
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Elko 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 | 18,456 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,638 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,330 | 50.6 | 1.00 or less | 14,459 | 92.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 287 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 707 | 4.5 | |
| 2 units | 510 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 472 | 3.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,230 | 6.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 745 | 4.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,387 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 185 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 306 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 329 | 5.2 | |
| Mobile home | 5,636 | 30.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,344 | 21.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 227 | 1.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,239 | 50.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 920 | 14.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 406 | 6.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 531 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 107 | 1.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,352 | 18.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 22 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,509 | 13.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 20 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,002 | 27.1 | Median (dollars) | 123,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,883 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,307 | 7.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,739 | 9.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,133 | 6.1 | With a mortgage | 4,958 | 77.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 63 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 158 | 2.5 | |||
| 1 room | 367 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 348 | 5.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,089 | 5.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,367 | 21.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,835 | 9.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,263 | 35.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,338 | 18.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 618 | 9.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,220 | 22.9 | $2,000 or more | 141 | 2.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,990 | 16.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,086 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,029 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,429 | 22.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,266 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 257 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,322 | 7.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,638 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,154 | 33.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,884 | 24.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,447 | 22.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,400 | 34.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 961 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,767 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 592 | 9.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,215 | 14.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 306 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 812 | 5.2 | 35 percent or more | 892 | 14.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 560 | 3.6 | Not computed | 35 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,589 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 767 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,780 | 30.6 | Less than $200 | 198 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 6,403 | 40.9 | $200 to $299 | 279 | 6.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,688 | 23.6 | $300 to $499 | 1,074 | 23.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,921 | 41.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 581 | 12.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,151 | 39.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 198 | 4.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,258 | 27.2 | $1,500 or more | 24 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 3,393 | 21.7 | No cash rent | 314 | 6.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 486 | 3.1 | Median (dollars) | 583 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,116 | 7.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 223 | 1.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,144 | 24.9 | |
| No fuel used | 11 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 826 | 18.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 632 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 497 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 162 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 318 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 110 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 828 | 18.0 | |
| No telephone service | 606 | 3.9 | Not computed | 344 | 7.5 | |
| 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)

