
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rockingham 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 | 113,023 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 104,529 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 72,946 | 64.5 | 1.00 or less | 103,115 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 6,368 | 5.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,061 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 6,249 | 5.5 | 1.51 or more | 353 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,329 | 3.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 4,842 | 4.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 62,328 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4,165 | 3.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 6,362 | 5.6 | Less than $50,000 | 299 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 7,579 | 6.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,524 | 8.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 183 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 19,290 | 30.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 17,487 | 28.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 13,296 | 21.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,678 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4,944 | 7.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,716 | 6.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,284 | 2.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,846 | 6.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 204 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 26,139 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 164,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 22,387 | 19.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 12,726 | 11.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 14,488 | 12.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 19,043 | 16.8 | With a mortgage | 49,757 | 79.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 21 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 441 | 0.7 | |||
| 1 room | 1,229 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,715 | 2.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,841 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 6,835 | 11.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 7,912 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 20,601 | 33.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 18,942 | 16.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12,783 | 20.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 21,192 | 18.8 | $2,000 or more | 7,361 | 11.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 20,405 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,390 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 16,316 | 14.4 | Not mortgaged | 12,571 | 20.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 12,744 | 11.3 | Median (dollars) | 471 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 11,442 | 10.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 104,529 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 16,170 | 25.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 17,542 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,978 | 19.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 31,715 | 30.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 10,744 | 17.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 16,852 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 7,816 | 12.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 20,975 | 20.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,720 | 7.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 10,236 | 9.8 | 35 percent or more | 10,673 | 17.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 7,209 | 6.9 | Not computed | 227 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 25,199 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,871 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 28,652 | 27.4 | Less than $200 | 850 | 3.4 | |
| 2 | 49,583 | 47.4 | $200 to $299 | 774 | 3.1 | |
| 3 or more | 22,423 | 21.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,265 | 9.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 9,473 | 37.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 7,175 | 28.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 14,251 | 13.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,864 | 11.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 11,491 | 11.0 | $1,500 or more | 675 | 2.7 | |
| Electricity | 9,311 | 8.9 | No cash rent | 1,123 | 4.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 65,947 | 63.1 | Median (dollars) | 717 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 245 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 2,629 | 2.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 79 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 457 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 4,839 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 119 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,524 | 18.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 3,915 | 15.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,489 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 306 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,754 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 275 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 6,298 | 25.0 | |
| No telephone service | 603 | 0.6 | Not computed | 1,380 | 5.5 | |
| 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)

