
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pontotoc 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 | 15,575 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,978 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,789 | 75.7 | 1.00 or less | 13,582 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 291 | 1.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 288 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 584 | 3.7 | 1.51 or more | 108 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 462 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 236 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,529 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 208 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 424 | 2.7 | Less than $50,000 | 2,692 | 41.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,560 | 10.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,684 | 41.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 727 | 11.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 214 | 3.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 170 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 216 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 23 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 796 | 5.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 669 | 4.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,716 | 17.4 | Median (dollars) | 58,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,737 | 24.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,291 | 14.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,129 | 20.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,021 | 13.0 | With a mortgage | 3,693 | 56.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 249 | 3.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 765 | 11.7 | |||
| 1 room | 201 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,102 | 16.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 454 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 933 | 14.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,274 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 494 | 7.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,803 | 18.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 110 | 1.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,393 | 28.2 | $2,000 or more | 40 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,642 | 23.4 | Median (dollars) | 641 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,508 | 9.7 | Not mortgaged | 2,836 | 43.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 774 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 221 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 526 | 3.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,978 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,988 | 45.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,292 | 23.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,040 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,591 | 25.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 817 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,921 | 13.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 445 | 6.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,397 | 17.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 375 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,545 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 807 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,232 | 8.8 | Not computed | 57 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,437 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 988 | 7.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,885 | 34.9 | Less than $200 | 461 | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 5,437 | 38.9 | $200 to $299 | 788 | 17.8 | |
| 3 or more | 2,668 | 19.1 | $300 to $499 | 1,861 | 41.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 708 | 16.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 138 | 3.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,743 | 55.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 72 | 1.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,415 | 17.3 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 3,484 | 24.9 | No cash rent | 400 | 9.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 377 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 257 | 1.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 54 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 835 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 19 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 586 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 504 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 465 | 10.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 62 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 347 | 7.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 142 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,202 | 27.1 | |
| No telephone service | 765 | 5.5 | Not computed | 498 | 11.2 | |
| 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)

