
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Person 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 | 15,504 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,085 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,590 | 68.3 | 1.00 or less | 13,739 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 285 | 1.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 294 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 304 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 52 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 375 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 201 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,862 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 58 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 37 | 0.2 | Less than $50,000 | 805 | 11.7 | |
| Mobile home | 3,644 | 23.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,185 | 46.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 10 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,627 | 23.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 758 | 11.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 346 | 5.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 636 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 111 | 1.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,853 | 12.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 22 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,440 | 9.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,801 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 90,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,548 | 16.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,087 | 13.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,916 | 18.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,223 | 7.9 | With a mortgage | 4,064 | 59.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 40 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 369 | 5.4 | |||
| 1 room | 22 | 0.1 | $500 to $699 | 771 | 11.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 153 | 1.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,424 | 20.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 891 | 5.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,222 | 17.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,593 | 16.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 173 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,420 | 28.5 | $2,000 or more | 65 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,469 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 865 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,070 | 13.4 | Not mortgaged | 2,798 | 40.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,096 | 7.1 | Median (dollars) | 235 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 790 | 5.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,085 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,959 | 43.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,262 | 16.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,084 | 15.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,599 | 25.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 805 | 11.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,132 | 15.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 478 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,401 | 17.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 349 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,537 | 10.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,031 | 15.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,154 | 15.3 | Not computed | 156 | 2.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,452 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 849 | 6.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,024 | 28.6 | Less than $200 | 179 | 5.2 | |
| 2 | 5,156 | 36.6 | $200 to $299 | 313 | 9.1 | |
| 3 or more | 4,056 | 28.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,404 | 40.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,095 | 31.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 115 | 3.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,716 | 19.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 20 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,648 | 25.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 5,394 | 38.3 | No cash rent | 326 | 9.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,577 | 11.2 | Median (dollars) | 455 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 8 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 711 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 10 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 946 | 27.4 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 350 | 10.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 429 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 329 | 9.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 166 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 193 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 148 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 800 | 23.2 | |
| No telephone service | 407 | 2.9 | Not computed | 405 | 11.7 | |
| 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)

