
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Van Wert 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 | 12,363 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,587 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,182 | 82.4 | 1.00 or less | 11,483 | 99.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 155 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 81 | 0.7 | |
| 2 units | 366 | 3.0 | 1.51 or more | 23 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 300 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 144 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,865 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 95 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 175 | 1.4 | Less than $50,000 | 1,490 | 18.9 | |
| Mobile home | 937 | 7.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,266 | 54.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 9 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,466 | 18.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 436 | 5.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 136 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 166 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 67 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 529 | 4.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 462 | 3.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 863 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 76,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,656 | 13.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,135 | 9.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,695 | 21.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,857 | 39.3 | With a mortgage | 4,965 | 63.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 73 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 691 | 8.8 | |||
| 1 room | 72 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,444 | 18.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 120 | 1.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,770 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 430 | 3.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 808 | 10.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,219 | 9.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 136 | 1.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,339 | 18.9 | $2,000 or more | 43 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,831 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 738 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,543 | 20.6 | Not mortgaged | 2,900 | 36.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,648 | 13.3 | Median (dollars) | 232 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,161 | 9.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,587 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,690 | 46.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,719 | 14.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,719 | 21.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,643 | 22.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 886 | 11.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,706 | 14.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 548 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,080 | 18.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 370 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,543 | 13.3 | 35 percent or more | 624 | 7.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,896 | 16.4 | Not computed | 28 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,080 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 500 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,408 | 29.4 | Less than $200 | 79 | 3.8 | |
| 2 | 5,078 | 43.8 | $200 to $299 | 216 | 10.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,601 | 22.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,161 | 55.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 364 | 17.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 25 | 1.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,864 | 50.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,047 | 17.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,927 | 25.3 | No cash rent | 227 | 10.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 527 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 412 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 173 | 1.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 38 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 617 | 29.7 | |
| No fuel used | 6 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 350 | 16.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 302 | 14.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 144 | 6.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 68 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 138 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 77 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 293 | 14.1 | |
| No telephone service | 325 | 2.8 | Not computed | 236 | 11.3 | |
| 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)

