
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cherry 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 | 3,220 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,508 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,531 | 78.6 | 1.00 or less | 2,472 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 31 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 25 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 137 | 4.3 | 1.51 or more | 11 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 59 | 1.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 16 | 0.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,023 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 19 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 30 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 375 | 36.7 | |
| Mobile home | 384 | 11.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 478 | 46.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 13 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 114 | 11.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 18 | 1.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 30 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 104 | 3.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 150 | 4.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 122 | 3.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 221 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 63,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 502 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 389 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 687 | 21.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,045 | 32.5 | With a mortgage | 393 | 38.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 7 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 71 | 6.9 | |||
| 1 room | 44 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 136 | 13.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 114 | 3.5 | $700 to $999 | 124 | 12.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 191 | 5.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 49 | 4.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 569 | 17.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 648 | 20.1 | $2,000 or more | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 577 | 17.9 | Median (dollars) | 662 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 448 | 13.9 | Not mortgaged | 630 | 61.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 291 | 9.0 | Median (dollars) | 260 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 338 | 10.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,508 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 543 | 53.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 483 | 19.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 135 | 13.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 587 | 23.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 105 | 10.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 367 | 14.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 69 | 6.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 346 | 13.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 43 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 310 | 12.4 | 35 percent or more | 122 | 11.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 415 | 16.5 | Not computed | 6 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 715 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 124 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 784 | 31.3 | Less than $200 | 42 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 861 | 34.3 | $200 to $299 | 77 | 10.8 | |
| 3 or more | 739 | 29.5 | $300 to $499 | 210 | 29.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 143 | 20.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 38 | 1.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,189 | 47.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 912 | 36.4 | No cash rent | 238 | 33.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 270 | 10.8 | Median (dollars) | 424 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 85 | 3.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 112 | 15.7 | |
| No fuel used | 3 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 89 | 12.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 74 | 10.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 61 | 8.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 13 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 31 | 4.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 12 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 106 | 14.8 | |
| No telephone service | 100 | 4.0 | Not computed | 242 | 33.8 | |
| 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)

