
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Washoe 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 | 143,908 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 132,084 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 76,503 | 53.2 | 1.00 or less | 120,922 | 91.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 7,824 | 5.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 5,007 | 3.8 | |
| 2 units | 3,651 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 6,155 | 4.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 8,407 | 5.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 10,883 | 7.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 61,938 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 6,719 | 4.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 17,075 | 11.9 | Less than $50,000 | 594 | 1.0 | |
| Mobile home | 12,386 | 8.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,495 | 7.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 460 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 21,369 | 34.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 16,285 | 26.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 11,569 | 18.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,722 | 4.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4,788 | 7.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,484 | 12.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,217 | 3.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 15,136 | 10.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 621 | 1.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 29,643 | 20.6 | Median (dollars) | 161,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 35,990 | 25.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 18,651 | 13.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 15,568 | 10.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,714 | 3.3 | With a mortgage | 49,955 | 80.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 88 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 710 | 1.1 | |||
| 1 room | 7,082 | 4.9 | $500 to $699 | 2,284 | 3.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 10,789 | 7.5 | $700 to $999 | 8,511 | 13.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 17,496 | 12.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 21,092 | 34.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 22,176 | 15.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 10,485 | 16.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 27,130 | 18.9 | $2,000 or more | 6,785 | 11.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 25,357 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,301 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 16,274 | 11.3 | Not mortgaged | 11,983 | 19.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 9,727 | 6.8 | Median (dollars) | 359 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 7,877 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 132,084 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 16,772 | 27.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 36,967 | 28.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,851 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 45,107 | 34.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 9,829 | 15.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 22,305 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 7,802 | 12.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 15,682 | 11.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,165 | 8.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,256 | 5.5 | 35 percent or more | 12,141 | 19.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,767 | 3.6 | Not computed | 378 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 53,620 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 11,700 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 46,325 | 35.1 | Less than $200 | 1,361 | 2.5 | |
| 2 | 48,680 | 36.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,322 | 2.5 | |
| 3 or more | 25,379 | 19.2 | $300 to $499 | 8,259 | 15.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 21,935 | 40.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11,544 | 21.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 87,259 | 66.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,360 | 11.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,834 | 5.9 | $1,500 or more | 1,385 | 2.6 | |
| Electricity | 25,899 | 19.6 | No cash rent | 1,454 | 2.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 7,983 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 675 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 23 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,398 | 1.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 133 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,196 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 8,076 | 15.1 | |
| No fuel used | 359 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,045 | 15.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 7,881 | 14.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 6,434 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 844 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,448 | 8.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,894 | 1.4 | 35 percent or more | 16,249 | 30.3 | |
| No telephone service | 2,513 | 1.9 | Not computed | 2,487 | 4.6 | |
| 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)

