
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Union 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 | 192,945 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 186,124 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 102,794 | 53.3 | 1.00 or less | 173,620 | 93.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 7,951 | 4.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 7,089 | 3.8 | |
| 2 units | 29,415 | 15.2 | 1.51 or more | 5,415 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 16,704 | 8.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 7,785 | 4.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 96,988 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7,754 | 4.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 20,290 | 10.5 | Less than $50,000 | 666 | 0.7 | |
| Mobile home | 239 | 0.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,849 | 5.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 13 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 21,352 | 22.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 26,728 | 27.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 22,869 | 23.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,030 | 0.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 14,807 | 15.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,937 | 1.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4,981 | 5.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,289 | 1.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 736 | 0.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,797 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 188,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15,799 | 8.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 29,205 | 15.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 81,542 | 42.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 50,346 | 26.1 | With a mortgage | 65,503 | 67.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 140 | 0.1 | |||
| 1 room | 4,961 | 2.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,127 | 1.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 8,301 | 4.3 | $700 to $999 | 5,058 | 5.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 21,631 | 11.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18,240 | 18.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 26,556 | 13.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 20,761 | 21.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 29,785 | 15.4 | $2,000 or more | 20,171 | 20.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 34,669 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,680 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 28,857 | 15.0 | Not mortgaged | 31,485 | 32.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 20,140 | 10.4 | Median (dollars) | 621 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 18,045 | 9.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 186,124 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 27,416 | 28.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 27,513 | 14.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,814 | 16.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 49,967 | 26.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 14,766 | 15.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 28,797 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 10,783 | 11.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 29,008 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,346 | 7.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 20,728 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 20,390 | 21.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 30,111 | 16.2 | Not computed | 473 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 71,407 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 23,653 | 12.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 65,635 | 35.3 | Less than $200 | 2,559 | 3.6 | |
| 2 | 69,253 | 37.2 | $200 to $299 | 1,946 | 2.7 | |
| 3 or more | 27,583 | 14.8 | $300 to $499 | 5,810 | 8.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 24,271 | 34.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 22,694 | 31.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 133,816 | 71.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10,230 | 14.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,034 | 1.6 | $1,500 or more | 2,039 | 2.9 | |
| Electricity | 9,747 | 5.2 | No cash rent | 1,858 | 2.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 38,214 | 20.5 | Median (dollars) | 752 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 60 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 79 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 662 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 13,711 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 504 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,009 | 15.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 9,327 | 13.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,699 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,465 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,307 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,628 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 20,789 | 29.1 | |
| No telephone service | 3,962 | 2.1 | Not computed | 3,565 | 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)

