
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Tunica 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 | 3,705 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,258 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,980 | 53.4 | 1.00 or less | 2,981 | 91.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 82 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 171 | 5.2 | |
| 2 units | 98 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 106 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 194 | 5.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 196 | 5.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,121 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 67 | 1.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 228 | 6.2 | Less than $50,000 | 453 | 40.4 | |
| Mobile home | 826 | 22.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 478 | 42.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 34 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 108 | 9.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 36 | 3.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 31 | 2.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 302 | 8.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 648 | 17.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 342 | 9.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 585 | 15.8 | Median (dollars) | 56,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 775 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 413 | 11.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 461 | 12.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 179 | 4.8 | With a mortgage | 632 | 56.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 90 | 8.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 176 | 15.7 | |||
| 1 room | 47 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 166 | 14.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 168 | 4.5 | $700 to $999 | 80 | 7.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 326 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 78 | 7.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 773 | 20.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 40 | 3.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,226 | 33.1 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 539 | 14.5 | Median (dollars) | 568 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 268 | 7.2 | Not mortgaged | 489 | 43.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 202 | 5.5 | Median (dollars) | 229 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 156 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,258 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 499 | 44.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 942 | 28.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 149 | 13.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 798 | 24.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 103 | 9.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 453 | 13.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 70 | 6.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 461 | 14.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 69 | 6.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 377 | 11.6 | 35 percent or more | 184 | 16.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 227 | 7.0 | Not computed | 47 | 4.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,543 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 512 | 15.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,435 | 44.0 | Less than $200 | 154 | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 985 | 30.2 | $200 to $299 | 185 | 12.0 | |
| 3 or more | 326 | 10.0 | $300 to $499 | 469 | 30.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 400 | 25.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 100 | 6.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,291 | 39.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 973 | 29.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 937 | 28.8 | No cash rent | 228 | 14.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 459 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 28 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 6 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 270 | 17.5 | |
| No fuel used | 23 | 0.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 161 | 10.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 167 | 10.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 96 | 6.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 53 | 1.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 101 | 6.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 59 | 1.8 | 35 percent or more | 396 | 25.7 | |
| No telephone service | 348 | 10.7 | Not computed | 352 | 22.8 | |
| 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)

