
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fergus 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 | 5,558 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,860 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,955 | 71.2 | 1.00 or less | 4,767 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 42 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 59 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 64 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 34 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 195 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 135 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,020 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 58 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 169 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 477 | 23.6 | |
| Mobile home | 926 | 16.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,121 | 55.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 14 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 254 | 12.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 116 | 5.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 31 | 1.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 46 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 11 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 290 | 5.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 196 | 3.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 453 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 70,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 891 | 16.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 520 | 9.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,256 | 22.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,906 | 34.3 | With a mortgage | 1,099 | 54.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 10 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 211 | 10.4 | |||
| 1 room | 104 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 315 | 15.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 183 | 3.3 | $700 to $999 | 387 | 19.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 435 | 7.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 112 | 5.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 974 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 41 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,316 | 23.7 | $2,000 or more | 23 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 935 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 707 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 726 | 13.1 | Not mortgaged | 921 | 45.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 391 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 231 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 494 | 8.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,860 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 946 | 46.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 801 | 16.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 305 | 15.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,172 | 24.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 204 | 10.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 746 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 123 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 928 | 19.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 122 | 6.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 611 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 302 | 15.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 602 | 12.4 | Not computed | 18 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,137 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 318 | 6.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,348 | 27.7 | Less than $200 | 48 | 4.2 | |
| 2 | 1,761 | 36.2 | $200 to $299 | 167 | 14.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,433 | 29.5 | $300 to $499 | 490 | 43.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 213 | 18.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 17 | 1.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,649 | 54.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 850 | 17.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 593 | 12.2 | No cash rent | 202 | 17.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 308 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 413 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 30 | 0.6 | ||||
| Wood | 361 | 7.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 62 | 1.3 | Less than 15 percent | 217 | 19.1 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 134 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 99 | 8.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 90 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 17 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 93 | 8.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 7 | 0.1 | 35 percent or more | 269 | 23.7 | |
| No telephone service | 115 | 2.4 | Not computed | 235 | 20.7 | |
| 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)

