
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Newton 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 | 21,897 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,140 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 15,995 | 73.0 | 1.00 or less | 19,489 | 96.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 173 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 539 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 503 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 112 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 367 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 193 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,546 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 277 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 282 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 2,272 | 23.8 | |
| Mobile home | 4,047 | 18.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,493 | 47.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 60 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,505 | 15.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 581 | 6.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 443 | 4.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 804 | 3.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 198 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,370 | 10.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 51 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,901 | 8.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,408 | 15.6 | Median (dollars) | 74,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,309 | 19.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,392 | 10.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,584 | 16.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,129 | 14.3 | With a mortgage | 5,945 | 62.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 112 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,234 | 12.9 | |||
| 1 room | 176 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,819 | 19.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 426 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,572 | 16.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,275 | 5.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 721 | 7.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,836 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 266 | 2.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,763 | 26.3 | $2,000 or more | 221 | 2.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,647 | 21.2 | Median (dollars) | 679 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,767 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 3,601 | 37.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,416 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 209 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,591 | 7.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,140 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,628 | 48.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,176 | 20.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,561 | 16.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,001 | 29.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,138 | 11.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,300 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 718 | 7.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,030 | 15.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 364 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,906 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,048 | 11.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,727 | 8.6 | Not computed | 89 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,419 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,110 | 5.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,090 | 30.2 | Less than $200 | 192 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 8,613 | 42.8 | $200 to $299 | 490 | 11.1 | |
| 3 or more | 4,327 | 21.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,158 | 48.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 956 | 21.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 140 | 3.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,302 | 36.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,271 | 26.2 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 6,090 | 30.2 | No cash rent | 471 | 10.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 52 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 421 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,336 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 34 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,114 | 25.2 | |
| No fuel used | 55 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 680 | 15.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 590 | 13.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 404 | 9.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 147 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 280 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 163 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 831 | 18.8 | |
| No telephone service | 981 | 4.9 | Not computed | 520 | 11.8 | |
| 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)

