
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: St. Louis 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 | 95,800 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 82,619 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 70,280 | 73.4 | 1.00 or less | 81,020 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,367 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,111 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 4,672 | 4.9 | 1.51 or more | 488 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,984 | 3.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,321 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 46,804 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,842 | 1.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 7,038 | 7.3 | Less than $50,000 | 11,347 | 24.2 | |
| Mobile home | 5,090 | 5.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 22,318 | 47.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 206 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 7,885 | 16.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,760 | 5.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,883 | 4.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,252 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 489 | 1.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,420 | 3.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 87 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,726 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 35 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,568 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 75,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,622 | 15.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,184 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 24,103 | 25.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 32,925 | 34.4 | With a mortgage | 27,496 | 58.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 341 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 4,133 | 8.8 | |||
| 1 room | 1,993 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 7,362 | 15.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 4,610 | 4.8 | $700 to $999 | 8,793 | 18.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 10,160 | 10.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,723 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 16,236 | 16.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,379 | 2.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 22,017 | 23.0 | $2,000 or more | 765 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 17,286 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 755 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 10,183 | 10.6 | Not mortgaged | 19,308 | 41.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,421 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 232 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 6,894 | 7.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 82,619 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 23,392 | 50.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 13,064 | 15.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,681 | 16.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 19,686 | 23.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 5,541 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 12,734 | 15.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 3,297 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14,081 | 17.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,751 | 3.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 10,182 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 4,867 | 10.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 12,872 | 15.6 | Not computed | 275 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 20,549 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 8,452 | 10.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 27,945 | 33.8 | Less than $200 | 2,756 | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 30,644 | 37.1 | $200 to $299 | 2,814 | 13.7 | |
| 3 or more | 15,578 | 18.9 | $300 to $499 | 7,319 | 35.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,991 | 24.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,153 | 5.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 34,344 | 41.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 431 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 8,552 | 10.4 | $1,500 or more | 124 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 9,074 | 11.0 | No cash rent | 961 | 4.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 22,220 | 26.9 | Median (dollars) | 415 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 167 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 3,091 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 37 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 3,988 | 4.8 | Less than 15 percent | 3,757 | 18.3 | |
| No fuel used | 1,146 | 1.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,740 | 13.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,554 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,248 | 10.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 748 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,747 | 8.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 660 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 6,193 | 30.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,710 | 2.1 | Not computed | 1,310 | 6.4 | |
| 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)

