
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pemiscot 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 | 8,793 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,855 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,269 | 71.3 | 1.00 or less | 7,574 | 96.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 314 | 3.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 215 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 360 | 4.1 | 1.51 or more | 66 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 366 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 104 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,673 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 101 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 184 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 2,169 | 59.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,086 | 12.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,128 | 30.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 9 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 228 | 6.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 108 | 2.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 29 | 0.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 153 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 7 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 413 | 4.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 362 | 4.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 891 | 10.1 | Median (dollars) | 44,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,034 | 23.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,633 | 18.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,340 | 26.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 967 | 11.0 | With a mortgage | 1,857 | 50.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 105 | 2.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 485 | 13.2 | |||
| 1 room | 37 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 686 | 18.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 154 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 408 | 11.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 601 | 6.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 127 | 3.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,912 | 21.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 36 | 1.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,585 | 29.4 | $2,000 or more | 10 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,822 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 589 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 971 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,816 | 49.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 371 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 229 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 340 | 3.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,855 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,692 | 46.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,791 | 22.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 556 | 15.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,032 | 25.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 419 | 11.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,031 | 13.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 271 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,068 | 13.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 131 | 3.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,032 | 13.1 | 35 percent or more | 542 | 14.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 901 | 11.5 | Not computed | 62 | 1.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,201 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,124 | 14.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,255 | 41.4 | Less than $200 | 560 | 17.5 | |
| 2 | 2,543 | 32.4 | $200 to $299 | 643 | 20.1 | |
| 3 or more | 933 | 11.9 | $300 to $499 | 1,203 | 37.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 341 | 10.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 58 | 1.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,024 | 64.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,501 | 19.1 | $1,500 or more | 13 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 1,291 | 16.4 | No cash rent | 371 | 11.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 333 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 17 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 13 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 469 | 14.7 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 430 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 291 | 9.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 296 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 64 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 199 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 37 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,050 | 32.8 | |
| No telephone service | 761 | 9.7 | Not computed | 466 | 14.6 | |
| 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)

