
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Montgomery 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 | 248,443 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 229,229 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 163,083 | 65.6 | 1.00 or less | 225,368 | 98.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 13,515 | 5.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,715 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 7,819 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 1,146 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 18,526 | 7.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 17,655 | 7.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 136,166 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 11,250 | 4.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 12,755 | 5.1 | Less than $50,000 | 11,351 | 8.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,811 | 1.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 62,154 | 45.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 29 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 37,426 | 27.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 14,562 | 10.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 7,072 | 5.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,160 | 0.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,800 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,323 | 3.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 610 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,515 | 3.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 191 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 21,321 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 95,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 42,837 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 49,355 | 19.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 75,410 | 30.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 40,522 | 16.3 | With a mortgage | 98,124 | 72.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 595 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 5,800 | 4.3 | |||
| 1 room | 2,540 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 14,958 | 11.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 5,994 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 32,755 | 24.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 19,861 | 8.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30,207 | 22.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 36,734 | 14.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 9,071 | 6.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 54,312 | 21.9 | $2,000 or more | 4,738 | 3.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 52,962 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 953 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 33,955 | 13.7 | Not mortgaged | 38,042 | 27.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 20,344 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 319 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 21,741 | 8.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 229,229 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 49,171 | 36.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 44,834 | 19.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 25,899 | 19.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 64,070 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 20,098 | 14.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 34,899 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 12,051 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 34,394 | 15.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,943 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 25,120 | 11.0 | 35 percent or more | 19,809 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 25,912 | 11.3 | Not computed | 1,195 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 80,634 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 22,500 | 9.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 84,061 | 36.7 | Less than $200 | 5,392 | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 86,696 | 37.8 | $200 to $299 | 4,466 | 5.5 | |
| 3 or more | 35,972 | 15.7 | $300 to $499 | 24,886 | 30.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 30,515 | 37.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8,654 | 10.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 153,151 | 66.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,514 | 3.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,845 | 2.5 | $1,500 or more | 699 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 63,021 | 27.5 | No cash rent | 3,508 | 4.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,108 | 2.2 | Median (dollars) | 525 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 14 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 498 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 16 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 985 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 16,141 | 20.0 | |
| No fuel used | 591 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 12,481 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 10,115 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 8,143 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 693 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,825 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 908 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 22,535 | 27.9 | |
| No telephone service | 4,740 | 2.1 | Not computed | 5,394 | 6.7 | |
| 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)

