
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ottawa 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 | 86,856 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 81,662 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 61,292 | 70.6 | 1.00 or less | 79,390 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 4,615 | 5.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,486 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 3,425 | 3.9 | 1.51 or more | 786 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,825 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,931 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 52,790 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,271 | 2.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,940 | 3.4 | Less than $50,000 | 705 | 1.3 | |
| Mobile home | 6,540 | 7.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,519 | 19.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 22,702 | 43.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 10,077 | 19.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6,149 | 11.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,246 | 3.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,847 | 3.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,657 | 12.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 637 | 1.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,012 | 11.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 154 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14,522 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 133,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,454 | 16.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,929 | 11.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 12,936 | 14.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,100 | 12.8 | With a mortgage | 39,171 | 74.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 90 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,267 | 2.4 | |||
| 1 room | 735 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 4,203 | 8.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,085 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 13,419 | 25.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,619 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 14,027 | 26.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 10,990 | 12.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,112 | 7.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 15,929 | 18.3 | $2,000 or more | 2,053 | 3.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 16,914 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 1,017 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 14,429 | 16.6 | Not mortgaged | 13,619 | 25.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 9,960 | 11.5 | Median (dollars) | 278 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 11,195 | 12.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 81,662 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 21,497 | 40.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 14,460 | 17.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 10,474 | 19.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 25,016 | 30.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 8,057 | 15.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,043 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,705 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 13,853 | 17.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,610 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,430 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 5,225 | 9.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,860 | 8.4 | Not computed | 222 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,422 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,941 | 3.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 21,022 | 25.7 | Less than $200 | 398 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | 39,943 | 48.9 | $200 to $299 | 476 | 3.1 | |
| 3 or more | 17,756 | 21.7 | $300 to $499 | 3,318 | 21.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,815 | 50.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,869 | 12.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 68,096 | 83.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 633 | 4.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,052 | 6.2 | $1,500 or more | 238 | 1.5 | |
| Electricity | 4,615 | 5.7 | No cash rent | 675 | 4.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,481 | 3.0 | Median (dollars) | 579 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 899 | 1.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 376 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 3,551 | 23.0 | |
| No fuel used | 138 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,944 | 19.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,128 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,456 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 243 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 990 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 419 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 3,524 | 22.9 | |
| No telephone service | 868 | 1.1 | Not computed | 829 | 5.4 | |
| 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)

