
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Morris 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 | 174,379 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 169,711 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 120,885 | 69.3 | 1.00 or less | 165,288 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 11,952 | 6.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,524 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 7,315 | 4.2 | 1.51 or more | 1,899 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 6,353 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 6,376 | 3.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 117,273 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 9,791 | 5.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 11,140 | 6.4 | Less than $50,000 | 570 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 527 | 0.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,919 | 1.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 40 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,255 | 8.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 22,464 | 19.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 37,531 | 32.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,628 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 32,434 | 27.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,931 | 5.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10,643 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,979 | 6.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,457 | 1.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 21,933 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 257,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 26,684 | 15.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 32,366 | 18.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 43,228 | 24.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 26,630 | 15.3 | With a mortgage | 88,870 | 75.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 226 | 0.2 | |||
| 1 room | 1,763 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,443 | 1.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 4,330 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 4,958 | 4.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 13,399 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18,611 | 15.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 18,494 | 10.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 25,205 | 21.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 20,622 | 11.8 | $2,000 or more | 38,420 | 32.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 26,761 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,876 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 25,699 | 14.7 | Not mortgaged | 28,403 | 24.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 29,512 | 16.9 | Median (dollars) | 644 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 33,799 | 19.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 169,711 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 34,304 | 29.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 23,930 | 14.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 19,771 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 47,792 | 28.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 18,763 | 16.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 29,032 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 13,397 | 11.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 29,493 | 17.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,797 | 7.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 19,109 | 11.3 | 35 percent or more | 21,699 | 18.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 20,355 | 12.0 | Not computed | 542 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 40,428 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 8,086 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 46,345 | 27.3 | Less than $200 | 802 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | 80,219 | 47.3 | $200 to $299 | 720 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or more | 35,061 | 20.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,408 | 3.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,485 | 16.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 16,600 | 41.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 101,435 | 59.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9,328 | 23.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,722 | 2.2 | $1,500 or more | 3,711 | 9.2 | |
| Electricity | 12,541 | 7.4 | No cash rent | 1,374 | 3.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 50,572 | 29.8 | Median (dollars) | 883 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 89 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 448 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 28 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 598 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 8,329 | 20.6 | |
| No fuel used | 278 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 6,874 | 17.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 5,989 | 14.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 4,616 | 11.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 569 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,936 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 407 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 9,790 | 24.2 | |
| No telephone service | 788 | 0.5 | Not computed | 1,894 | 4.7 | |
| 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)

