
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Covington 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 | 8,083 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,126 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,205 | 64.4 | 1.00 or less | 6,721 | 94.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 72 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 278 | 3.9 | |
| 2 units | 83 | 1.0 | 1.51 or more | 127 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 61 | 0.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 90 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,913 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 6 | 0.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 71 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 1,287 | 44.2 | |
| Mobile home | 2,456 | 30.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,221 | 41.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 39 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 265 | 9.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 85 | 2.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 41 | 1.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 305 | 3.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,161 | 14.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 843 | 10.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,540 | 19.1 | Median (dollars) | 55,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,724 | 21.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 943 | 11.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,042 | 12.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 525 | 6.5 | With a mortgage | 1,668 | 57.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 157 | 5.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 420 | 14.4 | |||
| 1 room | 61 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 508 | 17.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 280 | 3.5 | $700 to $999 | 395 | 13.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 561 | 6.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 144 | 4.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,241 | 15.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 42 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,369 | 29.3 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,953 | 24.2 | Median (dollars) | 599 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 893 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,245 | 42.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 403 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 212 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 322 | 4.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,126 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,192 | 40.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 997 | 14.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 428 | 14.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,837 | 25.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 320 | 11.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,136 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 191 | 6.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,184 | 16.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 158 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,094 | 15.4 | 35 percent or more | 573 | 19.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 878 | 12.3 | Not computed | 51 | 1.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 984 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 607 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,433 | 34.1 | Less than $200 | 147 | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 2,510 | 35.2 | $200 to $299 | 146 | 14.8 | |
| 3 or more | 1,576 | 22.1 | $300 to $499 | 332 | 33.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 88 | 8.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 20 | 2.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,240 | 17.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,721 | 38.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,884 | 40.5 | No cash rent | 251 | 25.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 74 | 1.0 | Median (dollars) | 343 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 150 | 2.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 22 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 216 | 22.0 | |
| No fuel used | 32 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 61 | 6.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 92 | 9.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 49 | 5.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 68 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 40 | 4.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 66 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 235 | 23.9 | |
| No telephone service | 685 | 9.6 | Not computed | 291 | 29.6 | |
| 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)

