
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Baltimore 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 | 313,734 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 299,877 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 147,499 | 47.0 | 1.00 or less | 293,732 | 98.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 76,784 | 24.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,936 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 5,105 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 2,209 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7,330 | 2.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 21,849 | 7.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 182,909 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 35,257 | 11.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 17,341 | 5.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,445 | 0.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,523 | 0.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 49,871 | 27.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 46 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 67,679 | 37.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 29,294 | 16.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 20,987 | 11.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,912 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10,139 | 5.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,568 | 5.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,924 | 1.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 23,578 | 7.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 570 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 45,401 | 14.5 | Median (dollars) | 127,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 49,952 | 15.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 50,460 | 16.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 95,120 | 30.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 26,743 | 8.5 | With a mortgage | 131,364 | 71.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 432 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 3,272 | 1.8 | |||
| 1 room | 2,802 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 8,293 | 4.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 8,129 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 32,394 | 17.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 22,811 | 7.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 53,095 | 29.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 39,902 | 12.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 20,625 | 11.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 52,830 | 16.8 | $2,000 or more | 13,253 | 7.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 62,635 | 20.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,169 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 49,351 | 15.7 | Not mortgaged | 51,545 | 28.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 37,209 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 325 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 38,065 | 12.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 299,877 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 66,674 | 36.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 51,500 | 17.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 33,914 | 18.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 84,102 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 26,660 | 14.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 49,134 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 17,786 | 9.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 48,362 | 16.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 10,334 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 26,550 | 8.9 | 35 percent or more | 26,498 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 40,229 | 13.4 | Not computed | 1,043 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 96,450 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 26,548 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 110,001 | 36.7 | Less than $200 | 2,218 | 2.3 | |
| 2 | 116,996 | 39.0 | $200 to $299 | 1,931 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or more | 46,332 | 15.5 | $300 to $499 | 12,166 | 12.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 44,226 | 45.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 24,036 | 24.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 170,906 | 57.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7,613 | 7.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,041 | 1.3 | $1,500 or more | 1,845 | 1.9 | |
| Electricity | 80,802 | 26.9 | No cash rent | 2,415 | 2.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 41,388 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 670 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 146 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,075 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 18 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 769 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 18,127 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 732 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 16,376 | 17.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 13,746 | 14.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 11,073 | 11.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 875 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,402 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 714 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 25,694 | 26.6 | |
| No telephone service | 2,411 | 0.8 | Not computed | 4,032 | 4.2 | |
| 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)

