
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Muskegon 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 | 68,556 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 63,330 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 52,120 | 76.0 | 1.00 or less | 61,669 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,038 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,174 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 2,713 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 487 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,745 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,651 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 38,766 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,530 | 2.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,444 | 3.6 | Less than $50,000 | 6,421 | 16.6 | |
| Mobile home | 5,311 | 7.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 18,588 | 47.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 4 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,645 | 22.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,741 | 7.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,614 | 4.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,569 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 601 | 1.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,721 | 6.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 121 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,897 | 5.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 35 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,046 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 85,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 10,782 | 15.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,130 | 13.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 20,726 | 30.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,685 | 17.0 | With a mortgage | 25,670 | 66.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 227 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 3,120 | 8.0 | |||
| 1 room | 436 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 6,434 | 16.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,704 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 8,944 | 23.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,170 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,002 | 12.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 10,161 | 14.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,376 | 3.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 16,380 | 23.9 | $2,000 or more | 567 | 1.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 14,801 | 21.6 | Median (dollars) | 786 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 9,308 | 13.6 | Not mortgaged | 13,096 | 33.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,008 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 239 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 5,588 | 8.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 63,330 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 17,238 | 44.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,259 | 16.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,126 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,024 | 26.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,835 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,204 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,956 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,319 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,825 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,069 | 11.2 | 35 percent or more | 4,511 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 8,455 | 13.4 | Not computed | 275 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 13,858 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,673 | 7.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 21,153 | 33.4 | Less than $200 | 1,201 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 25,012 | 39.5 | $200 to $299 | 998 | 7.2 | |
| 3 or more | 12,492 | 19.7 | $300 to $499 | 5,956 | 43.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,252 | 30.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 642 | 4.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 51,591 | 81.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 66 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,135 | 9.7 | $1,500 or more | 42 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 2,437 | 3.8 | No cash rent | 701 | 5.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,769 | 2.8 | Median (dollars) | 453 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,029 | 1.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 255 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 2,667 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 80 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,062 | 14.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,683 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,345 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 255 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 992 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 161 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 4,166 | 30.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,828 | 2.9 | Not computed | 943 | 6.8 | |
| 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)

