
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Shelby 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 | 18,682 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,636 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,355 | 76.8 | 1.00 or less | 17,420 | 98.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 452 | 2.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 203 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 1,179 | 6.3 | 1.51 or more | 13 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 627 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 486 | 2.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,756 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 269 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 343 | 1.8 | Less than $50,000 | 602 | 5.6 | |
| Mobile home | 971 | 5.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,098 | 47.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,165 | 29.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,249 | 11.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 525 | 4.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 406 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 104 | 1.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,487 | 8.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 13 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,588 | 8.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,851 | 9.9 | Median (dollars) | 97,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,254 | 17.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,104 | 11.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,208 | 17.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,784 | 25.6 | With a mortgage | 7,555 | 70.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 39 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 494 | 4.6 | |||
| 1 room | 49 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,568 | 14.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 193 | 1.0 | $700 to $999 | 2,815 | 26.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 994 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,994 | 18.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,557 | 13.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 476 | 4.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,090 | 21.9 | $2,000 or more | 169 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,570 | 24.5 | Median (dollars) | 856 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,111 | 16.7 | Not mortgaged | 3,201 | 29.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,846 | 9.9 | Median (dollars) | 268 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,272 | 6.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,636 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,568 | 42.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,793 | 15.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,265 | 21.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,885 | 27.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,543 | 14.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,271 | 18.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 882 | 8.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,758 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 494 | 4.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,793 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 979 | 9.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,136 | 12.1 | Not computed | 25 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,306 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 765 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,388 | 30.6 | Less than $200 | 190 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 7,446 | 42.2 | $200 to $299 | 294 | 6.8 | |
| 3 or more | 4,037 | 22.9 | $300 to $499 | 1,577 | 36.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,621 | 37.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 262 | 6.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,556 | 42.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 60 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,024 | 22.8 | $1,500 or more | 104 | 2.4 | |
| Electricity | 4,316 | 24.5 | No cash rent | 198 | 4.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,149 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 499 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 397 | 2.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 6 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 117 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 997 | 23.2 | |
| No fuel used | 60 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 816 | 19.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 658 | 15.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 340 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 44 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 198 | 4.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 24 | 0.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,068 | 24.8 | |
| No telephone service | 462 | 2.6 | Not computed | 229 | 5.3 | |
| 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)

