
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wadena 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 | 6,334 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,426 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,791 | 75.6 | 1.00 or less | 5,268 | 97.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 46 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 94 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 77 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 64 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 214 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 153 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,402 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 105 | 1.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 233 | 3.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,006 | 41.9 | |
| Mobile home | 641 | 10.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,083 | 45.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 74 | 1.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 230 | 9.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 56 | 2.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 27 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 155 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 293 | 4.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 277 | 4.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 682 | 10.8 | Median (dollars) | 56,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,271 | 20.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 866 | 13.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,249 | 19.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,541 | 24.3 | With a mortgage | 1,272 | 53.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 49 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 362 | 15.1 | |||
| 1 room | 133 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 404 | 16.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 300 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 306 | 12.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 481 | 7.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 142 | 5.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,122 | 17.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,273 | 20.1 | $2,000 or more | 5 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,072 | 16.9 | Median (dollars) | 600 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 696 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,130 | 47.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 590 | 9.3 | Median (dollars) | 223 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 667 | 10.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,426 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,225 | 51.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 833 | 15.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 383 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,285 | 23.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 238 | 9.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 893 | 16.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 151 | 6.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 970 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 99 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 804 | 14.8 | 35 percent or more | 290 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 641 | 11.8 | Not computed | 16 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,130 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 474 | 8.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,747 | 32.2 | Less than $200 | 259 | 22.9 | |
| 2 | 2,154 | 39.7 | $200 to $299 | 191 | 16.9 | |
| 3 or more | 1,051 | 19.4 | $300 to $499 | 448 | 39.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 122 | 10.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 22 | 1.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,896 | 34.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 820 | 15.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,115 | 20.5 | No cash rent | 88 | 7.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 965 | 17.8 | Median (dollars) | 337 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 600 | 11.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 17 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 219 | 19.4 | |
| No fuel used | 13 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 183 | 16.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 130 | 11.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 117 | 10.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 67 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 93 | 8.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 49 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 296 | 26.2 | |
| No telephone service | 90 | 1.7 | Not computed | 92 | 8.1 | |
| 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)

