
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sampson 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 | 25,142 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,273 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 15,218 | 60.5 | 1.00 or less | 21,262 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 184 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 604 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 409 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 407 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 559 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 253 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,453 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 72 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 74 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,809 | 19.1 | |
| Mobile home | 8,346 | 33.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,093 | 53.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 27 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,436 | 15.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 803 | 8.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 221 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 939 | 3.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 65 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,262 | 13.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,439 | 9.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,656 | 14.5 | Median (dollars) | 76,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,236 | 20.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,917 | 11.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,139 | 16.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,554 | 10.2 | With a mortgage | 5,331 | 56.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 130 | 1.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 618 | 6.5 | |||
| 1 room | 114 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 1,435 | 15.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 472 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,581 | 16.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,534 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,163 | 12.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,908 | 15.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 320 | 3.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,946 | 27.6 | $2,000 or more | 84 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,919 | 23.5 | Median (dollars) | 784 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,233 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,122 | 43.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,635 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,381 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,273 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,001 | 42.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,458 | 15.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,556 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,117 | 27.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,198 | 12.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,302 | 14.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 612 | 6.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,196 | 14.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 523 | 5.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,987 | 13.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,417 | 15.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,213 | 14.4 | Not computed | 146 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,749 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,014 | 9.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,785 | 30.5 | Less than $200 | 517 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 8,255 | 37.1 | $200 to $299 | 788 | 13.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,219 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,292 | 39.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 979 | 17.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 167 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,597 | 7.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 29 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,457 | 33.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 10,751 | 48.3 | No cash rent | 977 | 17.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,020 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 387 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 335 | 1.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 55 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,414 | 24.6 | |
| No fuel used | 58 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 647 | 11.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 552 | 9.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 453 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 237 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 267 | 4.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 126 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,321 | 23.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,408 | 6.3 | Not computed | 1,095 | 19.0 | |
| 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)

