 22.0 | $2,000 or more | 267 | 2.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,000 | 17.7 | Median (dollars) | 901 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,107 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 4,499 | 41.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,526 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 288 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,465 | 7.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 21,864 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,200 | 39.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,525 | 16.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,789 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,258 | 24.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,455 | 13.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,553 | 16.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 948 | 8.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,459 | 20.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 572 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,540 | 11.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,746 | 16.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,529 | 11.6 | Not computed | 69 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,998 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,327 | 6.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,400 | 33.8 | Less than $200 | 412 | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 9,421 | 43.1 | $200 to $299 | 320 | 6.4 | |
| 3 or more | 3,716 | 17.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,286 | 25.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,753 | 35.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 447 | 8.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 36 | 0.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 101 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,598 | 7.3 | $1,500 or more | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 1,554 | 7.1 | No cash rent | 676 | 13.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 16,474 | 75.3 | Median (dollars) | 514 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 36 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 2,057 | 9.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 19 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 80 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 790 | 15.8 | |
| No fuel used | 10 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 595 | 11.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 547 | 10.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 666 | 13.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 370 | 1.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 359 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 198 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,323 | 26.5 | |
| No telephone service | 357 | 1.6 | Not computed | 718 | 14.4 | |
| 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)

