
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oswego 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 | 52,831 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 45,522 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 33,653 | 63.7 | 1.00 or less | 44,696 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 610 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 694 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 3,437 | 6.5 | 1.51 or more | 132 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,282 | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,509 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 21,427 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 675 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,226 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 3,335 | 15.6 | |
| Mobile home | 9,320 | 17.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,643 | 63.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 119 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,232 | 15.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 815 | 3.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 297 | 1.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 639 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 75 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,584 | 4.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,194 | 7.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 24 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,964 | 15.1 | Median (dollars) | 74,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,854 | 14.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,470 | 10.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,331 | 13.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,795 | 31.8 | With a mortgage | 14,100 | 65.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 25 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 660 | 3.1 | |||
| 1 room | 360 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 2,358 | 11.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,304 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 5,502 | 25.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,071 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,495 | 21.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,104 | 15.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 796 | 3.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,928 | 22.6 | $2,000 or more | 264 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,286 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 914 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,478 | 14.2 | Not mortgaged | 7,327 | 34.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,710 | 8.9 | Median (dollars) | 330 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,590 | 8.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 45,522 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,045 | 37.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,452 | 16.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,151 | 19.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,811 | 23.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,804 | 13.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,827 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,985 | 9.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,558 | 18.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,251 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,865 | 10.7 | 35 percent or more | 3,065 | 14.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,009 | 13.2 | Not computed | 126 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 12,112 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,074 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 15,630 | 34.3 | Less than $200 | 723 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 19,070 | 41.9 | $200 to $299 | 894 | 7.4 | |
| 3 or more | 6,748 | 14.8 | $300 to $499 | 3,811 | 31.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,702 | 38.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 959 | 7.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 19,374 | 42.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 128 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 8,160 | 17.9 | $1,500 or more | 10 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 3,991 | 8.8 | No cash rent | 885 | 7.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10,957 | 24.1 | Median (dollars) | 507 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 111 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 2,502 | 5.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 11 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 340 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 1,976 | 16.3 | |
| No fuel used | 76 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,399 | 11.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,434 | 11.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,216 | 10.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 154 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 815 | 6.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 170 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 4,140 | 34.2 | |
| No telephone service | 761 | 1.7 | Not computed | 1,132 | 9.3 | |
| 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)

