
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Kearney 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 | 2,846 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,643 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,479 | 87.1 | 1.00 or less | 2,603 | 98.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 26 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 34 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 33 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 59 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 20 | 0.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,522 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 10 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4 | 0.1 | Less than $50,000 | 331 | 21.7 | |
| Mobile home | 202 | 7.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 739 | 48.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 13 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 296 | 19.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 95 | 6.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 47 | 3.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10 | 0.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 12 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 127 | 4.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 83 | 2.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 168 | 5.9 | Median (dollars) | 77,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 594 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 345 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 445 | 15.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,074 | 37.7 | With a mortgage | 844 | 55.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 122 | 8.0 | |||
| 1 room | 9 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 236 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 41 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 325 | 21.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 100 | 3.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 135 | 8.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 319 | 11.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 18 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 519 | 18.2 | $2,000 or more | 8 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 473 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 767 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 450 | 15.8 | Not mortgaged | 678 | 44.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 374 | 13.1 | Median (dollars) | 312 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 561 | 19.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,643 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 713 | 46.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 377 | 14.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 306 | 20.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 643 | 24.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 168 | 11.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 459 | 17.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 117 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 408 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 70 | 4.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 403 | 15.2 | 35 percent or more | 135 | 8.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 353 | 13.4 | Not computed | 13 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 619 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 66 | 2.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 561 | 21.2 | Less than $200 | 29 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 1,170 | 44.3 | $200 to $299 | 45 | 7.3 | |
| 3 or more | 846 | 32.0 | $300 to $499 | 247 | 39.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 165 | 26.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 13 | 2.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,739 | 65.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9 | 1.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 356 | 13.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 444 | 16.8 | No cash rent | 111 | 17.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 42 | 1.6 | Median (dollars) | 453 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 13 | 0.5 | ||||
| Wood | 38 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 142 | 22.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 77 | 12.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 91 | 14.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 51 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 18 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 32 | 5.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 15 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 111 | 17.9 | |
| No telephone service | 62 | 2.3 | Not computed | 115 | 18.6 | |
| 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)

