
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Barry 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 | 15,964 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,398 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,300 | 70.8 | 1.00 or less | 12,860 | 96.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 124 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 348 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 373 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 190 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 466 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 214 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,601 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 90 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 48 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,541 | 27.5 | |
| Mobile home | 3,194 | 20.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,653 | 47.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 155 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 903 | 16.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 286 | 5.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 160 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 455 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 34 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,663 | 10.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 16 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,464 | 9.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,763 | 17.3 | Median (dollars) | 70,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,282 | 20.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,731 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,226 | 13.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,380 | 14.9 | With a mortgage | 3,275 | 58.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 59 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 708 | 12.6 | |||
| 1 room | 231 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,162 | 20.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 489 | 3.1 | $700 to $999 | 767 | 13.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,287 | 8.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 491 | 8.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,137 | 19.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 65 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,062 | 25.4 | $2,000 or more | 23 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,345 | 21.0 | Median (dollars) | 640 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,628 | 10.2 | Not mortgaged | 2,326 | 41.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,012 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 193 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 773 | 4.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,398 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,507 | 44.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,560 | 19.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 904 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,105 | 30.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 650 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,369 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 449 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,083 | 15.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 269 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,267 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 746 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,014 | 7.6 | Not computed | 76 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,950 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 885 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,372 | 32.6 | Less than $200 | 319 | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 5,388 | 40.2 | $200 to $299 | 480 | 16.3 | |
| 3 or more | 2,753 | 20.5 | $300 to $499 | 1,308 | 44.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 450 | 15.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 64 | 2.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,635 | 27.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,748 | 35.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,384 | 25.3 | No cash rent | 323 | 10.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 25 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 377 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,533 | 11.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 42 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 678 | 23.0 | |
| No fuel used | 22 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 373 | 12.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 343 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 320 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 145 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 212 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 119 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 659 | 22.3 | |
| No telephone service | 809 | 6.0 | Not computed | 365 | 12.4 | |
| 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)

