
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dawson 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 | 4,168 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,625 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,144 | 75.4 | 1.00 or less | 3,569 | 98.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 70 | 1.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 53 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 89 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 128 | 3.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 97 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,938 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 69 | 1.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 38 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 745 | 38.4 | |
| Mobile home | 518 | 12.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 970 | 50.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 15 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 150 | 7.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 44 | 2.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 11 | 0.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8 | 0.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 22 | 0.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 48 | 1.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 467 | 11.2 | Median (dollars) | 62,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 898 | 21.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 491 | 11.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,210 | 29.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,024 | 24.6 | With a mortgage | 966 | 49.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 29 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 166 | 8.6 | |||
| 1 room | 27 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 316 | 16.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 96 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 335 | 17.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 260 | 6.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 93 | 4.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 638 | 15.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 17 | 0.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 819 | 19.6 | $2,000 or more | 10 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 577 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 685 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 493 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 972 | 50.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 459 | 11.0 | Median (dollars) | 259 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 799 | 19.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,625 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 933 | 48.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 527 | 14.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 351 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 777 | 21.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 152 | 7.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 537 | 14.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 126 | 6.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 680 | 18.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 83 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 501 | 13.8 | 35 percent or more | 276 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 603 | 16.6 | Not computed | 17 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 888 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 188 | 5.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,046 | 28.9 | Less than $200 | 86 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 1,422 | 39.2 | $200 to $299 | 182 | 20.5 | |
| 3 or more | 969 | 26.7 | $300 to $499 | 428 | 48.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 94 | 10.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,811 | 77.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 399 | 11.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 224 | 6.2 | No cash rent | 98 | 11.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 66 | 1.8 | Median (dollars) | 346 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 58 | 1.6 | ||||
| Wood | 36 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 31 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 240 | 27.0 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 113 | 12.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 110 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 88 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 10 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 65 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 14 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 151 | 17.0 | |
| No telephone service | 59 | 1.6 | Not computed | 121 | 13.6 | |
| 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)

