
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Strafford 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 | 45,539 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 42,581 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 25,095 | 55.1 | 1.00 or less | 41,778 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,504 | 3.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 639 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 3,006 | 6.6 | 1.51 or more | 164 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,871 | 8.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,025 | 6.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 19,570 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,318 | 2.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,631 | 5.8 | Less than $50,000 | 220 | 1.1 | |
| Mobile home | 4,996 | 11.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,229 | 31.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 93 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 7,360 | 37.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 3,409 | 17.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,880 | 9.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 964 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 408 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,200 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 58 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,479 | 5.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9,394 | 20.6 | Median (dollars) | 121,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,683 | 16.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,442 | 9.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,031 | 15.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,346 | 24.9 | With a mortgage | 14,272 | 72.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 15 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 181 | 0.9 | |||
| 1 room | 479 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 894 | 4.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,483 | 3.3 | $700 to $999 | 3,998 | 20.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,971 | 10.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,158 | 31.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,366 | 20.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,985 | 10.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,924 | 19.6 | $2,000 or more | 1,041 | 5.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,324 | 18.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,142 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,395 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 5,298 | 27.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,588 | 7.9 | Median (dollars) | 437 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,009 | 6.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 42,581 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,420 | 27.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 9,270 | 21.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,904 | 19.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 12,523 | 29.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,698 | 18.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,318 | 14.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,344 | 12.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,185 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,334 | 6.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,574 | 8.4 | 35 percent or more | 2,759 | 14.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,711 | 8.7 | Not computed | 111 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 14,977 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,625 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,900 | 32.6 | Less than $200 | 686 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 18,417 | 43.3 | $200 to $299 | 796 | 5.3 | |
| 3 or more | 7,639 | 17.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,467 | 16.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,718 | 44.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,578 | 17.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,904 | 16.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,093 | 7.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,001 | 9.4 | $1,500 or more | 176 | 1.2 | |
| Electricity | 3,258 | 7.7 | No cash rent | 463 | 3.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 26,999 | 63.4 | Median (dollars) | 623 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 34 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,166 | 2.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 120 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,623 | 17.5 | |
| No fuel used | 97 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,449 | 16.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,106 | 14.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,871 | 12.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 280 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,124 | 7.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 210 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 4,137 | 27.6 | |
| No telephone service | 543 | 1.3 | Not computed | 667 | 4.5 | |
| 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)

