DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Worcester 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 | 47,360 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,694 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 18,549 | 39.2 | 1.00 or less | 19,315 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,963 | 4.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 282 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,034 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 97 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,794 | 3.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,020 | 6.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,345 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4,617 | 9.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 12,009 | 25.4 | Less than $50,000 | 584 | 5.1 | |
| Mobile home | 4,254 | 9.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,456 | 30.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 120 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,327 | 29.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,854 | 16.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,437 | 12.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 882 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 551 | 4.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,511 | 7.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 106 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,173 | 10.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 30 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 15,157 | 32.0 | Median (dollars) | 121,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,260 | 25.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,756 | 7.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,634 | 7.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,987 | 6.3 | With a mortgage | 7,304 | 64.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 25 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 444 | 3.9 | |||
| 1 room | 664 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,084 | 9.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,423 | 3.0 | $700 to $999 | 2,621 | 23.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,153 | 10.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,027 | 17.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,626 | 26.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 655 | 5.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,828 | 25.0 | $2,000 or more | 448 | 3.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,895 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 942 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,964 | 8.4 | Not mortgaged | 4,041 | 35.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,085 | 4.4 | Median (dollars) | 299 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,722 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,694 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,316 | 38.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,361 | 17.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,838 | 16.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,971 | 30.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,635 | 14.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,618 | 18.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,078 | 9.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,400 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 599 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,772 | 9.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,810 | 16.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,572 | 8.0 | Not computed | 69 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,854 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,527 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,822 | 34.6 | Less than $200 | 268 | 5.5 | |
| 2 | 8,075 | 41.0 | $200 to $299 | 184 | 3.8 | |
| 3 or more | 3,270 | 16.6 | $300 to $499 | 1,076 | 22.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,640 | 33.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 724 | 14.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,073 | 15.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 266 | 5.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,211 | 16.3 | $1,500 or more | 113 | 2.3 | |
| Electricity | 9,065 | 46.0 | No cash rent | 583 | 12.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,822 | 19.4 | Median (dollars) | 574 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 12 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 411 | 2.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 69 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 870 | 17.9 | |
| No fuel used | 31 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 608 | 12.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 646 | 13.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 485 | 10.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 66 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 360 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 49 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,220 | 25.1 | |
| No telephone service | 437 | 2.2 | Not computed | 665 | 13.7 | |
| 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)
