
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Catawba 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 | 59,919 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 55,533 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 39,616 | 66.1 | 1.00 or less | 53,484 | 96.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,514 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,348 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,971 | 3.3 | 1.51 or more | 701 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,808 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,577 | 4.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 30,891 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,212 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,457 | 2.4 | Less than $50,000 | 1,869 | 6.1 | |
| Mobile home | 9,725 | 16.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,028 | 42.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 39 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,274 | 26.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 3,782 | 12.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,376 | 7.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,517 | 4.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,171 | 3.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,325 | 10.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 343 | 1.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,493 | 9.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 48 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 11,894 | 19.9 | Median (dollars) | 103,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 11,473 | 19.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 8,533 | 14.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 9,759 | 16.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,925 | 6.6 | With a mortgage | 20,593 | 66.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 197 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,388 | 4.5 | |||
| 1 room | 300 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 3,795 | 12.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,441 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 6,991 | 22.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,608 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,334 | 17.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,350 | 20.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,752 | 5.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 16,525 | 27.6 | $2,000 or more | 1,136 | 3.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 11,841 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 905 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,539 | 10.9 | Not mortgaged | 10,298 | 33.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,762 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 231 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,553 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 55,533 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 13,091 | 42.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,538 | 19.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,220 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,990 | 27.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,042 | 13.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,123 | 14.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,569 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,527 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,610 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,019 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 4,174 | 13.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 7,336 | 13.2 | Not computed | 185 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,019 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,140 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,586 | 29.9 | Less than $200 | 673 | 4.5 | |
| 2 | 22,387 | 40.3 | $200 to $299 | 606 | 4.0 | |
| 3 or more | 13,420 | 24.2 | $300 to $499 | 4,898 | 32.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,379 | 42.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,046 | 7.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 11,835 | 21.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 282 | 1.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,942 | 5.3 | $1,500 or more | 168 | 1.1 | |
| Electricity | 32,477 | 58.5 | No cash rent | 967 | 6.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6,843 | 12.3 | Median (dollars) | 525 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,067 | 1.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 158 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 3,763 | 25.1 | |
| No fuel used | 203 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,470 | 16.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,199 | 14.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,370 | 9.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 204 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 915 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 228 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,074 | 20.5 | |
| No telephone service | 1,783 | 3.2 | Not computed | 1,228 | 8.2 | |
| 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)

