
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: St. Louis city
[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 | 176,354 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 147,076 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 71,087 | 40.3 | 1.00 or less | 140,040 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 5,891 | 3.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,682 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 32,631 | 18.5 | 1.51 or more | 2,354 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 29,132 | 16.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 9,921 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 55,170 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 5,477 | 3.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 21,947 | 12.4 | Less than $50,000 | 17,646 | 32.0 | |
| Mobile home | 248 | 0.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 27,443 | 49.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 20 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,938 | 10.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,972 | 3.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,196 | 2.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 477 | 0.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 686 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,689 | 1.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 249 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,746 | 1.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 40 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,565 | 3.7 | Median (dollars) | 63,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,153 | 4.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 18,249 | 10.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 53,930 | 30.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 85,545 | 48.5 | With a mortgage | 34,885 | 63.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 388 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 4,350 | 7.9 | |||
| 1 room | 4,947 | 2.8 | $500 to $699 | 10,336 | 18.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,111 | 5.2 | $700 to $999 | 12,009 | 21.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 30,383 | 17.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,733 | 10.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 38,792 | 22.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,285 | 2.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 41,763 | 23.7 | $2,000 or more | 784 | 1.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 24,239 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 750 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 10,972 | 6.2 | Not mortgaged | 20,285 | 36.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,917 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 252 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 9,230 | 5.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 147,076 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 23,354 | 42.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 33,620 | 22.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,814 | 16.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 43,757 | 29.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 6,552 | 11.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 19,945 | 13.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,027 | 7.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 18,487 | 12.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,853 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,671 | 8.6 | 35 percent or more | 8,686 | 15.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 18,596 | 12.6 | Not computed | 884 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 78,017 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 37,017 | 25.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 67,312 | 45.8 | Less than $200 | 5,878 | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 33,224 | 22.6 | $200 to $299 | 7,775 | 10.0 | |
| 3 or more | 9,523 | 6.5 | $300 to $499 | 34,217 | 43.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 21,951 | 28.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4,275 | 5.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 121,500 | 82.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,250 | 1.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,935 | 1.3 | $1,500 or more | 235 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 21,129 | 14.4 | No cash rent | 2,436 | 3.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 834 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 442 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 86 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 5 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,036 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 15,041 | 19.3 | |
| No fuel used | 545 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,231 | 14.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 8,325 | 10.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,220 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,249 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,328 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,300 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 25,241 | 32.4 | |
| No telephone service | 6,569 | 4.5 | Not computed | 5,631 | 7.2 | |
| 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)

