
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Edgecombe 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 | 24,002 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,392 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,761 | 61.5 | 1.00 or less | 19,266 | 94.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 327 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 717 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 1,196 | 5.0 | 1.51 or more | 409 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 904 | 3.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 530 | 2.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,876 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 97 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 303 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 2,124 | 23.9 | |
| Mobile home | 5,533 | 23.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,936 | 55.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 351 | 1.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,298 | 14.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 340 | 3.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 134 | 1.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,790 | 7.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,538 | 6.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 17 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,600 | 6.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 13 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,233 | 13.5 | Median (dollars) | 70,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,042 | 21.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,797 | 15.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,712 | 19.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,290 | 9.5 | With a mortgage | 5,638 | 63.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 74 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 754 | 8.5 | |||
| 1 room | 152 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,456 | 16.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 602 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 1,750 | 19.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,193 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,295 | 14.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,038 | 16.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 254 | 2.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,270 | 30.3 | $2,000 or more | 55 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,023 | 20.9 | Median (dollars) | 781 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,639 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 3,238 | 36.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,269 | 5.3 | Median (dollars) | 272 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 816 | 3.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,392 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,435 | 38.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,783 | 18.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,459 | 16.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,455 | 26.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,008 | 11.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,149 | 15.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 700 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,174 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 523 | 5.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,491 | 12.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,667 | 18.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,340 | 11.5 | Not computed | 84 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,244 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,008 | 14.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,269 | 35.6 | Less than $200 | 669 | 9.2 | |
| 2 | 6,404 | 31.4 | $200 to $299 | 875 | 12.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,711 | 18.2 | $300 to $499 | 2,417 | 33.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,835 | 25.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 303 | 4.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,276 | 30.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 145 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,827 | 23.7 | $1,500 or more | 104 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 7,652 | 37.5 | No cash rent | 896 | 12.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,146 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 442 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 417 | 2.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 27 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,374 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 30 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 906 | 12.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 638 | 8.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 483 | 6.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 300 | 1.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 418 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 206 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 2,231 | 30.8 | |
| No telephone service | 1,092 | 5.4 | Not computed | 1,194 | 16.5 | |
| 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)

