
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Beaufort 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 | 22,139 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,319 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,006 | 63.3 | 1.00 or less | 17,849 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 478 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 358 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 592 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 112 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 394 | 1.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 224 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,088 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 72 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 219 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,894 | 20.8 | |
| Mobile home | 6,098 | 27.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,841 | 42.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 56 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,484 | 16.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 878 | 9.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 693 | 7.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 754 | 3.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 239 | 2.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,082 | 9.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 44 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,051 | 9.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 15 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,894 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 81,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,561 | 20.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,230 | 14.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,432 | 15.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,135 | 9.6 | With a mortgage | 5,132 | 56.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 43 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 545 | 6.0 | |||
| 1 room | 66 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,042 | 11.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 389 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 1,512 | 16.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,113 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,351 | 14.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,586 | 16.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 425 | 4.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,321 | 28.6 | $2,000 or more | 214 | 2.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,203 | 23.5 | Median (dollars) | 866 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,883 | 13.0 | Not mortgaged | 3,956 | 43.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,425 | 6.4 | Median (dollars) | 275 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,153 | 5.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,319 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,651 | 40.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,782 | 15.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,504 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,860 | 26.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,007 | 11.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,801 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 688 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,032 | 16.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 445 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,509 | 13.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,614 | 17.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,335 | 12.7 | Not computed | 179 | 2.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,491 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,818 | 9.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,817 | 31.8 | Less than $200 | 546 | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 6,964 | 38.0 | $200 to $299 | 521 | 11.6 | |
| 3 or more | 3,720 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,722 | 38.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,017 | 22.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 105 | 2.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,571 | 14.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,282 | 39.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 6,408 | 35.0 | No cash rent | 579 | 12.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,538 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 405 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 428 | 2.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 34 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 861 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 58 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 471 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 526 | 11.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 342 | 7.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 208 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 154 | 3.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 149 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 1,310 | 29.2 | |
| No telephone service | 980 | 5.3 | Not computed | 827 | 18.4 | |
| 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)

