
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Burke 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 | 37,427 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 34,528 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 23,963 | 64.0 | 1.00 or less | 33,357 | 96.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 377 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 751 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 734 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 420 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 988 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 901 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 17,195 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 254 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 380 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 2,183 | 12.7 | |
| Mobile home | 9,801 | 26.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,920 | 51.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 29 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,869 | 22.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,282 | 7.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 677 | 3.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 749 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 202 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,358 | 9.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 55 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,565 | 9.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,328 | 16.9 | Median (dollars) | 85,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,497 | 20.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,519 | 14.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,900 | 18.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,511 | 9.4 | With a mortgage | 9,875 | 57.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 85 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,172 | 6.8 | |||
| 1 room | 74 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 2,474 | 14.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 867 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 3,381 | 19.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,382 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,051 | 11.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,414 | 22.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 512 | 3.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,647 | 31.1 | $2,000 or more | 200 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,406 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 787 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,401 | 9.1 | Not mortgaged | 7,320 | 42.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,631 | 4.4 | Median (dollars) | 210 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,605 | 4.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 34,528 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,815 | 45.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,383 | 15.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,986 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,829 | 25.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,277 | 13.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,722 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,240 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,425 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 833 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,872 | 11.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,843 | 10.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,297 | 15.3 | Not computed | 201 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,754 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,350 | 6.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,590 | 30.7 | Less than $200 | 507 | 5.8 | |
| 2 | 13,596 | 39.4 | $200 to $299 | 621 | 7.1 | |
| 3 or more | 7,992 | 23.1 | $300 to $499 | 3,863 | 44.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,466 | 28.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 352 | 4.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,075 | 11.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 93 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,523 | 7.3 | $1,500 or more | 70 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 16,555 | 47.9 | No cash rent | 782 | 8.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 9,876 | 28.6 | Median (dollars) | 450 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,287 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 20 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 94 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,243 | 25.6 | |
| No fuel used | 89 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,323 | 15.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,157 | 13.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 736 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 166 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 531 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 123 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,758 | 20.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,599 | 4.6 | Not computed | 1,006 | 11.5 | |
| 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)

