
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dukes 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 | 14,836 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,421 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,518 | 91.1 | 1.00 or less | 6,333 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 367 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 66 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 458 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 22 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 217 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 175 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,927 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 30 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 54 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Mobile home | 12 | 0.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 52 | 1.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 222 | 5.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 512 | 13.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,132 | 28.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 460 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,190 | 30.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,469 | 9.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 572 | 14.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,367 | 9.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 235 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,604 | 24.3 | Median (dollars) | 304,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,061 | 13.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,359 | 9.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,484 | 10.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,032 | 20.4 | With a mortgage | 2,525 | 64.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 121 | 3.1 | |||
| 1 room | 242 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 135 | 3.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 573 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 467 | 11.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,116 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 992 | 25.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,914 | 12.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 493 | 12.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,152 | 21.2 | $2,000 or more | 312 | 7.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,132 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,251 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,954 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,402 | 35.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,221 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 368 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,532 | 10.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,421 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,228 | 31.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 966 | 15.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 476 | 12.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,888 | 29.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 543 | 13.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,068 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 381 | 9.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,346 | 21.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 216 | 5.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 569 | 8.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,036 | 26.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 584 | 9.1 | Not computed | 47 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,780 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 240 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,309 | 36.0 | Less than $200 | 45 | 2.5 | |
| 2 | 2,807 | 43.7 | $200 to $299 | 66 | 3.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,065 | 16.6 | $300 to $499 | 130 | 7.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 559 | 31.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 487 | 27.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 39 | 0.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 251 | 14.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,902 | 29.6 | $1,500 or more | 24 | 1.3 | |
| Electricity | 938 | 14.6 | No cash rent | 218 | 12.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,154 | 49.1 | Median (dollars) | 741 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 8 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 337 | 5.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 23 | 0.4 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 20 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 233 | 13.1 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 287 | 16.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 265 | 14.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 204 | 11.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 20 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 147 | 8.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 19 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 417 | 23.4 | |
| No telephone service | 24 | 0.4 | Not computed | 227 | 12.8 | |
| 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)

