
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chatham 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 | 21,358 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,741 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,658 | 68.6 | 1.00 or less | 18,913 | 95.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 711 | 3.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 483 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 569 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 345 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 261 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 250 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,558 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 192 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 381 | 1.8 | Less than $50,000 | 867 | 9.1 | |
| Mobile home | 4,306 | 20.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,720 | 28.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 30 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,105 | 22.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,641 | 17.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,181 | 12.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 925 | 4.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 648 | 6.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,003 | 14.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 323 | 3.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,616 | 12.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 73 | 0.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,375 | 20.5 | Median (dollars) | 127,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,428 | 16.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,150 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,991 | 14.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,870 | 8.8 | With a mortgage | 6,351 | 66.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 102 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 439 | 4.6 | |||
| 1 room | 58 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 768 | 8.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 464 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,682 | 17.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,388 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,999 | 20.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,403 | 15.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 740 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,555 | 26.0 | $2,000 or more | 621 | 6.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,710 | 22.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,041 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,053 | 14.3 | Not mortgaged | 3,207 | 33.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,441 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 254 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,286 | 6.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,741 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,724 | 39.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,073 | 15.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,662 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,566 | 28.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,222 | 12.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,569 | 18.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 893 | 9.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,079 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 558 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,956 | 9.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,357 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,498 | 12.7 | Not computed | 142 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,204 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,158 | 5.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,672 | 28.7 | Less than $200 | 202 | 4.8 | |
| 2 | 7,983 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 166 | 3.9 | |
| 3 or more | 4,928 | 25.0 | $300 to $499 | 996 | 23.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,418 | 33.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 462 | 11.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,066 | 15.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 315 | 7.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,828 | 29.5 | $1,500 or more | 123 | 2.9 | |
| Electricity | 8,044 | 40.7 | No cash rent | 522 | 12.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,746 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 579 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 955 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 33 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 28 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 937 | 22.3 | |
| No fuel used | 41 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 496 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 576 | 13.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 365 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 219 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 261 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 137 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 935 | 22.2 | |
| No telephone service | 633 | 3.2 | Not computed | 634 | 15.1 | |
| 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)

