
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 4,199 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,747 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,282 | 78.2 | 1.00 or less | 3,655 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 31 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 47 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 34 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 45 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 50 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 16 | 0.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,793 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 43 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 14 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 131 | 7.3 | |
| Mobile home | 705 | 16.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 542 | 30.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 24 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 471 | 26.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 405 | 22.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 216 | 12.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 125 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 24 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 477 | 11.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 455 | 10.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 613 | 14.6 | Median (dollars) | 128,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,231 | 29.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 283 | 6.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 399 | 9.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 616 | 14.7 | With a mortgage | 1,284 | 71.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 8 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 89 | 5.0 | |||
| 1 room | 81 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 203 | 11.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 141 | 3.4 | $700 to $999 | 381 | 21.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 297 | 7.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 458 | 25.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 525 | 12.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 119 | 6.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 773 | 18.4 | $2,000 or more | 26 | 1.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 787 | 18.7 | Median (dollars) | 962 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 552 | 13.1 | Not mortgaged | 509 | 28.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 480 | 11.4 | Median (dollars) | 258 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 563 | 13.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,747 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 655 | 36.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 576 | 15.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 313 | 17.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,118 | 29.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 298 | 16.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 806 | 21.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 150 | 8.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 671 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 101 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 382 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 252 | 14.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 194 | 5.2 | Not computed | 24 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 557 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 169 | 4.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 736 | 19.6 | Less than $200 | 45 | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 1,415 | 37.8 | $200 to $299 | 86 | 15.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,427 | 38.1 | $300 to $499 | 189 | 33.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 108 | 19.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 29 | 5.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,185 | 58.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 600 | 16.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 317 | 8.5 | No cash rent | 96 | 17.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 122 | 3.3 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 452 | 12.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.3 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 40 | 1.1 | Less than 15 percent | 123 | 22.1 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 79 | 14.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 59 | 10.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 20 | 3.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 48 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 22 | 3.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 42 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 143 | 25.7 | |
| No telephone service | 127 | 3.4 | Not computed | 111 | 19.9 | |
| 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)

