DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Merrimack 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 | 56,244 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 51,843 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 35,167 | 62.5 | 1.00 or less | 51,118 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,881 | 3.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 523 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 3,637 | 6.5 | 1.51 or more | 202 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,411 | 6.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,949 | 5.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 26,262 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,685 | 3.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 3,256 | 5.8 | Less than $50,000 | 452 | 1.7 | |
| Mobile home | 4,224 | 7.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,563 | 32.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 34 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 9,717 | 37.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,202 | 16.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,478 | 9.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 988 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 666 | 2.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,672 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 162 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,421 | 6.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 22 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,304 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 117,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,180 | 16.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,526 | 9.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,474 | 11.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 15,679 | 27.9 | With a mortgage | 19,451 | 74.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 261 | 1.0 | |||
| 1 room | 506 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,304 | 5.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,584 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 5,235 | 19.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,895 | 8.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8,464 | 32.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,825 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,937 | 11.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,973 | 19.5 | $2,000 or more | 1,234 | 4.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,706 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,143 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,978 | 14.2 | Not mortgaged | 6,811 | 25.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,842 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 436 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,935 | 8.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 51,843 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,917 | 30.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,898 | 17.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,279 | 20.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 15,292 | 29.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,611 | 17.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,253 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 3,204 | 12.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,184 | 19.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,628 | 6.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,892 | 9.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,496 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,324 | 8.3 | Not computed | 127 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,437 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,185 | 6.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,296 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 713 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 22,583 | 43.6 | $200 to $299 | 828 | 5.4 | |
| 3 or more | 9,779 | 18.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,709 | 17.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,793 | 44.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,798 | 18.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 11,219 | 21.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 811 | 5.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,948 | 11.5 | $1,500 or more | 156 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,727 | 9.1 | No cash rent | 629 | 4.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 26,854 | 51.8 | Median (dollars) | 613 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 69 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 2,525 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 26 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 387 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 2,691 | 17.4 | |
| No fuel used | 88 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,573 | 16.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,509 | 16.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,852 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 287 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,100 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 235 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 3,946 | 25.6 | |
| No telephone service | 572 | 1.1 | Not computed | 766 | 5.0 | |
| 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)
