
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cooper 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 | 6,676 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,932 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,061 | 75.8 | 1.00 or less | 5,837 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 131 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 74 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 332 | 5.0 | 1.51 or more | 21 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 293 | 4.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 93 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,843 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 44 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 0 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 670 | 23.6 | |
| Mobile home | 704 | 10.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,334 | 46.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 18 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 613 | 21.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 175 | 6.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 33 | 1.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 157 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 16 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 526 | 7.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 394 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 799 | 12.0 | Median (dollars) | 74,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,016 | 15.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 708 | 10.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,069 | 16.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,007 | 30.1 | With a mortgage | 1,676 | 59.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 42 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 293 | 10.3 | |||
| 1 room | 29 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 487 | 17.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 91 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 549 | 19.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 434 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 282 | 9.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 963 | 14.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12 | 0.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,675 | 25.1 | $2,000 or more | 11 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,427 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 707 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 878 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,167 | 41.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 621 | 9.3 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 558 | 8.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,932 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,361 | 47.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 966 | 16.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 462 | 16.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,587 | 26.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 327 | 11.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 901 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 242 | 8.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,057 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 100 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 659 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 305 | 10.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 762 | 12.8 | Not computed | 46 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,409 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 346 | 5.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,637 | 27.6 | Less than $200 | 131 | 9.3 | |
| 2 | 2,567 | 43.3 | $200 to $299 | 160 | 11.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,382 | 23.3 | $300 to $499 | 541 | 38.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 347 | 24.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 87 | 6.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,667 | 45.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,413 | 23.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,477 | 24.9 | No cash rent | 135 | 9.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 24 | 0.4 | Median (dollars) | 426 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 334 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 399 | 28.3 | |
| No fuel used | 5 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 253 | 18.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 175 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 111 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 48 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 30 | 2.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 44 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 284 | 20.2 | |
| No telephone service | 207 | 3.5 | Not computed | 157 | 11.1 | |
| 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)

