
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Columbia 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 | 17,572 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,375 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,371 | 70.4 | 1.00 or less | 15,747 | 96.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 198 | 1.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 418 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 629 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 210 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 452 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 251 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,498 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 269 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 411 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 148 | 1.7 | |
| Mobile home | 2,857 | 16.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,235 | 14.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 134 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,829 | 33.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,478 | 29.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,390 | 16.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 563 | 3.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 345 | 4.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,315 | 13.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 73 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,242 | 7.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,921 | 10.9 | Median (dollars) | 150,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,055 | 23.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,854 | 10.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,454 | 14.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,168 | 18.0 | With a mortgage | 6,243 | 73.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 24 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 209 | 2.5 | |||
| 1 room | 285 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 702 | 8.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 480 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,605 | 18.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,062 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,530 | 29.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,696 | 15.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 870 | 10.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,539 | 20.1 | $2,000 or more | 303 | 3.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,833 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,104 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,744 | 15.6 | Not mortgaged | 2,255 | 26.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,494 | 8.5 | Median (dollars) | 275 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,439 | 8.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,375 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,845 | 33.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,990 | 18.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,427 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,091 | 31.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,373 | 16.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,536 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 754 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,613 | 16.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 691 | 8.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,873 | 11.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,333 | 15.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,272 | 7.8 | Not computed | 75 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,749 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 761 | 4.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,170 | 25.5 | Less than $200 | 223 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 6,790 | 41.5 | $200 to $299 | 282 | 7.5 | |
| 3 or more | 4,654 | 28.4 | $300 to $499 | 719 | 19.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,406 | 37.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 630 | 16.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,481 | 27.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 234 | 6.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 279 | 1.7 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 8,107 | 49.5 | No cash rent | 248 | 6.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,216 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 581 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2,107 | 12.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 145 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 670 | 17.9 | |
| No fuel used | 40 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 561 | 15.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 532 | 14.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 389 | 10.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 99 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 249 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 101 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,051 | 28.0 | |
| No telephone service | 302 | 1.8 | Not computed | 297 | 7.9 | |
| 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)

