
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 75,586 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 71,499 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 55,298 | 73.2 | 1.00 or less | 69,832 | 97.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 921 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,320 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 1,118 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 347 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,321 | 3.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,504 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 44,826 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 953 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 594 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 2,150 | 4.8 | |
| Mobile home | 12,796 | 16.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 20,734 | 46.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 81 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 13,668 | 30.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 5,427 | 12.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,387 | 5.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,326 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 362 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,164 | 10.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 62 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,915 | 10.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 36 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 15,269 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 99,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 16,413 | 21.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 10,439 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 10,336 | 13.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,724 | 6.2 | With a mortgage | 34,115 | 76.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 243 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,878 | 4.2 | |||
| 1 room | 260 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 6,121 | 13.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,023 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 13,162 | 29.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,388 | 4.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10,083 | 22.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,762 | 16.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,070 | 4.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 22,603 | 29.9 | $2,000 or more | 558 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 16,988 | 22.5 | Median (dollars) | 894 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 9,514 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 10,711 | 23.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 5,185 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 246 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,863 | 5.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 71,499 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 18,226 | 40.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 11,350 | 15.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,509 | 21.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 20,889 | 29.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 6,557 | 14.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13,411 | 18.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 3,584 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,987 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,227 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,438 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 4,527 | 10.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,424 | 7.6 | Not computed | 196 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 11,608 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,054 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 19,218 | 26.9 | Less than $200 | 481 | 4.1 | |
| 2 | 32,200 | 45.0 | $200 to $299 | 672 | 5.8 | |
| 3 or more | 17,027 | 23.8 | $300 to $499 | 4,176 | 36.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,294 | 37.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 991 | 8.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 21,927 | 30.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 84 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 9,440 | 13.2 | $1,500 or more | 39 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 37,129 | 51.9 | No cash rent | 871 | 7.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,200 | 1.7 | Median (dollars) | 502 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,629 | 2.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 44 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,663 | 22.9 | |
| No fuel used | 120 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,055 | 17.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,400 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,128 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 201 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 679 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 285 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 2,706 | 23.3 | |
| No telephone service | 1,294 | 1.8 | Not computed | 977 | 8.4 | |
| 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)

